1st on the Blog: Gordon Quan to announce for County Judge

Former Mayor Pro Tem Gordon Quan has decided to run for Harris County Judge on the Democratic ticket. We first reported here a few weeks ago that the immigration attorney was mulling over the concept. We have since learned that Quan has hired veteran political consultant Mike Malaise, and is set for an announcement ASAP.

His official news conference will be sometime next week.

Quan was elected at large, and does have firm Democratic roots. However, he irked some local Democrats in the most recent election by recording a robocall for Controller candidate M.J. Khan. Khan is a Republican, so Quan endorsement of him didn’t sit too well with some Dems. Then again, Democratic candidate Chris Bell also recorded a robocall for a Republican candidate in the City’s non-partisan race, so perhaps all will be forgotten.

It’s no secret that Quan has wanted to run for something for a long, long time. He toyed with the idea of running for Congress. However, his family doesn’t want him to move to Washington, D.C. He also thought about running for Mayor this time around. The timing just didn’t work, as he was merging his very successful immigration practice with that of Charles Foster. Finally, with his practice churning along, and his wife convinced, Quan is ready for a run.

Will he make an impact? Depends on who else gets in the race. Current Judge Ed Emmett bucked the Democratic trend during the last election cycle, and kept the seat he was appointed to. However, with Bill White at the top of the ticket, Quan is hoping to turn things around. Let’s see how the election shakes out.

Comments

[Steve Palmer]

Thanks to his admirable performance during Hurricane Ike, Ed Emmett will be hard to beat unless he makes some serious mistake in the coming months. And unlike Bill White (whose actions during Ike were similarly impressive), Emmett won't be removed from office by a term limit.

[Royko]

Looking for a leader who isn't afraid of the Rail Robber Barons at METREAUX.

[Confuse Us]

Quan's endorsement of Khan would not be the only impediment.

Quan will have to face questions of conflict of interests with immigration as its a issue that many outside of the City of Houston in Harris County feel strongly about and where the Tea Party movement is very strong and active.

It will also be a test if the wounds have been healed with the black community because of Quan's remarks during the Wayne Dolcefino's investigation of Carol Porter's Kid Care.

Bill White cussing out some workers helping with the distribution of supplies during hurricane may be a distraction with White at top of the ticket.

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This should be an interesting race. Who do we think will be the next to announce?

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[Pariuri Online]

In Houston, Gordon Quan is “impressive” and Charles Foster is regarded as a “ fabulous” lawyer, both are co-chairmen of the firm...