知名華裔律師李中原競選德州衆議員 守護美國的價值 維護選民的權益

【美南新聞泉深】休斯頓知名華裔律師李中原 （Daniel Lee）作爲德克薩斯州第26選區（District 26) 的民主黨候選人參加2022 年德克薩斯州衆議員（Texas House of Representatives) 的選舉，他要站出來守護美國價值，維護選民的權益。他于1月27日在Braman Winery & Brewery面對選民發表了首次競選演講。

以下是候選人李中原的演講內容：

我很榮幸今天能站在您們面前，很高興您們都在這裏支持我作爲德克薩斯州代表 HD 26 選區的候選人競選。我不僅僅是代表我個人競選，而是爲您們每個人參加競選，我希望能和您們一起競選。

作爲一名資深律師，我發誓我會知道並使用法律來保護不僅在休斯頓地區而且在全州範圍內的家庭和德克薩斯人。我是全面了解該法律並且知道壞的法律如何傷害和影響好人的唯一候選人。

在我開始演講之前，我想讓您們知道我的演講受到了我們的前總統奧巴馬的啓發。

我父親是德克薩斯州的一家餐館老板，只受過六年級教育。我母親是聖母大學的一名大學籃球運動員，後來去紐約大學攻讀會計碩士學位。正是由于他們令人印象深刻的故事和對美國夢的不懈追求，我今天來到您們面前。

我的背景是休斯頓地區許多偉大的德克薩斯人和偉大的人物中偉大的故事的一部分。

我完全意識到，我家人之前移民到德克薩斯州，我出生在德克薩斯州，除了德克薩斯和休斯頓這個地區之外，地球上沒有任何地方是我的故鄉。

除了目前槍支暴力、教師短缺、氣候變化，甚至財産稅的增加外，我真的相信我們都像德克薩斯州一樣聯系在一起。如果我們的學校缺少對我來說很重要的老師，如果有家庭因槍支暴力而遭受痛苦，我也爲那個家庭感到悲痛，因爲這是我的社區。如果這裏的許多人缺乏健康保險，如果這裏有人因爲我們而努力支付醫療費用，我與他們鬥爭，因爲我們整個社會都很窮。我相信我們要麽站在一起，否則我們要作爲德州人一起跌倒。

現在在我們的城市、州和世界上有太多的分歧，那些想要打破我們所有人並讓我們相信我們彼此不同的人，我要和他們戰鬥，因爲當我們完全平等。我們共同住在美利堅合衆國，確實沒有保守的美國，我們需要自由的美國，白人、黑人、亞洲人和拉丁美洲人一律平等。

在您們的幫助下，我們將能夠翻轉德州的衆議員席位，並將其由紅色變成藍色，而我是最好的人選。事情需要改變，反對我的人一直是同一個教育機構的一部分，幾十年來他們辜負了我們的孩子，並取消了保護我們家庭的法律。

我們是要參與分裂和借口的政治，還是要參與希望和承諾的政治，這就是這次選舉的意義所在。這是我們逃離飽受戰爭蹂躏的國家的新移民的希望，也希望一個普通人有朝一日能成爲州議員。我們承諾在冬季風暴期間所有家庭都將有能源；承諾我們的家庭和孩子將免受下一次洪水的侵襲；希望企業主免受槍支暴力侵害，同時繼續賺錢；承諾每個學生都將獲得學校資源以幫助他們成長，並且每個老師都將獲得成功的課程和報酬。面對不確定性和困難的希望，如果您們和我站在一起，我們可以一起打破這些分裂的鏈條，爲我們的社區贏得更美好的日子，一次制定一項法律，而不是傷害的壞法律，讓我們通過一些好的法律來幫助好人。

李中原（Daniel Lee）

候選人李中原演講的英文原文：

It is an honor to be in front of your today and I’m overcome with joy that you are all here to support my campaign for Texas State Representative for HD 26. I say our because I’m running not only for everyone of you, but I hope torun with you. As a lawyer I swore to that I would know and use the law to protect families and Texans not only in the Houston area, but all over the state. I’m the only candidate that knows that law and knows the end affect of how bad laws hurts good people. 

Before I begin, I want you to know that my speech was inspired by our former President Obama.

My Father was a restaurant owner in Texas, with only a 6th grade education. My mother was a college basketball player at notredame and went to NYU for her accounting Masters. It’s due to their impressive story and relentless pursuit of the American dream that I am here today in front of you.

My background is part of a greater story of many great Texans and great people in the Houston area.

I’m fully aware that without the people that came before myself and my family that in no place on earth other than Texas and this area is my story possible. 

Alongside all the current increase in gun violence, Gerrymandering, Teacher shortage, climate change, and even rise in property taxes, I truly believe we are all connected as 1 Texas. If there are schools in our who lack teachers that matters to me, If there are families that are suffering from results of gun violence I too grieve with that family since this is my community, If there are people here struggling to pay medical bills because we lack heath insurance coverage for many people here, I struggle with them because we are ALL poor as a society. I believe that we either Stand together or we FALL together as Texans.

There is so much division right now in our city, state and world. Those that want to break all of us up and convince us that we are different from each other, when we are EXACTLY the same. There is truly no Conservative America, Liberal America, white, black, Asian or Latino America. We live in the United States of America.

We will be able to flip this seat and turn it blue with your help and I am the best candidate to do it. Things need to change and the people against me have been part of the same structure of educators that have failed our child for decades as well as lifted the laws that protected our families. 
In the end that is what this election is about. Do we participate and work in the politics of division and excuses or do we participate in the politics of Hope and promise. The Hope of immigrants escaping from war torn countries. The Hope that a short kid will one day become a State Representative. The promise that all homes will have energy during winter storms, the promise that our homes and children will be protected from the next flood. The hope that a business owner will be safe from gun violence and at the same time continue to make money. The Promise that each student will the resources in school to help them grow and that each teacher will be given the curriculum and pay to be successful. The Hope in the face of uncertainty and difficulty If you stand with me, together we can break these chains of division and win brighter days for our community and State one law at a time. Instead of Bad laws that hurt Let’s pass some GOOD laws to help Good people. Daniel Lee