Indian-American K P George wins another term as Fort Bend County judge

IndianAmerican Democrat K P George has won yet another term as Fort Bend County Judge in a narrow race as he earned 52 per cent of total votes George who hailed from Kerala after winning the race said he was thankful for the publics choiceThe residents of Fort Bend County spoke At the end of the day thats the most powerful institution Democracy spoke And so I respect it And I hope everybody respects George told PTIThe 57yearold Democrat defeated Republican challenger Trever Nehls by 52 per cent of the vote earning a second termHe held off Nehls by nearly 8000 votes on Tuesday in a race that saw nearly 246000 ballots cast according to unofficial election results released by Fort Bend CountyGeorge said that under his leadership Fort Bend County has been leading the nation in public safety job creation educational attainment and healthI am honoured to have been reelected as the Fort Bend County Judge to keep moving FortBendForward and continue to keep Fort Bend County the 1 place in America to raise our families he saidI will continue to lead our communities with the values of compassion common sense and unity and we will accomplish even more in the next four years because we will do it together united and stronger This is a time to continue to move Fort Bend Forward and that is what I intend to do he saidWe are going to continue the good work that we have been doing in my office he addedGeorge said his overarching goal for the next four years is to improve the lives of Fort Bend County residentsMobility and transportation infrastructure public safety and emergency management and response are among his priorities he said along with attracting goodpaying jobs and combatting mental health issues and human traffickingWhen asked what his potential legacy might be as a Democrat and IndianAmerican elected official in a suburban area that historically preferred conservative Republicans George said hes more concerned with the jobsIn 2018 when I came into office nobody knew what to expect he said Today they know what to expect Leaving Fort Bend County 10 times better than when I started thats my legacy But I dont think about my legacy My citizens wellbeing is the best way to look at it and I want to continue to work toward itWe brought hightech employment opportunities to Fort Bend by attracting Amazon Tesla TikTok Samsung and more We will attract more companies for more good jobs for Fort Bend residents he saidAlso Read Democrats keep control of US Senate as Republicans face setback in midterm pollsIn the US county judges duties vary from state to state Depending upon the size of the county they perform a wide range of judicial and administrative dutiesGeorge is the first person from the IndianAmerican community to hold office in one of Americas most diverse countiesProud of his humble beginnings in India George originally from Kokkathodu village near Pathanamthitta in Kerala said his father a truck driver earned only a couple of US dollars a day and he studied using a kerosene lampWhile in India George grew up speaking Malayalam and lived in a strawthatch hut When he was 15 his family moved to a bigger city where he attended collegeAfter his graduation he got a job in Mumbai where for the first time he started speaking English He worked in West Asia before moving to New York in 1993 to work for a financial firmLater he moved to Texas and has been living in Fort Bend County ever since along with his familyGeorge whose win in 2018 made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond said he hopes it stays that way now that hes been granted another four years as the chief executive for one of the most diverse and fastestgrowing counties in the countryIm hoping it is in the past I want it in the past George said of the prejudice and bigotry he has experienced We need to move forward People are sick and tired of all this garbageGeorge said he was humbled and honoured to be reelected adding that it happened because of his track record during the last four yearsHe touted Fort Bend County for being among the leaders in Texas in terms of Covid19 vaccination rates educational achievement and economic growth and prosperityAccording to the latest census Fort Bend is now the most diverse county in Texas and among the most diverse in the country with 35 per cent Anglos 24 per cent Hispanics 21 per cent Asians and others and 20 per cent AfricanAmericansRice University professor Mark Jones said George is the most prominent IndianAmerican to hold an executive position in the US governmentGeorge an Indian American is holding the most prominent executive position in the US Govt as he governs a county with a larger population and a bigger budget than the IndianAmerican mayors of cities like Anaheim California and Hoboken Jones saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday 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