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"I'm sick and tired of Republicans beating us up.
We have to keep pushing the envelope to fight back."
That's the message of Ben Chou, a 31-year-old Democrat running for a seat on Harris County's Precinct 4 County Commissioner.
Chou is best known for his role in creating a drive-thru voting option in Harris County, which is home to Houston.
"The drive-thru voting system was so successful," Chou tells the Houston Chronicle.
"Then the state legislature [got rid of] voting innovation, for no other reason than Donald Trump cried voter fraud, which we know was never actually an issue.
It was so widely supported, which is evidence that we need these new ways of thinking in county government."
If elected, Chou says he wants to create a " 72-hour guarantee, where you can report a pothole and within 72 hours we will have someone on it and fixing it."
He also wants to reduce violent crime "that treats people with dignity and respect and keeps law enforcement accountable."
Chou, who is gay, says he's running because "it's our first chance to elect someone that is gay to a county commisioners court in Harris County, and possibly in Texas."
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