Silicon Valley’s congressman has become a lightning rod. He’s just fine with that

California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna once considered himself a proud ‘tech groupie.’ Now his support for a wealth tax has put him in the industry’s crosshairs.

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David Gamage was out to dinner with his wife and was already a few drinks deep late last year when his phone buzzed. According to the name on the screen, the call was coming from California congressman Ro Khanna.

Gamage, a tax law professor at The University of Missouri, was initially skeptical; he’d never spoken with Khanna before. But the outreach also made some sense. The Democratic lawmaker had recently voiced........

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