Edward Espenett "Ed" Case (born September 27, 1952) is a Democratic politician. He represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2002 in a special election to fill the seat of Patsy T. Mink, who died of pneumonia. In 2006 Case chose not to run for another term in the House of Representatives so he could challenge Senator Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for Akaka's U.S. Senate seat. Case lost the primary election. Case first gained popularity in Hawaii as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and for his reform campaign for Governor of Hawaii in 2002. Early years Case was born on September 27 1952 in Hilo on the island of Hawaii, the eldest of six children. In 1970, Case graduated from Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela. After high school, Case traveled for a year in Australia, where he worked as a jackaroo on a New South Wales sheep station, an

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