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Press Release #001: Charlotte O'Hare announces campaign for Senate Hilo, Hawaii - Q1 2024, Hawaiian State Senator for the second district and 2021 Hawaiian teacher of the year Charlotte O'Hare announces her campaign for the United States Senate. The State Senator would be one of the youngest Senators ever at exactly thirty years old. She was born on the island of Hawaii and lives in her hometown of Hilo with her husband and two children. In her announcement she pledged to be a progressive voice for Hawaii in the United States Senate. In a speech she gave in front of a hometown crowd in Hilo she stated, "It is clear that this is the time for bold ideas and shooting for the stars. We need to take action on healthcare, on climate change, on education. We can't simply say our goal is to get a compromised position and then compromise further and further until the plan simply will not accomplish what we want. We need to fight for Medicare for all, for the Green New Deal, for student debt forgiveness, and free public university. From there we can compromise to actually help Hawaiians and Americans across the US. Climate change might feel like a far-off problem for a lot of Americans, but we can actively see that it is a problem that must be addressed right now. Our great state has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the country at four percent and that it still far too high. Student loan debt in our state is at four billion dollars and rising. These are just a few of the many challenges our state is facing. I taught elementary kids during the pandemic, I'm not afraid of tough challenges, and as your senator I pledge to always take the tough challenge to improve our great state. I will be a progressive voice for our beautiful state! On July 31st, let's elect a fresh Progressive voice to the Senate!

Press Office of Charlotte O'Hare, Senator for Hawaii Charlotte O'Hare is the Democratic nominee for Senator of the great state of Hawaii. Her campaign for the United States Senate is focused on a pragmatic progressive message about tackling climate change, addressing healthcare affordability and improving education nationwide. She was born on the Big Island and attended the University of Hawaii to earn a degree in education. For grad school she attended the University of Washington. She began her career as an elementary school teacher at Ernest Bowen de Silva Elementary School. She was selected as the Hawaiian Teacher of the year in 2021. In 2022 she was elected to the Hawaii State Senate. She is happily married to a pediatric doctor, William O’Hare, and they have two children together. The couple still live in the State Senator's hometown of Hilo, Hawaii. Media comments: (Links to spin zones) Press releases: (Links to Press statements) Office Locations (for after the 2024 elections) Washington, DC Office (Capitol Hill) 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Honolulu Office (State Capitol and O'ahu) 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm 3-109 Honolulu, HI 96850 Hilo Office (Hawai'i) 76-284 Keawe St., Second floor Hilo, HI 96720 Wailuku Office (Maui) 58 Maui Lani Pky., 1st Floor, Ste F1 Wailuku, HI 96793

Voting Record of the Junior Senator for Hawaii, Charlotte O'Hare (Starting in the 119th congress) Aye: Nay: Present/Abstain: Absent: Sponsored: Co-Sponsored:

