Case is the representative for Hawaii’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Case is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
He was previously the representative for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district as a Democrat from 2003 to 2006.
![Photo of Rep. Ed Case [D-HI1]](/static/legislator-photos/400069-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Case.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Case is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Case has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 23, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ed Case sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Case was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2406 (116th): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2019
- H.R. 2619 (108th): Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2004
- H.R. 2030 (108th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, as the “Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building”.
Does 3 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Case sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (38%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (21%) Science, Technology, Communications (12%) Immigration (12%) Economics and Public Finance (8%) Agriculture and Food (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Case’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3570: To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to clarify ...
- H.R. 3336: To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical ...
- H.R. 2967: BLUE Pacific Act
- H.R. 1908: Ka‘ena Point National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 1107: PLAN Act
- H.R. 974: Sustainable Budget Act of 2021
- H.R. 388: Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2003 to Jun 2021, Case missed 155 of 3,573 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
