Allan Fung
Allan Wai-Ket Fung (born February 25, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island from 2009 to 2021. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 and 2018 elections as well as the Republican nominee for U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district in 2022.
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| Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island | |||||||
| In office January 5, 2009 – January 4, 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Michael Napolitano | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Hopkins | ||||||
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| Born | Allan Wai-Ket Fung February 25, 1970 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||
| Political party | Republican | ||||||
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| Education | Rhode Island College (BA) Suffolk University (JD) | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 馮偉傑 | ||||||
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Elected to the mayorship in 2008, Fung became the first mayor of Chinese ancestry in Rhode Island. He was previously a state prosecutor and attorney on legislative and regulatory affairs before serving on the Cranston City Council as a citywide councilman.
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