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Patrick Branco, a former U.S. diplomat and current representative in the state House, explained why he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives district covering the neighbor islands and non-urban Oʻahu.
In terms of pulling in campaign contributions, former state Sen. Jill Tokuda and U.S. Rep. Ed Case have so far maintained their frontrunner status in the Democratic primary.
Federal records show that Web3 Forward, which backs Democrats for Congress, has spent more than $100,000 on advertising in the Hawaii race.
First-time congressional candidates Sergio Alcubilla and Patrick Branco have little name recognition.
The CD 2 seat is open with the departure of Kai Kahele but the contest drew little interest from the state's political office-seekers.