Texas News Texas Democrats Who Worked for Obama See Their Ties as Midterm Election Strength KWBU | By Texas Standard Published January 30, 2018 at 12:59 PM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:33 Christopher Connelly/KERA News Ed Meier, who worked in the Obama administration's State Department and was a policy advisor to Hillary Clinton, addresses supporters with his son, Nolan. Three of the seven Democrats running for Texas’ 32nd Congressional seat are Obama administration veterans.