Hawaii Senator-designate Schatz will fly w/ Pres Obama on Air Force One to Washington tonight

[Tx4obama]

Breaking Politics ‏@breakingpol

White House official: Hawaii Senator-designate Brian Schatz will fly with President Obama on Air Force One to Washington tonight - @NBCNews

https://twitter.com/breakingpol/status/284121216837644288

Regarding Schatz...

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Schatz, 40, was elected lieutenant governor in 2010. He ran unsuccessfully to succeed U.S. Rep. Ed Case in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional seat in 2006. Schatz served as CEO of Helping Hands Hawaii, a nonprofit social service agency on Oahu. Between 1998 and 2006, Schatz spent eight years in the state House of Representatives, representing the 25th district of Tantalus, Makiki and McCully.

In 2008, he served a spokesman for Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Hawaii. That same year, he was elected chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.

Schatz grew up in Hawaii and attended Punahou School before traveling to California where he graduated from Pomona College. After returning from college, he taught at Punahou School.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20427178/inouye-replacement-selection-meeting-under-way

[exboyfil]

1. That is a nice gesture

I know nothing about this politician, but he must be excited about the opportunity to spend time with the President. He could become a good ally for Obama in Congress (of course definitely the backest of back benchers with no seniority at all).

[Tx4obama]

4. Here's a link below to his Wiki BIO

Schatz bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Schatz

[No Vested Interest]

2. This is a red-eye flight

I hope he lets the President get some sleep.

President will have to be back on the job right away tomorrow.

[msongs]

3. the punahou school good ol boys club lol nt

[Tx4obama]

5. A list of notable graduates, students who attended, and former faculty of Punahou School

List of Punahou School alumni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punahou_School_alumni

Sounds like a good school to have attended.

[Hekate]

7. Punahou is about the best there is, by reputation.

It never hurts to have gone there.

Reading down that list of alums, I love to see how diverse they are.

[Cha]

6. Surprised me! But, I see it now..

Scott Conroy

@RealClearScott If Abercrombie had appointed Hanabusa, Dems would've had a very tough race to keep her House seat. Schatz not a total shock

Cool.. Colleen Hanabusa's statement..

Mike Memoli

@mikememoli Hanabusa statement: "I fully respect the process and the governor’s right to appoint a successor."

[Brother Buzz]

8. Abercrombie is playing the long game

Win, win, any way you look at it.

[Cha]

9. Yeah, you got to!

And, I do like that Brian Schatz..

[Brother Buzz]

10. I'm warming to him, too

Everything I see indicates he's team player and a burgeoning leader.

[WI_DEM]

11. Didn't Inouye make a death bed wish that someone else be nominated?

[Tx4obama]

12. Yes, Inouye sent a letter a few hours before dying to Gov Ambercrombie stating that ...

his choice was Hanabusa. Hanabusa was one of the three finalists that the Democratic Party Committee sent to the Governor,
but the Gov picked Schatz.