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Join the Libertarian Party today: www.lp.org Carla Howell, executive director for the Libertarian National Committee, delivers the Libertarian Party's response to President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address at Libertarian Party headquarters in Washington, DC
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LIBERTARIANS ON THE RISE IN TEXAS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Pat Dixon, LP Texas State Chair
Phone: 512-771-3936
Email: chair@lptexas.org
November 7, 2012
LIBERTARIANS ON THE RISE IN TEXAS
Tuesday's election results showed significant gains for the Libertarian Party in Texas.
With 1,139,564 votes, Libertarian presidential candidates, Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray more than DOUBLED the 2008 vote total of Bob Barr and Wayne Root.
For the first time ever five Libertarians in Texas receive over 1 million votes:Jaime O. Perez, Railroad Commissioner- 1,122,792
RS Roberto Koelsch, Texas Supreme Court- 1,280,886
Tom Oxford, Texas Supreme Court- 1,030,735
Mark W. Bennett, Court of Criminal Appeals- 1,326,526
William Bryan Strange- Court of Criminal Appeals- 1,313,746
Previously, only William Strange ever achieved 1 million Libertarian votes in Texas.
Lillian Simmons achieved 30% in her race for Texas House and David Kinney in Hockley County had a very competitive race for sheriff receiv
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Help Hire an Executive Director Fellow Texas Libertarian, You can help us hire an executive director. You can do that by making a donation right now at www.LPTexas.org.
Why hire an executive director?
When I became the chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas in 2004, the first thing I did was to hire an executive director. The results were record breaking:
Average voting increases for the last 3 presidential elections
2004-2008
2008-2012
US House races (3-way)
41%
8%
US House races (2-way)
90%
34%
Texas House (3-way)
4%
36%
Texas House (2-way)
38%
21%
Statewide Judicial races (2-way)
20%
20%
(3-way means LIB, DEM & REP; 2-way means LIB plus DEM or REP.)
We already have over 100 candidates ready to run for the 2014 campaign; and we haven't even started recruiting yet! Who will support them? Who will help fill the ballot with candidates and guide them through the process?
We have several good candidates for the position of executive director. What we don't have is the money to hire them. Our state committe
WELCOME AVERAGE VOTING INCREASES FOR LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES FOR THE LAST 3 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
2004 - 2008 Increase
2008 - 2012 Increase
US House races (3-way)
41%
8%
US House races (2-way)
90%
34%
Texas House (3-way)
4%
36%
Texas House (2-way)
38%
21%
Statewide Judicial races (2-way)
20%
20%
Why Libertarian? Because we love America and our liberty and are committed to the fight for both.
Like millions of other Americans, we believe that our country and our freedoms are under attack like never before, and may well be lost if we do not act to defeat these attacks on our constitutionally-recognized rights.
We believe that we are in a battle for America and that Texas is the battleground. These threats come from our federal government and beyond and at times from our own state government.
We believe that the broken two-party system is part of the problem and is not the solution. Washington will never fix itself, and the two major parties mired in the ways of Washington, D.C. will nev
Election Night Parties in Texas Libertarian candidates and volunteers have worked hard this entire election cycle, let's celebrate!
Dallas County Election Night Party
The Free Man Cajun Cafe & Lounge
2626 Commerce Street in Dallas
Tarrant County Election Night Party
Danny's Celtic Pub 2824 Central Dr. in Bedford
Bexar County Election Night Party
Lion and Rose on Broadway
5148 Broadway Street in San Antonio
Cameron County Election Night Party
Holiday Inn, Brownsville
Hwy 77 Frontage Rd(between Morrison & Rueben Torres)
Travis County Election Night PartyLucky Lounge- Austin209-A West 5th St.
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