Hawaii Senate President Donna Mercado Kim surpassed other 1st Congressional District candidates in fundraising for her campaign to take over the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, according to federal reports filed last week. Political cartoonist John Pritchett points out others ways in which Mercado Kim leads the pack of Democratic candidates vying for the open seat in the Aug. 9 primary.
About the author: John Pritchett is a longtime award-winning political cartoonist. He has been penning artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. Find more of his work on the web at .
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