30 Facts About Allan Fung

Allan Fung was the Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 and 2018 elections as well as the Republican nominee for US representative for in 2022.

Allan Fung graduated from Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1988, in the same class as future Providence mayor Angel Taveras.

Allan Fung was charged in the incident but a grand jury did not indict him.

Allan Fung said he reached an out-of-court settlement with Skipper's family.

Allan Fung said no drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident.

Allan Fung earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhode Island College in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1995.

Allan Fung received the Classical High School Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009.

Allan Fung served from 2001 to 2009 as the government relations counsel for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company MetLife.

In 2004, Allan Fung was honored as a Rhode Island Bar Foundation Fellow.

Allan Fung was a Providence Business News 40 Under Forty honoree.

Allan Fung was chairman of the Rhode Island Governor's Insurance Council from 2005 to 2008.

Allan Fung succeeded Michael Napolitano, who defeated him for the position in the 2006 election by 79 votes.

Allan Fung is a council member for the Republican National Committee's Asian Pacific American Advisory Council.

Allan Fung won re-election to a fourth term as Cranston mayor in November 2016, by a margin of 2 to 1.

On January 4,2021, Allan Fung planned to attend the inauguration of Hopkins and administer the oath, but instead tested positive for COVID-19 and immediately left Cranston's City Council chambers, the location where the ceremony was being held.

In November 2013, Allan Fung announced his candidacy for Governor of Rhode Island in the 2014 election.

Allan Fung received several high-profile Republican endorsements during the campaign, including former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Almond, former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney and former Massachusetts Governor William Weld.

In October 2017, Allan Fung announced he would again seek the governorship, he captured the Republican nomination but went on to lose again Raimondo this time by a vote of 198,122 to 139,932 [1].

In February 2022, Allan Fung announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives in Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district after incumbent Democrat James Langevin announced his retirement.

Allan Fung won the nomination unopposed but lost to Democrat Seth Magaziner in the general election by a vote of 101,432 to 93,969, His defeat was considered an upset because it conflicted with polls.

Allan Fung says that he's a pragmatist and described himself as a centrist who promotes bipartisanship.

Allan Fung's proposed budget for Cranston in 2018 did not include a tax increase.

Allan Fung criticized giving health care subsidies to certain corporations, calling such a plan "corporate welfare".

Allan Fung was endorsed by Rhode Island Right to Life, a group opposed to legal abortion because they supported the restrictions proposed by Fung.

Allan Fung later said he no longer identified as pro-choice but said he supports a "woman's right to make medical decisions" within some limitations.

In 2018, Allan Fung said "I have always respected a woman's right to make a medical decision, but with common sense limitations that many of us can agree upon, including a ban on the disgusting practice of late term abortions, having the option of a plan on the healthcare exchange that does not include abortion coverage, and parental notification for minors".

In 2019, Allan Fung endorsed a pro-choice Republican, Rebecca Schiff, who was running to be the state GOP chairwoman.

Allan Fung stated he would oppose a national ban on abortion.

Allan Fung supported the Gang of Eight immigration bill which would have enhanced border security and given a pathway to legal status and citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Allan Fung met Barbara Ann Fenton, a physical therapist, at the 2012 Republican National Convention.