U.S. House · Hawaii's 1st District
Nathan Berning
CandidateNonpartisan
- Race
- U.S. House · Hawaii's 1st District
- Result
- Ed Case, projected winner
- Opponents
- Ed Case (D); Adriel Lam (R); Jordan Conley (G)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
I oppose abortion.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Ed Case D | incumbent |
| Adriel Lam R | challenger |
| Jordan Conley G | challenger |
| Nathan Berning Nonpartisan | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I oppose abortion.
His campaign website says he opposes abortion and that no mother should be pushed toward abortion by poverty; in an Oct. 2026 Civil Beat interview he also said he has always been pro-choice and argued the government should help women facing financial hardship.[4][5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Nathan Berning, a nonpartisan candidate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Hawaii's 1st District to Ed Case, receiving 1.3% of the vote to Case's 71.8%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News. He had advanced from the August 8, 2026 nonpartisan primary, in which he ran unopposed and received 877 votes. Little biographical information is publicly available, and he has not completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their own words
Priorities
- Names 'right-to-keep' legislation as his top policy priority: economic support such as housing, food, utilities and transportation for pregnant women.[5]
- Campaign website lists five priorities: cost of living and housing, the Right to Keep, local jobs and small business, water, land and island resilience, and independent and accountable government.[4]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/nathan-berning
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House, Hawaii's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Nathan Berning · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 4.Berning for Congress · Nathan Berning for Congress · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 5.Pro-Choice, Anti-Abortion Mainlander Seeks Oʻahu Congress Seat · Honolulu Civil Beat News report