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Dafan Zhang
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Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

West Chester University, 2010

Graduate

University of Pennsylvania, 2011

Personal
Profession
Adjunct professor
Contact

Personal website

Dafan Zhang was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 164 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Biography

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Zhang earned his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from West Chester University in 2010, his M.P.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 and will earn his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2014. His professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor at Delaware County Community College, as a webmaster for Philadelphia City Paper, as an E-commerce Manager for Team Pro-Motion, as the owner of APro Connect Educational Software and DafanZ Tuning Suspension Shop, as a web developer and IT consultant and as a professional motorcycle racer.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Zhang's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

Education

  • Excerpt: "The only way to guarantee a successful future is through effective education. A great public education system is the key to our success, and I will fight for a quality education for every resident in the 164th district."

Human Capitol

  • Excerpt: "I will improve employability by focusing on what I call Practical STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). By focusing on practical skills, we can take STEM education one step further. I know this "practical STEM" can help us secure stable, desirable, and respected careers. I will fight to make this important investment, for all of us."

Jobs & Economy

  • Excerpt: "I will work with our business community to market our local offerings to our local consumers. My goal is to build a collective business initiative to promote and encourage local consumption, so that whenever someone is looking for a restaurant, doctor, lawyer, dentist, auto shop, tire store, boutique, or hair salon, a local business is right there to provide quality products and services."
  • Excerpt: "I will also help any aspiring businesses owners by providing start up assistance and matching them with available resources."

Community

  • Excerpt: "We need to do more to break down barriers and build a singular yet diverse community."

Elections

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Margo Davidson defeated Billy Smith and Dafan Zhang in the Democratic primary, while Saud Siddiqui was unopposed in the Republican primary. Davidson defeated Siddiqui in the general election.[3][4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 80.1% 12,272
     Republican Saud Siddiqui 19.9% 3,056
Total Votes 15,328


Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 164 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 53% 2,711
Billy Smith 42.2% 2,159
Dafan Zhang 4.8% 244
Total Votes 5,114

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ www.votedafan.com, "About Dafan," accessed May 9, 2014
  2. ↑ www.votedafan.com, "Issues," accessed May 9, 2014
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014


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