26 years ago a young Harris County former District Attorney took on Congressman Ron Paul and almost won. But in was 1980 and Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter and Mike Andrews lost to Paul by 1/2 of one percent. And Ron Paul has been in Congress almost ever since. Almost , he did run for President of the U.S. as a Libertarian one time and did not seek his seat in Congress. But Paul has a new opponent who reminds the Gossips of a young Mike Andrews. His name is Shane Sklar and he is the Democratic nominee against Republican Ron Paul. Sklar is a forth generation rancher from Edna(down by Victoria) and is the former Executive Director of the Independent Cattlemen's Association. The Gossip say to Ron Paul, watch out for Shane Sklar you could be in for another year like 1980 but without a popular candidate like Ronald Reagan at the top of the GOP ticket.