district 31 has been a reliably democratic district, currently held by denise streethouse who is term limited out. six democrats are vying for the four on newsmakers last week. paul booth and paul sohee join me this week. mary hager will oppose the winner of the d. j. primary in november. paul booth was twice appointed to cincinnati security council in 1989 and 1998 and former president of the naacp. dr. paul sowee is a pediatric dentist, ran in a primary race for the ohio senate losing to cecil thomas who went on to win the seat in the general election. welcome to newsmakers. >> thank you. good to be with you today. starting with you, paul. paul, paul. >> that's just a coincidence. he must have gotten the blue suit memo, too. [ laughter ] >> paul, why are you running? you have been around politics, you have been around public affairs. do you want to make this run? why is it important to you? >> well, i'm running because i have a great passion for public service. i have a great passion for people, and i'm committed to making a difference. i have been around a while. you mentioned in y