| Name | Dan Simons |
|---|---|
| What office are you running for? | Harris County District Attorney |
| County, District/Township | Harris County |
| Address | 14511 Falling Creek Dr. suite 510 Houston, Texas 77014 Map It |
| Phone | (713) 705-3456 |
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| Are you currently the officeholder and seeking re-election? | No |
| Is this your first time running for office? | No |
| Election Date | 11/05/2024 |
| Website | dan4da.com |
| Social Media Handles | Dansimons4da |
| KEY ISSUES | |
| 1. Provide the top 2 reason why you want to run for office. | Hold offenders accountable. |
| 2. Name the top 2 issues in your county, state, or federal district that you wish to address and how? | Accountability |
| 3. Do you support defunding the police? | No, we need to invest more into public safety. |
| 4. What are your thoughts on “Diversity Equity and Inclusion”? Should this be implemented as training for county/city/federal employees? Why or why not? | No job should be awarded based of race or gender. |
| 5. With growing pressure to accommodate various lifestyles/identities how would you manage to keep your city/town safe and family friendly? | The goal is to provide a safe place for all residences to work, live, and play. |
| 6. Do you think involving residents in decision making in your city/town is important? Why or not? | I want a committee made up of community leaders to have a voice within the DAs office. |
| 7. If you received a $1 million grant to use for the city/town/county any way you wanted, what would you do with it and why? | Invest in more staff. We need to expand our victims advocacy staff to accommodate all victims. |
| 8. What is your opinion on sanctuary cities/autonomous zones within your city/town? | Our entire city need to be a sanctuary safe zone. |
| 9. What are your thoughts on mandating the closure of privately owned businesses due to public health concerns aside from code violations? | This sounds like a Covid related question. I would disagree with closing businesses based on situations like that. |
| 10. Who is the ultimate authority over the health and safety of the people in your city/town? | All elected officials. |
| 11. Are you endorsed by other organizations? If so, which ones? | HPOU, several Texas senators and congressman. We have a lot of support. |
| 12. Do you support making laws to protect life keeping in mind there are many views on what this means? | Yes |
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