Gabbard weighs giving up Council seat before election

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 15, 2012

~~<p>Congressional candidate Tulsi Gabbard said she will decide by next week whether to resign her City Council seat in time for a successor to be elected at the general election, a move that would likely save the city as much as $150,000.</p>
<p>"I'm looking at my options now and my decision will be whatever is best for taxpayers. I hope to make the decision by next week at the latest," Gabbard said in a statement in response to a Star-Advertiser question.</p>
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Congressional candidate Tulsi Gabbard said she will decide by next week whether to resign her City Council seat in time for a successor to be elected at the general election, a move that would likely save the city as much as $150,000.

"I'm looking at my options now and my decision will be whatever is best for taxpayers. I hope to make the decision by next week at the latest," Gabbard said in a statement in response to a Star-Advertiser question. Login for more...