Allan Fung, 48, is the mayor of Cranston and a Republican candidate for governor.

Mr. Fung was first elected mayor in 2008, becoming the first Chinese American ever elected to the position in Rhode Island. He won his fourth term in 2016, by a landslide margin of 2-to-1. Four years ago, he lost a run for governor against Gina Raimondo by only four points, and might well have won had a third candidate not been in the race.