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 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. He is 70 years old.
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 2022 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, 2019 to Mar 28, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Ed Case sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Case was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1908 (117th): Ka‘ena Point National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 297 (117th): To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the …
- 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 5 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 (29%) Immigration (18%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (18%) Economics and Public Finance (11%) International Affairs (11%) Science, Technology, Communications (8%) Agriculture and Food (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Case recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 1571: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023
- H.R. 1071: Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2023
- H.R. 710: Sustainable Budget Act of 2022
- H.R. 9538 (117th): South Pacific Tuna Act of 2022
- H.R. 9453 (117th): Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1449 (117th): Recognizing the month of October 2022 as Filipino American History Month and …
- H.Res. 1320 (117th): Remembering the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign, including the battles …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2003 to Mar 2023, Case missed 169 of 4,560 roll call votes, which is 3.7%. This is much worse than the median of 1.6% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
