Democratic hopeful aims to unseat Hawaii’s only GOP senator
HONOLULU (AP) — Stanley Chang hiked up a ridge in an affluent neighborhood overlooking the Pacific Ocean, his crisp white shirt deflecting the hot Hawaii sun.
“Aloha,” he called as he eagerly knocked on the door of any voter who could help the 34-year-old Democrat win the only state Senate seat in Hawaii that’s held by a Republican.
If Chang succeeds at ousting Sam Slom, 74, who’s represented the district for 20 years, Hawaii could become the first state in the nation to have a one-party legislative body in decades.
“That would be great, wouldn’t it?” said Eric Meguro, a 61-year-old retiree and Democrat who enthusiastically shook Chang’s hand as the candidate canvassed his neighborhood. “Then we can get a lot of things done.”
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