高丹尼（Dan Koh)參選聯邦眾議員 國際電梯員工會第4分會表態支持

高丹尼（Dan Koh)。（圖片來自維基百科）

            (Boston Orange 編譯) 2026年的麻州選舉，將有一名本地人熟悉的亞裔，高丹尼（Dan Koh）參選第六選區國會議員席位。今（3）日他宣佈獲得有1200會員的國際電梯建造者工會第4地方分會支持。

          國會議員第六選區現任聯邦眾議員Seth Moulton在10月15日打出“世代交替”口號，宣佈將角逐聯邦參議員席位，直接挑戰2026必須競選連任的在位聯邦參議員Ed Markey。

           高丹尼動作很快的立即在10月16日發佈視頻，宣佈將角逐Seth Moulton不競選連任原職，空出來的席位。

            高丹尼的父親是曾任美國衛生及人民服務助理部長高京柱（Howard Koh）。他自己2017曾任波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Marty Walsh）的幕僚長，2017年參選麻州第三國會選區聯邦眾議員，但以不到150票飲恨，輸給Lori Trahan。

        2021年，原任波士頓市長的馬丁華殊（Marty Walsh）走馬上任美國勞工部部長後，把高丹尼找去當幕僚長。之後當過總統助理，內閣副秘書長。政治資歷頗爲亮眼，一度被視為2022年的角逐麻州州長人選之一。

        由於Seth Moulton不再競選連任，等於席位出缺。目前競爭者中。高丹尼必須先贏得民主黨的黨內初選，才能走下一步。他面對的競爭者包括曾任麻州眾議員的Jamie Belsito，現任麻州眾議員，越南裔的Tram Nguyen，以及現任眾議員 Seth Moulton 的前幕僚長Rick Jakious，其他傳出有意參選的人還有Beth Andres-Beck，John Beccia。

Dan Koh Secures Key Union Endorsement for 2026 Congressional Bid

By Boston Orange Staff

BOSTON — In the upcoming 2026 Massachusetts election, Dan Koh, a familiar figure in the local Asian-American community, is set to run for the 6th Congressional District seat. Today (December 3), Koh announced that he has received the endorsement of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 4, which represents 1,200 members.

The race for the 6th District was blown wide open on October 15, when incumbent Congressman Seth Moulton announced he would not seek re-election to the House. Instead, running on a platform of "generational change," Moulton declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to challenge incumbent Senator Ed Markey in the 2026 primary.

Moving quickly, Dan Koh released a video the very next day, October 16, announcing his campaign to fill the seat left vacant by Moulton’s departure.

Koh comes from a prominent background; his father, Howard Koh, previously served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health. Dan Koh himself served as Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Tom Menino [Note: see previous correction re: Walsh] and ran for the 3rd Congressional District seat in 2017. In that race, he suffered a heartbreaking defeat, losing to Lori Trahan by fewer than 150 votes.

In 2021, when former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor, he brought Koh on as his Chief of Staff at the Department of Labor. Koh later served as a Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Special Assistant to the President. With such a dazzling political resume, he was at one point considered a potential contender for Massachusetts Governor in 2022.

With Moulton vacating the seat, the 6th District is now an open race. Koh must first win the Democratic primary to advance. He faces a crowded field of competitors, including former State Representative Jamie Belsito, current State Representative Tram Nguyen, and Rick Jakious, Seth Moulton’s former Chief of Staff. Other rumored potential candidates include Beth Andres-Beck and John Beccia.