Libertarians field long slate of November candidates including Houston woman for governor - John W. Gonzalez, Houston Chronicle:
April 18,2014 - "They'll advocate legalization of drugs and call for the free movement of people and goods across the Mexican border. They are the Libertarian Party of Texas.
"The party's candidates for federal, state and local offices have been selected, and each hopeful will offer their own ideas to maintain individual rights and reduce government.... Libertarians will field contenders for all of Texas' top offices including U.S. senator, congressional seats and statewide offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and others
"Because some of its candidates garnered more than 2 percent of the vote in recent statewide elections, the party was assured of spots on the fall ballot. As a 'minor' party under state election law, Libertarians and the Green Party aren't required to conduct primary elections; instead they have conventions where delegates select candidates.... The party's state convention in Temple, which earlier this month drew 220 delegates, was twice the size of its 2012 gathering....
"One of the party's main goals is unchanged: influencing policy discussions, even without capturing offices through big-dollar campaigns."
"'We run on a shoestring. The Libertarian Party is not a party of wealthy people. Our bank account, locally, is just a couple of thousand (dollars),' [Party Chair Gil] Robinson said. "
Read more: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Libertarians-field-long-slate-of-November-5414111.php
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