companies doing business in north dakota, they want a stamp of approval to go wherever they want to go, even the national park lands, how important is this race? >> weal, the agricultural commissioner is one of three votes on the industrial commission and if ryan tiller were elected, yes, he could be outvoted by the other two. but if he would get permission to those in the state who feel like perhaps their concerns are losing out to the oil and gas industry right now. >> when you were there, what kind of a pulse do you get of the people? >> i think the people are proud that they are helping to support north american energy independence. they say if we can produce it here we like that. but the seat is an agricultural bell weather, it produces tons of wheat and corn we use in the state. just recently the -- economic impact from the ag industry. so that shows you how big ag is