First Asian-American mayor in RI sworn in
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Fung Becomes Mayor
Allan Fung becomes the first Asian American mayor in Rhode Island.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 6, 2009
Published: January 6, 2009
CRANSTON, R.I. - Republican Allan Fung is Rhode Island’s first Asian-American mayor.
Fung, 38, takes over executive control of Cranston, the state’s third-largest city, from Democrat Michael Napolitano.
Fung is a former City Council member who won 63 percent of the vote in November over fellow democrat Cindy Fogarty. Napolitano did not seek reelection after serving one two-year term.
Fung was sworn in Monday evening at Cranston High School East.
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