Special LIVE Pod - Harris County Democratic Party Convention, Part 1: The Interviews

We had a blast in Houston over the weekend as media partners of the Harris County Democratic Party Convention! Later this week, watch for a recording of all the speeches given in the convention hall - but we start with all of the interviews with lawmakers, thought leaders, candidates and more that we gathered over the course of the day! These are presented in the order we recorded them, between 9am and about 4pm on Saturday March 21.00:40 - Ann Johnson, Houston State Representative, District 13409:53 - Annise Parker, former Houston mayor and candidate for Harris County Judge15:59 - Gene Wu, Houston State Representative for District 137 and Texas House Minority Leader23:49 - Dr. Wil Jeudy, Secular Houston co-founder and Progress Texas board member30:35 - Alejandra Salinas, Houston City Council Member At-Large35:28 - Stephanie Bord, State House District 126 Democratic Nominee40:52 - Tyler Smith, State House District 138 Democratic Nominee45:54 - Josh Wallenstein, State House District 133 Democratic Nominee49:28 - Sara McGee, State House District 132 Democratic Nominee55:46 - Odus Evbagharu, State House District 135 Democratic Nominee1:00:40 - Lauren Ashley Simmons, State Representative for District 1461:07:11 - Lesley Briones, Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 41:10:24 - Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. Congressman and founder of Powered By People1:19:20 - Marquette Greene-Scott, State House District 22 Democratic Nominee1:26:39 - Melissa McDonough, U.S. Congressional District 38 Democratic Nominee1:31:00 - Benjamin Flores, Texas Land Commissioner Democratic NomineeThanks for listening! Learn more about Progress Texas and how you can support our ongoing work at https://progresstexas.org/.