Here's what Cam's website has to say about Inouye:
It’s time to look at Daniel Inouye’s record on spending as he seeks his ninth term for the U.S. Senate–and the FACTS are clear.
FACT: Since Senator Inouye took control of Government Spending as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee in 2007, the Federal Debt has grown 50% and the Federal Deficit has grown 900%!
FACT: Twice in the past year, Senator Inouye voted to increase the Debt Ceiling by a total of $2.1 TRILLION.
FACT: Senator Inouye has voted AGAINST a balanced budget amendment four times
Here's Cavasso's bio from Wikipedia:
Campbell Cavasso (commonly known as Cam Cavasso) (born October 14, 1950), is an American politician and businessman. He served three consecutive terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives from January 1985 to January 1991, representing House District 51 in Windward Oahu.
Early life
Cavasso was born on October 14, 1950 in San Francisco, California, the eldest of three sons (Joseph and David are his younger brothers) of Leon Cavasso Jr., a coffee broker and salesman, and June Campbell Cavasso, a homemaker, secretary, and daughter of a New Jersey Christian minister and pastor, Charles Henry Campbell, and his wife Elsie Campbell.
His paternal great–grandfather, Frank Davey, was a Hawaii adventurer and photographer who served the royalty in the Hawaiian Kingdom in the late 19th Century. Davey's photographs include those of Princess Kaiulani on the steps of her home at Ainahou, Hawaii and the “Lei Makers” in the early years of Honolulu. Davey’s caricature was carried in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser in their edition of June 28, 1902.
Cavasso and his family relocated to Oahu, Hawaii in October 1961, and he graduated from Kailua Elementary School, Kailua Intermediate School, and Kailua High School.
Early adulthood
Awarded a four-year ROTC scholarship to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1973. In his junior year, he spent two semesters as a foreign exchange student at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Upon graduation from the University of Colorado, he served five years in the United States Army from 1973-78, rising to the rank of Captain.
Cavasso currently resides with Tula, his wife of thirty-two years, and four children and four grandchildren on a small six and one-half acre turf farm in Waimanalo, Hawaii. He is a lay minister in his Christian church and has served as a Bible Study group teacher.
He is also a longtime avid canoe paddler and current steersman for a senior master crew, has paddled for Lanikai, Kailua, and Kai One, and has stated that paddling is “rewarding and fun.”
Cavasso is a 22 year veteran financial advisor with the Mass Mutual Financial Group and the owner of Hydroseed Hawaii, LLC, a small business contracting company specializing in hydromulching.
Political career
Legislative tenure
Cavasso was elected to three consecutive terms in the Hawaii State House of Representatives, winning elections in the electoral cycles from 1984-1988.[1] He sought the Republican Party nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 2002, and finished third behind current incumbent James R. “Duke” Aiona Jr. and media personality Dalton Tanonaka.[4]
2004 U.S. Senate run
Cavasso won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2004 over three challengers, receiving a forty-three percent plurality of the primary vote. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye in the General Election, with Inouye taking 76% of the vote to Cavasso's 21%.
2010 U.S. Senate run
Cavasso is again seeking the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010. The primary election will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. The general election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.
Political positions
Cavasso is a strong supporter of pro-life and pro-family traditions. He identifies as a constitutional and fiscal conservative and believes that "individuals, not government, are best at solving problems and creating opportunities.
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