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Homeless US House longshot in Hawaii pledges half of Congressional salary, $90K, to charity
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Last Edited | RBH Aug 30, 2012 12:58am |
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News Date | Thursday, August 30, 2012 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | A homeless handyman who won the Republican primary in Hawaii for an open U.S. House seat says he'll donate half his Congressional salary to charity if he wins.
Kawika Crowley isn't expected to come close to beating Democrat Tulsi Gabbard in the general election Nov. 6. The 61-year-old self-employed repairman and painter has no real campaign budget, makes $15,000 in a good year and lives out of his van in Kaneohe.
But Crowley says the $179,000 yearly Congressional salary is "astronomical," so he'll donate $90,000 per year to the Wounded Warrior Project if he wins. |
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