Former State Senator Jill Tokuda has a record of putting families first and always acting in the best interest of her community. Over the years, she has led efforts in her state to institute strong gun laws—which in turn have led Hawaii to have some of the lowest levels of statewide gun violence in the nation. Like so many in this movement, Tokuda’s heart breaks every time she hears of yet another mass shooting, and she is running for Congress to stop the devastating impacts of gun violence from tearing apart any more families throughout the United States.

During her 12 years in the Hawaii State Senate, Tokuda repeatedly voted in support of measures that strengthened firearm permit laws and prohibited the possession, manufacturing, sale, transfer, and importation of bump stocks and multi-burst trigger activators. She also worked to pass a law requiring the immediate surrender of firearms and ammunition if a person has been disqualified from gun possession because they may pose a danger to themselves or others. Tokuda strongly supports nationwide efforts to mandate criminal background checks on all gun purchases and require licensure to own or purchase a gun—and if elected to Congress this fall, she will not stop fighting until every child in Hawaii can grow up in a world free of gun violence.

With so much on the line this November, it is more important than ever that we protect our majority in the House by electing gun safety champions like Jill Tokuda to Congress. We know that she has the courage to act to end the near constant senseless tragedies filling the headlines, and the people of Hawaii deserve a legislator like her.

We are proud to endorse Jill Tokuda for the US House of Representatives.