Pritchett: Ige Who?

Political cartoonist John Pritchett on state Sen. David Ige's announcement that he's running for governor.
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State Sen. David Ige announced Monday that he’s running against Gov. Neil Abercrombie in the 2014 election. The problem is that Ige is virtually unknown outside of his Aiea district.

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About the author: Originally from Florida, John Pritchett came to Hawaii in 1974 and worked in advertising until 1987. He then decided to become an editorial cartoonist and provided cartoons to Honolulu Weekly for 20 years, winning many awards including a second place award from the United Nations Correspondents Association. His cartoons and illustrations have been published by Random House, McGraw-Hill, Congressional Quarterly, Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated and many other publications.

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