Dan Go elected to U.S. House of Representatives

Dan Go, a Democratic candidate of Korean descent, has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts' 6th congressional district. Go, who is the son of Harvard professor Howard Go, secured victory over Republican candidate Micah Quincy Jones.

Go becomes the first Asian American to represent Massachusetts in the federal House and the seventh person of Korean descent to serve in the U.S. Congress. His professional background includes serving as a senior White House staffer under the Biden administration and as chief of staff to former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.

In the same midterm elections, Representative Marilyn Strickland of Washington, who is also of Korean descent, secured her fourth term in office after defeating Republican candidate Chris Jung.