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Dark Money Looms Over This Hawaiʻi Congressional Race — Tulsi Gabbard | ChamberLight
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This article 1 analysis · Sep 25, 2026
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Rep. Jill Tokuda and Republican challenger Brenton Awa both say they oppose outside spending in Hawaiʻi’s 2nd District race, but Tokuda warns that outside money could still affect the contest. Their campaigns reported sharply different fundraising and cash-on-hand totals.
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This article 1 analysis · Sep 25, 2026
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People in this story 7 + 1 BA Republican state senator and challenger to Tokuda in Hawaiʻi’s 2nd Congressional District
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Former Hawaiʻi congresswoman associated with PACs whose ties are referenced in the article
Former representative named in Tokuda’s campaign email as linked to a super PAC
State senator who ran against Ed Case in the Democratic primary and received super PAC ad support
Representative whose Democratic primary race against Jarrett Keohokalole is cited as another example of outside money’s role
President referenced in discussion of Democrats seeking to regain control of Congress
ALSO MENTIONED Josh Green, Then-state senator who defeated Tokuda in a 2018 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor
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Former Hawaiʻi congresswoman associated with PACs whose ties are referenced in the article
GS Former representative named in Tokuda’s campaign email as linked to a super PAC
State senator who ran against Ed Case in the Democratic primary and received super PAC ad support
SHOW 2 MORE SHOW FEWER Representative whose Democratic primary race against Jarrett Keohokalole is cited as another example of outside money’s role
President referenced in discussion of Democrats seeking to regain control of Congress
ALSO MENTIONED Josh Green, Then-state senator who defeated Tokuda in a 2018 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor
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