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Republican '''Charles Djou''' (b. August 9, 1970) is currently running for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in a special election to replace Democrat representative Neil Abercrombie, who has announced he will step down to run for Governor of [[Hawaii]]. Djou was a State Representative for Hawaii in 2000 and was elected Councilman in 2002 for the city of [[Honolulu]], 4th Council District (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai). <ref>[http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2002/general/02swgen4.pdf Hawaii Government PDF General Election Results for 2002]</ref>  He is a fiscal conservative that has a strong legislative voting record. Charles Djou is a JAG Officer of the [[U.S. Army | U.S. Army Reserves]] 9th Regional Readiness Command. Also, he holds a law degree and is the one time Vice Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party. Politico has called him the next [[Scott Brown]]. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31709.html The next Scott Brown?, Politico, January 20, 2010]</ref>

Republican '''Charles Djou''' (b. August 9, 1970) is the current [[U.S. House of Representative]] of [[Barack Obama]]'s hometown, District 1 in [[Hawaii]]. A special election was held May 22nd, 2010 to replace Democrat representative Neil Abercrombie, who has announced a run for Governor. Djou was a State Representative for Hawaii in 2000 and was elected Councilman in 2002 for the city of [[Honolulu]], 4th Council District (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai). <ref>[http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2002/general/02swgen4.pdf Hawaii Government PDF General Election Results for 2002]</ref>  He is a fiscal conservative that has a strong legislative voting record. Charles Djou is a JAG Officer of the [[U.S. Army | U.S. Army Reserves]] 9th Regional Readiness Command. Also, he holds a law degree and is the one time Vice Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party. Politico has called him the next [[Scott Brown]]. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31709.html The next Scott Brown?, Politico, January 20, 2010]</ref>

==History==

==History==

==Special Election==

==Special Election==

Charles is the only Republican running for Hawaii 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives since Neil Abercombie's decision to step down February 23, 2010. Currently he faces three Democratic challengers before the special election to be held within 60 days. He is emphasizing fiscal responsibility in [[Washington D.C.]], focusing on creating jobs by cutting taxes.  

Charles is the only Republican running for Hawaii 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives since Neil Abercombie's decision to step down February 23, 2010. He faced three Democratic challengers. Djou received 67,274 votes, or 39.5 percent. He was trailed by state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, a Democrat who received 52,445 votes, or 30.8 percent. The other leading Democrat, former U.S. Rep. Ed Case, received 47,012 votes, or 27.6 percent.

Strong anti-Democrat resentment and a growing [[TEA Party]] movement may significantly improve Djou chances to gain a [[Republican]] seat in Congress.

 

Strong anti-Democrat resentment and a growing [[TEA Party]] movement are the deciding factor in the [[Republican]] congressional victory.

==See Also==

==See Also==

* [[2010 House Elections]]

* [[2010 House Elections]]

* [[2010 Midterm Elections]]

* [[2010 Midterm Elections]]

* [[Tim Burns]]

* [[Scott Brown]]

==References==

==References==