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In the [[2024 Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election]], Pang made her electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state seat. Pang won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Kuala Kubu Baharu MLA after defeating [[Khairul Azhari Saut]] of [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) who is also the Acting Division Chief of [[Hulu Selangor (federal constituency)|Hulu Selangor]] of the [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]] (BERSATU), [[independent politician|independent]] candidate and businesswoman Eris Nyau Ke Xin and Hafizah Zainuddin of [[Parti Rakyat Malaysia]] (PRM) by a majority of 3,869 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2024/04/1042039/ngas-press-secretary-defend-kkb-dap|title=Nga's press secretary to defend KKB for DAP?|website=The Star|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/24/kkb-by-election-ngas-aide-likely-to-be-daps-candidate|title=KKB by-election: Nga’s aide likely to be DAP’s candidate|website=The Star|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> When the Selangor State Legislative Assembly meeting convened on 4 July 2024, Pang was officially sworn in as the Kuala Kubu Baharu MLA.

Pang married lawyer and fellow debater Yap Bing Yew in 2022. Her elder sister Pang Sock Fong is also a politician who previously served as Member of the [[Ampang Jaya Municipal Council]] (MPAJ) and is presently the Vice Women Chief of [[Ampang (federal constituency)|Ampang]] of the [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] (PKR), another component party of the PH coalition. She also has a [[twin]] elder sister Pang Sock Ying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chinapress.com.my/20240424/%E6%96%B0%E5%8F%A4%E6%AF%9B%E5%B7%9E%E8%AE%AE%E5%B8%AD%E8%A1%A5%E9%80%89-%E5%B8%8C%E7%9B%9F%E5%80%99%E9%80%89%E4%BA%BA%EF%BC%8C%E6%98%AF%E5%A5%B9/|title=天降小桃？ 新古毛补选 希盟候选人是她？|website=China Press|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=24 April 2024|language=zh}}</ref>

| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|'''Pang Sock Tao'''}} ([[Democratic Action Party|'''DAP''']])