'Jeju Go Clan' Dan Koh Wins US Democratic Primary for Federal House Seat

Politico reported on September 1 (local time) that Korean-American politician Dan Koh, 41, has won the Democratic primary for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election.

Politico highlighted this as a rare case in which Koh achieved victory by actively featuring the Joe Biden administration in his campaign, at a time when Democratic candidates are distancing themselves from the Biden administration even in safe districts.

Koh had already emerged as the frontrunner after raising the most campaign funds in the five-way primary for the 6th congressional district, left vacant by Representative Seth Moulton's run for the Senate.

Following his father, he uses the surname Go of the Jeju Go clan.

His grandfather, a native of Jeju Island, worked at the South Korean Embassy in the United States.

He was born to a father who settled in the United States and a Lebanese mother.

Koh worked in the Boston mayor's office and the Biden White House. A graduate of Harvard University, he previously ran for the federal House seat in his home state of Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district in 2018, but was defeated in the Democratic primary.

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