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Ben Fatula

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Ben Fatula

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HI-01 Democratic nominee?

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AUG 10, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleChef

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

GenderMale

LocationHawaii

BackgroundChef

Notable personal detailsBenjamin David Fatula is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District (HI-01) in the 2026 cycle. He is the authorizing candidate for the principal campaign committee “Ben Fatula for Congress” (FEC committee ID C00939769), registered on 2026-02-18. Publicly available campaign bio text describes him as a working chef and a U.S. Army veteran.

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fec.gov docquery.fec.gov hawaiifreepress.com en.wikipedia.org fatulaforcongress.com electionline.org politicalcandidatedirectory.com chicago.suntimes.com k12irc.org news.wttw.com bennizzi.com developer.ballotpedia.org usvotefoundation.org frontpage.ballotpedia.org almanac.ushli.org arxiv.org buckscounty.gov elections.es.virginia.gov delcopa.gov newmotorslugano.com elections.hawaii.gov kauaivotes.org bluevoterguide.org ballotready.org hawaiipublicradio.org politics1.com hawaiinewsnow.com hawaii.concon.info nased.hawaii.gov kauainownews.com dbedt.hawaii.gov labor.hawaii.gov congress.gov ags.hawaii.gov reddit.com health.hawaii.gov legislation.ballotpedia.org cba.ballotpedia.org cdn.ballotpedia.org capac.house.gov history.house.gov judiciary.senate.gov barragan.house.gov webster.house.gov finance.senate.gov stansbury.house.gov intelligence.senate.gov votesmart.org voterguide.ballotpedia.org clerk.house.gov case.house.gov ziplook.house.gov house.gov docs.house.gov

Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports targeted taxes to address affordability (e.g., an “empty dwelling” tax on long-term vacant homes) and backs expanded government programs such as universal healthcare; also calls for measures to curb corporate influence in politics.

Healthcare

Supports universal healthcare for all and calls to eliminate the private-insurance middleman in order to provide care to every American, indicating backing for single-payer / Medicare-for-All–style reform.

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