Name: Charlotte O'Hare Seat: Hawaii Class 1 Party: Democrat Avatar: Molly C. Quinn Major Caucus: Progressives Democrats Special Talent: Rhetorician Dark Secret: (CLICK HERE) GENDER: Female: 10 Points AGE: 30 years old: 20 Points (Born: September 13th, 1994) SEXUALITY: Straight, married with < 3 children: -5 Points (two kids) RACE/ANCESTRY: White/Caucasian: 0 Points RELIGION: Roman Catholic: 0 Points EDUCATIONAL HISTORY: Bachelor of Education (Elementary education) from the University of Hawai'i: 5 Points Master in Teaching (Elementary Teacher Education Program) from the University of Washington 5 Points SOCIOECONOMIC HISTORY: Middle Class: 15 points CAREER HISTORY: Private School Subject Teacher: 30 points (Well known) POLITICAL EXPERIENCE HISTORY: State Senator for the 2nd District of Hawaii 2022-2024 (Elected for one term: 2 points) 82/100 Points. Senator Charlotte O'Hare was born to a middle-class family in Honolulu, Hawai'i. She is the youngest of three children to her parents. Her two brothers are John and Scott, they are five and two years older than her respectively. Her father Anthony Webster is the branch manager of CU Hawaii in Hilo. Her mother Emma Webster is a University Professor at the University of Hawai'i as a researcher and part time Astronomy Lecturer. Her mother was born and raised in Hawaii, while her father relocated to Hawaii after studying at the University of Hawai'i with a sports scholarship. Her childhood was fairly normal for a middle-class family in Hawaii. She spent a lot of time at the beach, reading, and playing board games. From a young age she earned some money babysitting. Her parents are lifelong Democrats, they were vocal supports of Vice President Al Gore, John Kerry, President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and President Joe Biden. She attended Waiakea High School where she played on the Softball team and tutored other students after school. She graduated as valedictorian in 2012. After graduating High school, she attended University of Hawai'i for Education with a focus on Elementary Education. While in school she ran the board game club, elected to the student government, and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. During the fall semester of her freshman year in college, she volunteered for Barack Obama's reelection campaign. In her freshman year a rotation player who saw playing time for the Rambow Wahine during their season where they won the Big West conference championship and made it to the regional finals in the NCAA tournament. She became a starter in her sophomore year. in 2015 she graduated summa cum laude. After graduating she transferred to the University of Washington and played in the NCAA tournament for a second time in 2016 where the Huskies would make the super-regionals before falling to the University of Alabama. While in Grad School she met her future husband, William O’Hare, an Irish immigrant who came to the US to attend the University of Washington to become a doctor. They got married in 2016. They have two children Emily b. 2020 and Olivia b. 2022. They currently own a home in the Senator’s hometown of Hilo, Hawaii. Currently William runs his own pediatrics office in Hilo. William and Charlotte met on an on-campus event where they both volunteered as tour guides for young children at the university. They bonded over the mutual love for kids and similar desires to be working in careers that worked heavily with children. Emily attends a public preschool in Hilo. After graduating she got a job teaching at Ernest Bowen de Silva Elementary School in her hometown of Hilo. She taught there from 2016 to 2022. She taught 3rd graders during her time there and in 2021 she won the Hawaii State Teacher of the year for her quick adaptation of unique circumstances of the pandemic and the help she provided to teachers who were struggling to use online resources. During the 2016 presidential campaign she supported Bernie Sanders in the Primary and Hillary Clinton in the General. In 2020 she supported Elizabeth Warren in the Primary and Joe Biden in the general. In 2022 she left the school and decided to run for the State Senate for local district. She ran on a progressive platform to helping provide schools with the resources they need to help students catch up post pandemic and provide educators with the resources they need to be the most effective. In the State Senate she has been seen as a vocal progressive leader, who is capable of compromising when needed to get things done. After the surprise retirement of Mazie Hirono, Charlotte O'Hare announced that she would seek the seat. Privately she was doing this to help build a statewide profile and to keep other candidates honest on progressive ideals. However, the primary was hotly contested, and she won a deeply divided primary with 37% of the vote, on a platform a working with all members of the Democratic party to achieve progressive ideas and pushing for much needed action on tough issues. General Policy Positions: Abortion: O’Hare supports enshrining Roe v. Wade into law and has promised to not support any judges that do not believe in a woman's right to choose. Capital Punishment: Senator O’Hare is against the death penalty. Economy and financial regulation: O’Hare supports an increased minimum wage. She is generally opposed to corporate mergers and consolidation. She is an advocate for unionization. In general, she supports free trade agreements that have proper protections environmental protections and protections for American workers. Education: Senator O’Hare is in favor of expanding the Pell grant. She is a proponent of universal pre-k. She is a strong opponent of school vouchers. Environment: Senator O’Hare believes in the scientific consensus regarding climate change. She supports US participation in the Paris agreement. and she supports the Green New Deal. Energy: Senator O’Hare supports investing in clean energy, including nuclear reactors. She recognizes in the short-term the use of natural gas turbines is necessary. Foreign Policy: Senator O'Hare supports a ceasefire in Gaza and stated she supported the amendment proposed by Bernie Sanders to apply the human rights provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act to U.S. aid to Israel's military. The proposal was defeated, 72 to 11 Government Reform: She supports statehood for Puerto Rico and DC. She also supports Joe Biden's Supreme Court reforms. Democracy: She supports the John Lewis Voting Rights act. Has specifically called for election day to be made a federal holiday. Gun Control: Senator O’Hare supports various gun control measures, including background checks, red flag laws, and an assault weapons ban. Healthcare: Senator O’Hare supports the Affordable Care Act and supports Medicare for all. Immigration: Senator O’Hare supports creating a pathway to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants. She supports passage of the Dream Act.

Authoring Character: Anna Baker Providence, RI — Earlier this week Democratic State Senator Anna Baker introduced the Expanding Affordable Housing Programs Act, which aims to provide further funding to housing programs that would help tackle the growing unaffordability of housing throughout Rhode Island. "Every person in Rhode Island deserves a safe place to sleep. We cannot address the growing number of people who are homeless in our community if we fail to address the price of housing. This bill represents a step in the right direction to increase the number of people in safe homes that they can afford. I hope that the state legislature will debate the bill soon." Stated Baker to a group of reporters in front of her office. She would go on to point out the growing number of homeless people and the studies that show improved economic growth when more people have housing. She would call on the state legislature to pass the bill quickly when it goes up for debate. View full press release

Character: Anna Baker City/County: Washington County (RI) - South Kingstown State Senator Anna Baker held a fundraiser with progressive activists and Democrat aligned special interest groups including the Brady Campaign in support of the bill she recently introduced into the Rhode Island Legislature to expand gun control regulations. She gave a speech promoting key aspects of the bill like an assault weapons ban and other strict gun control measures. She took time to mention her other bill that would help address the growing homelessness crisis in Rhode Island by making it easier for people to get affordable housing throughout Rhode Island. She ended her speech promising to continue to fight for progressive values and policies that help Rhode Islander families. View full fundraiser

Title: Protecting Americans Against Gun Violence Act State: Rhode Island The law the bill will change:: Gun Control Effect of the change:: Raise Sponsor: Anna Baker View full bill

Title: Expanding Affordable Housing Programs Act State: Rhode Island The law the bill will change:: Affordable Housing Effect of the change:: Raise Sponsor: Anna Baker View full bill