068 - Living the American Dream on the RI Campaign Trail with Former Congressional candidate Allan Fung
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PC068 - Living the American Dream on the RI Campaign Trail with Former Congressional Candidate Allan Fung
Allan Fung is a former congressional candidate for Rhode Island, a two-time Republican Governor nominee, and the former Mayor of Cranston, RI. During his tenure as mayor, Alan reformed his beloved city, turning it into one of the Top 50 Cities to Live in America. He has been nationally recognized for his work in fighting Anti-Asian bias and promoting Asian Americans in government. After leaving the mayor’s office with an astounding 82% approval rating in 2020 due to term limits, Allan returned to practicing law as a Partner at Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux, and O’Gara.
Allan is living proof that the American Dream is attainable due to his parent’s sacrifices – leaving family and friends in Hong Kong to move to the U.S. and create a better life for their family. Their hard work and sacrifices coupled with Allan’s work ethic led him to become the first in his family to graduate from college, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Rhode Island College as well as graduating with honors from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.
Allan joins me today to share his experience while running for congressional office in Rhode Island. We discuss the power of connecting with voters while on the campaign trail and what Allan believes campaigning for higher office truly means. Alan shares the most memorable moments he experienced while campaigning and how Donald Trump ‘teasing’ his decision to re-run for presidency impacted the 2022 General Election. We also discuss why our government needs political diversity, what American voters can do to help promote political diversity across the country, and why the Republican party needs to adopt new, modern strategies to get more voters to the polls.
“As the candidate, you become the voice for those individuals.” - Allan Fung
This week on Political Contessa:
Allan’s experience while running for Congress
The value of having a supportive partner or spouse
The power of connecting with voters on the campaign trail
How Donald Trump ‘teasing’ his decision to run for president again impacted the general election
Balancing Democratic and Republican voices in higher office
What RI voters can do to help promote political diversity
Adopting new techniques and technology to improve voter turn-out
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