The Libertarian Party has nominated 37 candidates for the November 2014 general election ballot in Travis County.
Travis County Libertarian Party (TCLP) treasurer Arthur DiBianca said, “I think 37 candidates is a record for us. As far as we know, there will be more Libertarians on the Travis County ballot than any other county in America.”
DiBianca continued, “In 2012, POLITICO commented that Travis County might be the most Libertarian place in America. We’re trying to prove them right.”
These are the 37 Libertarian candidates:
U.S. Senator – Rebecca Paddock
Governor – Kathie Glass
Lieutenant Governor – Robert Butler
Attorney General – Jamie Balagia
Comptroller of Public Accounts – Ben Sanders
Land Commissioner – Justin Knight
Agricultural Commissioner – David (Rocky) Palmquist
Railroad Commissioner – Mark A. Miller
Supreme Court, Chief Justice – Tom Oxford
Supreme Court, Place 6 – Mark Ash
Supreme Court, Place 7 – Don Fulton
Supreme Court, Place 8 – RS Roberto Koelsch
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 – Mark Bennett
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 – Quanah Parker
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 – William Bryan Strange III
U.S. Representative, District 10 – Bill Kelsey
U.S. Representative, District 17 – Shawn Michael Hamilton
U.S. Representative, District 21 – Ryan Shields
U.S. Representative, District 25 – John Betz
U.S. Representative, District 35 – Cory W. Bruner
State Senator, District 14 – James Arthur Strohm
State Senator, District 25 – Brandin P. Lea
State Representative, District 46 – Kevin Ludlow
State Representative, District 47 – Scott G. McKinlay
State Representative, District 48 – Ben Easton
State Representative, District 49 – Daniel Krawisz
State Representative, District 50 – David Dreesen
State Representative, District 51 – Arthur DiBianca
County Judge – Richard Perkins
District Clerk – Kevin Pick
County Clerk – Michael M. Holt
County Treasurer – Mike Burris
County Commissioner, Precinct 2 – Steven Haskett
County Commissioner, Precinct 4 – Joseph Morse
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 – Daniel Martin Ruble
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 – Nathan Kleffman
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 – Zach Warren
TCLP website:
http://travislp.org/
Thanks to Arthur DiBianca for this news.
“small-government Republican”
Right up there with Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster.
“A Republican will lose? Keep sending us the good news.”
Amen! Fuck the GOP.
“And when the small-government Republican loses by 1-2% in November, we’ll know who to blame.”
A Republican will lose? Keep sending us the good news.
True.
Also…I think maybe some of those small government Republican (one single hanging by a thread) tooth fairies misunderstand our stance on ending the war on drugs.
Just because we believe that government isn’t the correct solution to the problem of drugs abuse it does not follow that these unicorned small government Republican easter bunnies should get loaded on large quantities of illegal substances and start getting persistent hallucinations and paranoid delusions, completely unsupported by any real world evidence, that Libertarians are to blame for their losses.
I always assumed that we Libertarians shared a belief in personal responsibility with the Republicans. So I’m sure this hypothetical “small-government Republican” would take responsibility for not being a better candidate rather than blame others for his/her failure.
Small government Republican? That’s right up there with jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, humane slaughter, true lies, etc.
See also:
http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/nc-poll-8-of-liberals-6-of-moderates-4-of-conservatives-support-libertarian-beitler
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?250196-Libertarian-Voters-Come-From-Democratic-and-Republican-Parties-Nearly-Equally
http://ideas.time.com/2013/11/06/stop-scapegoating-third-party-candidates-for-election-results/?iid=op-main-lead
http://reason.com/blog/2014/03/12/did-libertarian-lucas-overby-throw-flori
Plenty of examples of this from all over the country in many years.
And when the small-government Republican loses by 1-2% in November, we’ll know who to blame.
Running that many candidates is in itself a win.
I hope the qualified ones win. It would be embarrassing to elect an incompetent who gives the party a bad name.
I hope some of them win!
Remarkable. Great job
I wish every county, parrish, borough and ward in the US had this many LP choices on the ballot.
Nicely done! That’s a lot of Libertarians on the ballot out there.
Congratulations and best wishes for campaign and electoral success!
This is great. I hope that you guys have many successes in Texas.
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