Gordon Quan for Harris County Judge—Democrat for Harris County Judge, Houston, Texas.

Houston: The Indo-American Political Action committee on Sunday held a fundraiser for Gordon Quan, the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge.

IAPAC, the political voice of Indian-American Houston, had already a fundraiser for Republican nominee and incumbent Judge Ed Emmett.

IAPAC President Rameesh Anand and Board member and founding member Jagat Kamdar introduced Quan, a successful immigration attorney and former City Council member and Mayor Pro-Tem of Houston. They spoke about Quan, an immigrant himself, and his association with the South Asia community.

Businessman Ramesh Bhutada said he has known Quan for nearly three decades and was impressed by his honest and sincere work as well as professional ethics.

Quan, who is a partner at Foster Quan, the second largest immigration firm in the nation, explained the role of the judge in Harris County and said that the judge, who presides over the Commissioners Court, is largely an administrative post. The judge also acts as the spokesperson fro Harris County.

If elected, he said he would streamline the functioning of various departments, speed up the process of prison reforms and find a cure instead of a temporary fix for problems facing the county.

He said he was optimistic about his race due to the voter swing toward the Democratic Party as seen in the recent elections. This year, the turnout may be less, but [Quan] hopes to get 350,000 votes, the expected winning number.

A question and answer session followed. Quan was asked about the high tariffs on Harris County toll roads, compared to other toll roads in the nation. He promised to take up the issue with relevant authorities.

The fundraiser was attended by leaders of several Indian American organizations as well as members of the Small Independent Motel Owners Association (SIMA).