社评0824 政客络绎不绝上门拜访

政客络绎不绝上门拜访

由於美国正在选举热潮阶段, 近月来前来美南新闻探访之政客非常多。他们主要是想上媒体电视和华亚裔社区拉票捐款， 其中以现任赫里斯郡书记何利令人好奇， 他主要是要竞选休斯敦市之财务长， 也就是撑管钱的钱柜， 大约六十亿美元左右。

这位年轻之非裔政治人物 ，曾经在2020 年疫情期间成功地举办了投票活动， 由於川普在大选中不承认败选， 引起了非常大的困扰和争议。

我们谈到目前休斯敦之财政预算是处於赤字况状， 收支无法平衡 ，真是巧妇难為无米之炊 ，这真是极大之挑战。

休市大部份预算都花在警察治安方面， 由於幅沿阔广 ，治安是市民最急廹之诉求 ，不论何人上台， 都是第一要务。

何利要成為史上最年轻之非裔官员， 似乎胜券在握， 民调领先且并捐款也不落人后， 加上早年在政坛上之歷练，看来是我们明日之政治明星。

In This Political Season We Greeted Many Politicians

In recent months, many political candidates came to visit our office. Mainly, we invited them for a TV interview and met many Asian community leaders, including Chris Hollis who wants to run for city controller. 

This young politician once held the post of Harris County Clerk and ran for office during the time of the 2020 presidential election. It was a very difficult job, especially in the Covid 19 period. 

We talked about the budget of the city which about $5.2 billion dollars which is in a deficit. Over the last several years, most of the budget has been spent on the police department with public safety being the most important issue for all of us. 

Chris Hollis is leading in the polls with his experience in the city and Harris County politics. He should be the winner to be the next controller.