This document is a voter guide from VoteVets.org Action Fund recommending Tulsi Gabbard for Congress in the 2012 primary election in Hawaii. The guide outlines VoteVets' position that Gabbard will better serve the public interest compared to her opponent Mufi Hannemann, who the guide alleges engaged in "pay to play" politics and favored special interests. Specifically, the guide claims Hannemann took large contributions from contractors and awarded them city contracts worth $5.3 billion, while a top contributor was involved in the controversial Honolulu rail project. The guide recommends Gabbard will fight predatory lenders, end reckless Wall Street practices, focus on economic development and jobs in Hawaii, and

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2. VoteVets Recommends: Tulsi Gabbard for Congress
economic and take on bring our
development and job Republicans who want troops home and invest
creation here at home. to cut Medicare. in America again.
Muf i Hannemann, Politics as Usual
Pay to Play
Hannemann took $208,000 in political contributions Tulsi Gabbard
from government contractors and awarded them
$5.3 billion in city contracts.1
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for Hawaii
Special Interest Politics
A top Hannemann contributor is R.M. Towill Corp.,
one of the largest subcontractors on the Honolulu rail
project and a corporation with a history of campaign
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3. Pay to Play
Favoritism
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4. TULSI GABBARD
SERVING Serving the
THE PUBLIC Special Interests
“Mayor’s back
ers get big rail jobs.”
- Honolulu Star
Bulletin, 4/18/0
No candidate for Congress has a stronger record than Tulsi 8
Gabbard. A former soldier with a strong spirit of service, she “Millions dole
listens to the people she represents and will stand up to campaign don d out so far to his
ors.”
- Honolulu Star
Bulletin, 4/18/0
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PAY TO PLAY
She fought predatory lenders in the state legislature. In
Congress, she’ll stand against big banks that prey on
seniors and military families, and end the recklessness Hannemann took $208,000 in political contributions
on Wall Street.
from government contractors and awarded them
Her focus on economic development in the state contracts as part of a $5.3 billion project.1
legislature means Tulsi understands Hawaii’s economy.
She’ll invest in small business and end tax breaks for
those who outsource jobs overseas. SPECIAL INTEREST POLITICS
A top Hannemann contributor is R.M. Towill Corp.,
Tulsi left her seat in the state legislature and volunteered one of the largest subcontractors on the Honolulu rail
to deploy with her National Guard unit to Iraq. We
project and a corporation with a history of campaign
2
TULSI GABBARD
Check the facts: 1) The Honolulu Advertiser, 3/7/10
2) Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10/12/03; The Honolulu Advertiser, 3/7/10;
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FRESH LEADERSHIP
Politics As Usual