华裔市长挑战赫里斯郡长 亚裔力量崛起休士顿政坛
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2025 年的德州赫里斯郡（Harris County）政治舞台，出现了一个令人瞩目的名字——来自香港
✦ 从洗碗少女到市长：移民的逆袭之路
杜艾莉莎出生於香港，幼年时期随父母移民美国。那时的她一句英语
成年后，她以优异成绩进入新闻界，曾任《道琼斯通讯社》和《Oi
2025 年 5 月，杜艾莉莎正式宣布代表共和党出马，挑战现任民主党籍郡长 Lina Hidalgo。
✦ 竞选主张：安全、财政与基建
在竞选政纲中，杜艾莉莎强调三大核心议题：
1. 公共安全——「恢復法律与秩序」，增加警力资源，支持执法人员。
2. 财政责任——减少浪费、加强预算透明度。
3. 基础设施——改善道路、排水、防洪工程。
她批评现任政府「缺乏效率、花费过度」，并呼吁重建民眾对郡政府
虽然赫里斯郡人口超过四百万，行政规模远超 Piney Point Village 的三千居民，但杜艾莉莎坚信，「从小城治理学到的贴心与效率，正
✦ 华裔女性的政治突破
杜艾莉莎的参选，在德州政坛别具意义。她是首位来自香港的女性移
在募款方面，她截至 2025 年中已筹得约 25 万美元，其中近半為个人贷款。虽然起步艰辛，但她强调：「这不只
✦ 关颂良的脚印：先行者的啟示
事实上，杜艾莉莎并非第一位挑战赫里斯郡长职位的华裔。早在 2010 年，着名移民律师 关颂良（Gordon Quan） 就曾投入郡长选战。
✦ 亚裔力量的休士顿时刻
赫里斯郡是全美人口最多、族裔最多元的地区之一。亚裔居民已超过
如今，杜艾莉莎的参选不仅是一场选举，更像是一场象徵——亚裔社
✦ 结语：从移民梦到公共梦
从关颂良到杜艾莉莎，从律师到记者，从广州到香港，从餐馆到议会
移民的梦想不仅是安居乐业，更是改变社会的力量。
赫里斯郡的选战仍在起跑阶段，但无论结局如何，这场华裔女性的挑
Chinese American Mayor Enters Harris County Judge Race
In 2025, the political stage of Harris County, Texas—the third most populous county in the United States—welcomes an unexpected challenger: Aliza Dutt, the Hong Kong–born mayor of Piney Point Village. Her announcement to run for Harris County Judge marks not only a new chapter in local politics but also a milestone for Asian American representation in Texas public life.
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✦ From Restaurant Helper to Mayor: The Immigrant’s Ascent
Aliza Dutt’s story begins in Hong Kong, where she was born before immigrating to the United States as a young girl. Arriving with little English, she worked in her family’s small restaurant washing dishes and serving tables—an early lesson in hard work and perseverance that would shape her journey.
After college, she began her career as a journalist in Washington, D.C., covering the White House and Capitol Hill for Dow Jones and The Oil Daily. Later, she became an energy market analyst before returning to Texas, where she entered local politics. Starting as a city council member, she was elected mayor of Piney Point Village, a small but affluent enclave in west Houston.
In May 2025, Dutt formally announced her candidacy for Harris County Judge, representing the Republican Party and challenging incumbent Democrat Lina Hidalgo.
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✦ Campaign Focus: Safety, Fiscal Responsibility, Infrastructure
In her campaign, Dutt centers on three priorities:
1. Public Safety – “Restore law and order,” she says, pledging to support law enforcement and expand resources for community policing.
2. Fiscal Responsibility – Reduce waste and strengthen financial transparency.
3. Infrastructure – Improve roads, drainage, and flood control to prevent future disasters.
She has criticized the current administration for inefficiency and overspending, arguing that residents deserve “a county government that listens and delivers.”
Although Piney Point Village has only about 3,000 residents—tiny compared with Harris County’s four million—Dutt insists that small-city governance has taught her “the value of efficiency, accountability, and a personal connection to the people government serves.”
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✦ Breaking Barriers: A Hong Kong Immigrant in Texas Politics
Dutt’s candidacy is groundbreaking. As a Hong Kong-born immigrant woman, she is the first of her background to become mayor in Texas and now seeks one of the most powerful county positions in the nation.
Her campaign has raised roughly $250,000 by mid-2025, including a significant personal loan to launch her race. Despite the challenges of building name recognition, she presents her journey as a testament to perseverance: “This isn’t just a political campaign,” she says. “It’s a journey of belief, family, and responsibility.”
For Houston’s fast-growing Asian American community, her run is a moment of visibility and pride—a sign that immigrants who once stayed in the background are now stepping into leadership.
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✦ Gordon Quan: The Pioneer Who Paved the Way
Before Dutt, another prominent Chinese American, Gordon Quan, blazed the trail. Born in Guangzhou, China, in 1948, Quan came to Houston as a child and became one of the city’s most respected immigration lawyers.
He served as a Houston City Council member-at-large and later as Mayor Pro Tem, becoming the first Asian American elected to a citywide office. In 2010, he ran for Harris County Judge, making history as one of the earliest Asian American candidates for major county office in Texas.
Through decades of advocacy, Quan promoted civic engagement, education, and immigrant rights, laying the foundation for future generations of Asian American leaders. His story—from refugee origins to city hall—embodies the very ideals of service and inclusion that Dutt now carries forward.
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✦ The Rising Asian American Presence in Houston
Harris County is one of the most diverse regions in the United States, home to more than 300,000 Asian Americans, including large Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indian communities. Yet political representation has long lagged behind demographic growth.
Dutt’s entry into the countywide race symbolizes a shift. It reflects a community increasingly ready to engage in governance, policy, and leadership. As one community advocate noted, “We’re no longer just the business owners and doctors of Houston—we’re part of its political future.”
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✦ From Immigrant Dream to Civic Dream
From Gordon Quan to Aliza Dutt, from law to journalism, from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, from family restaurant to city hall—their journeys tell a shared story:
The immigrant dream is not only about success, but about service.
The 2026 Harris County Judge race has only begun, but Dutt’s candidacy has already achieved something lasting: it has made the Asian American voice louder, prouder, and more central to the civic conversation of Texas.
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