Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Congresswoman-Elect, Applies For Daniel Inouye's Senate Seat

U.S. Rep.-elect Tulsi Gabbard, elected last month to represent Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, has put her name into consideration for the U.S. Senate vacancy left by the death last week of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. Gabbard on Monday joined a field of 14 that includes U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Inouye's personal choice to succeed him, and Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, considered among the front-runners in political circles to succeed Inouye, who died Dec. 17 of respiratory complications. The deadline to apply was 5 p.m. Monday. "I think it's clear that a lot of the forces that supported Sen. Inouye are split between Brian Schatz and Congresswoman Hanabusa, and they are both lobbying for the...