Michiel Noe - District 5 Candidate
I had a chance to visit with Dr. Noe on a while back for a cup of coffee and some discussion on his candidacy and where he stands on various issues. I meant to write about this a while back but had a full plate with the station changes. From The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia From The Lion Star Blog by Jaime Abeytia Dr. Noe, as he did at the Tejano Democrats meeting Tuesday night, explained to me that he came from a family of Republicans and had at one point voted for President Bush. He also explained that he eventually switched parties to become a Democrat. This has caused quite a bit of concern from local Democrats who aren't entirely convinced that his conversion is genuine. Interestingly some of these same people didn't have a problem with Brian Haggerty who changed parties recently as well. My best analysis is that Noe is in fact a Democrat, albeit a conservative one. We visited for a little over an hour and I asked him policy-based questions. Its good to see a candidate...