EMILY's List announced on Tuesday its support for Hawaii Rep. Colleen Hanabusa in next year's Democratic Senate primary in the Aloha State. Hanabusa, who officially entered the race last week, will face appointed Sen. Brian Schatz in the special election to fill the remaining two years of the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye's term. The endorsement is not a surprise. The group, which backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights, has supported Hanabusa for years. It also comes on the heels of an endorsement from Inouye's widow, Irene Hirano Inouye. (more…)
