Posted on: Monday, November 25, 2002
38 candidates seek to complete Mink's term
Advertiser Staff
| • | Whitney Anderson |
| • | John Baker (no information) |
| • | Walter Barnes |
| • | Paul Britos |
| • | John Carroll |
| • | Ed Case |
| • | Brian Cole |
| • | Dan Cole (no information) |
| • | Chas Collins (no information) |
| • | Joe Conner |
| • | Lawrence Duquesne |
| • | Doug Fairhurst |
| • | Michael Gagne |
| • | Carolyn Golojuch |
| • | Greg (Iimz) Goodwin |
| • | Richard Haake |
| • | S.J. Harlan |
| • | Lillian Hong |
| • | Ron Jacobs |
| • | Kekoa Kaapu |
| • | Kimo Kaloi |
| • | Jeff Mallan |
| • | Robert Martin Jr. |
| • | John Mayer |
| • | Mark McNett |
| • | John Mink |
| • | Solomon Nalua'i |
| • | Nick Nikhilananda |
| • | John Parker |
| • | Joseph Payne |
| • | John Randall |
| • | Mike Rethman |
| • | Art Reyes |
| • | Clifford Rhodes |
| • | Bill Russell |
| • | Bob Schieve |
| • | Steve Tataii |
| • | Timmy Yuen |
A disc jockey. A cruise-ship doctor. A cab driver. Three former state legislators and a retired city councilman.For half of them, it is their first run for public office.
Thirty-eight people are on the ballot in Saturday's special election to fill the final five weeks of the current term of the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink.
It's the first of two special elections to choose a successor to Mink. The second, on Jan. 4, is to elect someone for the full two-year term in the 108th Congress.
For Saturday's winner, the prize may be the proverbial 15 minutes of fame. The U.S. House of Representatives has essentially shut down for the year, and the winner cannot be sworn into office if the House is not in session.
The person who gets the most votes captures this winner-take-all election, and with so many candidates it's likely the victor will get far less than 50 percent of the vote.
Hawai'i's 2nd Congressional District encompasses rural O'ahu and the Neighbor Islands.
The Advertiser did not receive responses to its candidate questionnaire from John Baker, Dan Cole and Chas Collins. To hold down costs (both special elections are estimated to cost a total of $3.5 million), the state Office of Elections on Saturday will use only some of the 351 voting sites. The office is mailing postcards to inform voters of their polling place.
Voters can also check their polling place online at www.hawaii.gov/elections/ballot.html.
