[Lnc-business] Libertarians run record 37 candidates in Travis County, Texas

[Scott L.]

>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> 

>Libertarians run record 37 candidates in Travis County, Texas

> 

>Contact: Arthur DiBianca | 512-707-2809 | 

><mailto:arthur.dibianca at gmail.com>arthur.dibianca at gmail.com

> 

>"AUSTIN - The Libertarian Party will have 37 nominees on the ballot 

>in Travis County, Texas for the November 2014 elections.

> 

>That's a record for the Travis County Libertarian Party (TCLP).

> 

>"Not only is it a record for us, but we believe it's the most 

>Libertarians you'll see on any county's ballot in America this 

>year," said Arthur DiBianca, TCLP treasurer.

> 

>The following Libertarians are running:

> 

>Rebecca Paddock - U.S. Senator

>Kathie Glass - Governor

>Robert D. Butler - Lt. Governor

>Jamie Balagia - Attorney General

>Ben Sanders - Comptroller

>Justin Knight - Land Commissioner

>David (Rocky) Palmquist - Agriculture Commissioner

>Mark A. Miller - Railroad Commissioner

>Tom Oxford - Supreme Court Chief Justice

>Mark Ash - Supreme Court Justice, Place 6

>Don Fulton - Supreme Court Justice, Place 7

>RS Roberto Koelsch - Supreme Court Justice, Place 8

>Mark W. Bennett - Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 3

>Quanah Parker - Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 4

>William Bryan Strange, III - Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 9

>Bill Kelsey - U.S. Rep, District 10

>Shawn Michael Hamilton - U.S. Rep, District 17

>Ryan Shields - U.S. Rep, District 21

>John Betz - U.S. Rep, District 25

>Cory W. Bruner - U.S. Rep, District 35

>James Arthur Strohm - State Senator, District 14

>Brandin P. Lea - State Senator, District 25

>Kevin Ludlow - State Rep, District 46

>Scott G. McKinlay - State Rep, District 47

>Ben Easton - State Rep, District 48

>Daniel Krawisz - State Rep, District 49

>David Dreesen - State Rep, District 50

>Arthur DiBianca - State Rep, District 51

>Richard Perkins - County Judge

>Kevin Pick - District Clerk

>Michael M. Holt - County Clerk

>Mike Burris - County Treasurer

>Steven Haskett - County Commissioner, Precinct 2

>Joseph Morse - County Commissioner, Precinct 4

>Daniel Martin Ruble - JP, Precinct 2

>Nathan Kleffman - JP, Precinct 3

>Zach Warren - JP, Precinct 4

> 

>TCLP website:

><http://travislp.org/>http://travislp.org/

 

 

 

 

>Mr. DiBianca:

> 

>I note that as of right now there is only one elected Libertarian in
Travis County.

> 

>I also note that there are a zillion special districts in Travis County:

 

http://www.traviscountytax.org/goVotersJurisdictionInfo.do

 

 

>I was not able to find the election dates for the above districts, which
**suggests** that at least some of them are

>non-competitive.  I also understand that some of these slots might  not be
up for election next month.

> 

>Are there any plans to try to match LP of Travis County members with these
special districts so that your former county can add some elected
Libertarians to the list at 

>http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials  ?

> 

>I am not singling out Travis County.  I am just suggesting that many LP
affiliates, including my own, could probably elect one or two additional
Libertarians to public office by December 2016 if they choose the correct
low-level races to run in.

> 

>I am cc'ing lnc-business because this topic is relevant to our mission.

> 

>   Scott Lieberman

 

 

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Dear LNC:

 

I have to admit this was not easy.  It took me 4 phone calls, including a 10
minute phone conversation with the Public Information Coordinator of the
Elections Division at the County Clerk's office, to verify this information.

 

As best as the PIC could tell, ALL of the positions on the boards of these
special districts are elected:

 

  http://www.traviscountytax.org/goVotersJurisdictionInfo.do

 

 

SO - IF I LIVED IN TRAVIS COUNTY:

 

I would look at all of the election results for the past 8 years, and see
which special districts had any election at all during that time period.  If
they did, those would be the districts that I would NOT concentrate on.

 

Then, I would look at the districts on the traviscountytax.org   web page
listed above and go the web sites of each of the districts that did not have
at least one election in the past 8 years.  I would find out when they are
**supposed to** have their elections, and find out how to file candidates
for said elections.   That might require a phone call or a visit to the
district's office.   If someone in Travis County did this, I feel pretty
certain you could elect at least one Libertarian to public office by default
by December 2016.

 

This is not to say that I would not "permit" a Libertiarian to run for
office in a special district that has had elections.  If the district is
small enough, it is quite possible that a few thousand dollars, and a lot of
precinct walking, might be enough to win the election.

 

As I said before, I am willing to undertake such a project in my own county.
It would be neat if LNC members would pass along this "challenge" to their
state chairs to see if other LP county affiliates are willing to take this
challenge.


  Scott Lieberman    Region 4 Alternate, Libertarian National Committee
(CA, NM, NV)

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