After Texas Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced she planned to retire, speculation soon began as to who would enter the race. One of the first to enter the race is David Smith, a Libertarian who plans to run as a Republican. In 2010 he ran against Republican Ted Poe in TX-02, earning 11.38% of the vote in a two-way race.… Read more ...
Sorry Woodrow. The Texas Tribune reports:
… Read more ...Iconic Texas entertainer and perennial politician Kinky Friedman plans to endorse Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Kathie Glass, which presents him with a problem: “I already said I would endorse Woodrow the dog,” he explains. “He’ll have to be my animal endorsement, and Kathie will be my human endorsement.”
In Texas, Rick Perry has a longstanding policy of refusing to debate his Democratic opponent, former Houston Mayor Bill White. Already, the League of Women Voters hosted a debate between White and the Libertarian Kathie Glass when Perry declined. Now, the same situation may emerge again. From the Austin American-Statesman:
… Read more ...The newspapers, along with Austin public television station KLRU, will deliver a letter to Republican Gov.
Being a native Texan, I find it irresistable to cover Kinky Friedman. In my last article, I pointed out his unusual endorsement in the Texas gubernatorial race. It was there I pointed out Kinky had apparently disavowed future runs for political office. However, that seems to have changed.
In a recent interview, George Varga posed this question with an interesting response:
… Read more ...Will he run for public office again?
Kinky Friedman’s political history has been all over the map: a Republican run for Kerrville Justice of the Peace in 1986, an independent run for Governor in 2006, and finally a Democrat run for Governor and then Agriculture Commissioner in 2010.
Nevertheless, Friedman continues to explore ever corner of the political spectrum.… Read more ...
The Libertarian Party of Texas held its state convention last weekend to nominate candidates, revise the platform, and hear speakers.
… Read more ...Joining state Republicans and Democrats in the spotlight this weekend, Texas Libertarians gathered Saturday in Austin to announce their own bold aspirations.
Libertarian delegates selected Kathie Glass , a 56-year-old attorney from Houston, to run against Republican Gov.
Naureen Khan in the Austin Statesman:
The Libertarian Party of Texas is hoping to kick-start its most successful election cycle to date, beginning with the party’s convention this weekend in Austin.
The state Libertarians will select their candidate for governor and other statewide offices Saturday and make revisions Sunday to the party platform, which is focused on smaller government, lower taxes and more personal liberties.… Read more ...
Actor Val Kilmer is thinking of running for governor in the state of New Mexico. The Associated Press reports that he is a Democrat, but he endorsed Ralph Nader in the 2008 presidential campaign and helped his campaign. Politico also had Dean Barkley comment on the potential run for governor:
… Read more ...Moreover, “it’s not that hard” for a celebrity to be seen as a serious candidate, said Dean Barkley, who managed some unconventional candidates’ campaigns, including that of Ventura and Kinky Friedman’s 2006 gubernatorial bid in Texas.