Well, I thought I was done with interviews for this cycle, then an opportunity to chat with Mark Thompson, the Democratic candidate for Railroad Commissioner presented itself, and I was able to get it done. Thompson was not who I expected would be the nominee to oppose incumbent Michael Williams, but he's worked hard and traveled all around the state on a tight budget to talk to voters about who he is and why he's running. He's even managed to put an ad on TV in some markets, and just announced an endorsement from 2006 gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman. We had a nice conversation, though as we were not in a particularly quiet place, there is some background noise. As always, let me know what you think.

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Vince Ryan, Harris County Attorney
Chris Bell, SD17
Loren Jackson, Harris County District Clerk
Brad Bradford, Harris County District Attorney
Diane Trautman, Harris County Tax Assessor
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David Mincberg, Harris County Judge
Debra Kerner, HCDE Trustee
Joel Redmond, HD144
Laura Ewing, SBOE district 7
Virginia McDavid, HD138
State Rep. Ellen Cohen, HD134
Adrian Garcia, Harris County Sheriff
Trey Fleming, HD135
Dexter Handy, Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Sherrie Matula, HD129
Joe Jaworski, SD11
Jim Henley, HCDE Trustee
Rick Noriega, US Senate
Kristi Thibaut, HD133
Joe Montemayor, HD127
Rep. Nick Lampson, CD22
Richard Morrison, Fort Bend County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Larry Joe Doherty, CD10
Diana Maldonado, HD52
Eric Roberson, CD32
State Rep. Juan Garcia, HD32
Ernie Casbeer, HD59
Joe Moody, HD78
Chris Turner, HD96
Robert Miklos, HD101
State Rep. Dan Barrett, HD97
Wendy Davis, SD10