Allan Fung

Allan Fung is an independent candidate for the Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 15, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] A lawyer, he was elected mayor of Cranston in 2008 and was the Republican nominee for governor in 2014 and 2018 and for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District in 2022.[2]

Allan Fung graduated from Classical High School in 1988 and earned degrees from Rhode Island College and Suffolk University Law School, according to Ballotpedia.[2] He was a litigation associate with Mandell, Schwartz & Boisclair from 1996 to 1999, a prosecutor in the Rhode Island Attorney General's office from 1999 to 2001, and Government Relations Counsel for MetLife from 2001 to 2009.[2]

Fung served as a city-wide councilman in Cranston from 2003 to 2007 and was elected mayor in 2008.[2] He won the Republican nomination for governor in 2014, and in 2018 he was the Republican nominee, losing to Gina Raimondo, who received 52.6 percent of the vote to his 37.2 percent.[2] In 2022 he was the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Rhode Island's 2nd District, and Seth Magaziner defeated him in the general election.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.