FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2026
July 31, 2026
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Hawaii Incumbents for Reelection to Congress
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Congress, Election 2026, House
AFGE says Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda support federal workers and their rights
LAKEWOOD, Calif. ––The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda for reelection to Congress representing Hawaii in the 2026 midterm election. The statewide primary is Aug. 8, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Rep. Case has represented Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District since 2019 and previously represented Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District from 2002-2007. He currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee and holds various caucus leadership positions.
Rep. Jill Tokuda has represented Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District since 2023. She currently sits on the House Armed Services Committees and the House Agriculture Committee, where she is ranking member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. She is one of three Japanese Americans who currently serve in the House of Representatives.
Both lawmakers have been supportive of AFGE’s legislative priorities and often are the cosponsors of key bills supporting the federal workforce. Most recently, they both cosponsored the Protect America’s Workforce Act (HR 2550), which would rescind President Trump’s March 2025 executive order banning collective bargaining for most of the federal workforce.
“Representatives Case and Tokuda have spent their time in Congress supporting Hawaii’s working class. They have stood their ground to make Hawaii a better place to work for everyone, including the federal employees we represent at AFGE,” AFGE District 12 National Vice President Mario Campos said.
Nearly 29,400 federal employees live in Hawaii – caring for veterans, supporting the military, and getting Social Security recipients their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE represents more than 80,000 federal employees in District 12, which includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
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