The Red State brings the latest round of news on Juan Garcia: a visit from his Harvard Law classmate Sen. Barack Obama, and a glowing column from Carlos Guerra. It's a rare State Rep campaign that can get this kind of coverage, but then it's a rare State Rep candidate that can bring such star power to his events. With Henry Cisneros scheduled for a May fundraiser, there's more of that to come.

Dot Nelson-Turnier's race isn't nearly as hgh profile, but she still drew a nice and energetic crowd to a recent event on her behalf. Stace has the writeup on that one.