Moon Khan: Candidate Profile

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Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioQA Bio City: LOMBARDWebsite: www.moonkhan.comTwitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: DuPage County Recorder of Deeds Age: Candidate did not respond.Family: Candidate did not respond.Occupation: Self-employed IT professionalEducation: M.A., M.B.A.Civic involvement: YORK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE (2005-2012)VILLAGE OF LOMBARD'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE (MEMBER)DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMITTEEMAN OF YORK TOWNSHIPDUPAGE CHAPTERS OF AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND UNITED WAY (DIRECTOR)VILLAGE OF BLOOMINGDALE'S FOURTH OF JULY COMMISSION (COMMISSIONER)INDIA DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (BOARD MEMBER)FEDERATION OF INDIAN ASSOCIATIONS (SECRETARY, VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT)ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (VICE PRESIDENTBIHAR CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (FOUNDING PRESIDENT)FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS OF DUPAGEElected offices held: YORK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE (2005-2012)Questions Answers How well has the Recorder of Deeds performed, and what qualifications would you bring to the office?Property records are kept at the offices of Township, Treasurer, Clerk, and Recorder, and tax payers are required to pay, directly or indirectly, for this unwanted activity. Since Treasurer sends out the bills, the records should stay with the Treasurer's office and we should abolish or consolidate Recorder's office with the Treasurer's or Clerk's Office.The incumbent has failed to take advantage of the digital technology in reducing paper trails. Cook County as well as in other counties are debating to merge, consolidate, or abolish the Recorder's Office. The DuPage Recorder's office is rampant with nepotism, favoritism, and patronage jobs.If you expect to ask for an increase in appropriations during the next four years, what areas would you want to put more money into?* Using more digital technology * Hiring of paralegals* Making more notaries availableI would bring the digital records online up to date. I would also make it easier for citizens to access and get copy of the records they need online.List any of your relatives (including those related to you by marriage, and nieces/nephews) who are on the public payroll in Illinois, their jobs and who they work for.I do not have any relatives on the public payroll in Illinois.On the contrary, my opponent was hired by his first cousin, who was his predecessor. The Recorder's Office has been retained in one family for the last several decades. A set of rigorous ethics laws are needed for the Recorder's office and for the entire DuPage County government. The above question should be inserted on a candidate's nomination petition. Without these revelations, the Recorder's office has become an epitome of nepotism. I also advocate for a term limit.Describe your position on transparency in the office and the ease of access to records by the public. If you believe improvements are needed, what are they and how would you go about achieving them?Make the Recorder's office more customer friendly: I will attempt to make it easier to help out property owners by providing more clear and concise forms that the average citizen can understand. I will also renegotiate with the imaging vendors. The current administration is allowing vendors to take advantage of the tax payers. Recorder's Office is filled with relatives of incumbent Republican elected officials.Please list any elected office you've ever run for and what the result of that election was. Have you ever been appointed to fill an unexpired term?YORK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE (2005-2012)What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Tax payers are already paying tons of taxes. If they need any of the following services, they should get free of charge the first time and completely free off the Internet. Deeds, Mortgages, Releases/Satisfactions, Etc.Documents related to property First four (4) pages: $40.00Each additional page: $1.00Judgments, Corporation Papers, Releases/Satisfactions, Etc.Documents unrelated to property (does not include parcel number or legal description)First four (4) pages: $30.00Each additional page: $1.00Please keep in mind that we are not attorneys and cannot dispense legal advice. Have several notaries in the Recorder's office. Also a few paralegals.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Bernie SandersWhat is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Don't let anybody define you.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?Inspiring the youth to discover the omnipresent resources of the USAWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?Political Science. Another synonymous word for politics is leadership. I am glad that I did not study engineering or medicine.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Love America