State Rep. Rick Noriega, D-Houston, filed a financial disclosure for the U.S. Senate race that shows him to be, he says, "a regular Texan, of middle-class means."

He made $128,000 from his economic development job with Centerpoint Energy, $37,000 from the Texas National Guard, and $10,800 from his job as a state representative during the 18 months that ended in June.

Mikal Watts, the other Democrat seeking to knock off U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, filed one, too. He made more money than Noriega, Cornyn, and probably you, too. He earned about $40 million during that year-and-a-half.

Meanwhile, fourteen mayors from Hidalgo County jointly endorsed Watts, citing his South Texas roots and blasting Cornyn without mentioning Noriega.

And Noriega posted a new web ad that says Americans "took our eye off the ball in Afghanistan by moving this war to Iraq, and it's time to stop this war." He touts his service and swipes at Cornyn, without mentioning Watts. Here's the video, which you can also find on YouTube: