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2008 Candidates

Candidates for statewide and district offices (November 4, 2008 election)
Candidates for county offices (November 4, 2008 election)
Libertarians in local nonpartisan races (May 10, 2008 election)
(Candidates from 2006 and before)

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Nominations for statewide offices will be made at the Libertarian state convention in June.

U.S. Senator Scott Jameson
U.S. Senator Jon Roland
U.S. Senator Yvonne Adams Schick
Railroad Commissioner David Floyd
Chief Justice, Supreme Court Tom Oxford
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7 David G. Smith
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8 Drew Shirley
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3     Matthew E. Eilers
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 Dave Howard
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 William Bryan Strange, III
 
The following candidates have been nominated and will appear on the ballot in November.
 
U.S. Representative, District 2 Craig Wolfe
U.S. Representative, District 3 Christopher J. Claytor
U.S. Representative, District 4 Fred Annett
U.S. Representative, District 5 Ken Ashby
U.S. Representative, District 6 Max W. Koch III
U.S. Representative, District 7 Drew Parks
U.S. Representative, District 8 Brian Stevens
U.S. Representative, District 9 Brad Walters
U.S. Representative, District 10 Matt Finkel
U.S. Representative, District 11 John R. Strohm
U.S. Representative, District 12 Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh
U.S. Representative, District 15 Gricha Raether
U.S. Representative, District 16 Mette A. Baker
U.S. Representative, District 17 Gardner C. Osborne
U.S. Representative, District 18 Mike Taylor
U.S. Representative, District 19 Richard "Chip" Peterson
U.S. Representative, District 20 Michael Idrogo
U.S. Representative, District 21 James Arthur Strohm
U.S. Representative, District 22 John Wieder
U.S. Representative, District 23 Lani Connolly
U.S. Representative, District 24 David A. Casey
U.S. Representative, District 25 Jim Stutsman
U.S. Representative, District 26 Stephanie B. Weiss
U.S. Representative, District 27 Robert E. Powell
U.S. Representative, District 28 Ross Lynn Leone
U.S. Representative, District 29 Joel Grace
U.S. Representative, District 30 Jarrett Woods
U.S. Representative, District 31 Barry N. Cooper
U.S. Representative, District 32 Alex Bischoff
State Board of Education, District 6 Mary Ann Bryan
State Board of Education, District 7 Richard R. Johnson
State Board of Education, District 8 Kim B. Stroman
State Board of Education, District 11 Bruce Beckman
State Board of Education, District 14 John E. Shuey
State Senator, District 6 Susan Delgado
State Senator, District 9 Carl Nulsen
State Senator, District 10 Richard A. Cross
State Senator, District 11 Cliff Messina
State Senator, District 16 Paul Osborn
State Senator, District 20 Billy "Bill" Parker
State Senator, District 21 Barry L. Allison
State Senator, District 23 Jim Renfro
State Senator, District 24 Bill Oliver
State Senator, District 26 Steve Lopez
State Senator, District 28 M. J. (Smitty) Smith
State Senator, District 31 Lauren Poindexter
State Representative, District 1 Tim Eason
State Representative, District 2 Michael A. French
State Representative, District 4 James C. Yow
State Representative, District 6 Gene Moody
State Representative, District 7 Joey R. Stroman
State Representative, District 9 Joe Allport
State Representative, District 10 Phil Smart
State Representative, District 11 Paul Bryan
State Representative, District 14 Ron Darby
State Representative, District 17 Alan W. Duesterhoft
State Representative, District 19 Richard Ramsey
State Representative, District 20 Craig C. Weems
State Representative, District 22 Dean L. Tucker
State Representative, District 23 Charles L. Earley
State Representative, District 24 Rafael E. Ramos
State Representative, District 25 Richard Cole
State Representative, District 28 M. Stephen Lucas
State Representative, District 32 Lenard Nelson
State Representative, District 33 Justin R. Garrett
State Representative, District 41 Charles W. Snelling
State Representative, District 43 Richard W. Shuey
State Representative, District 44 John Lynch
State Representative, District 45 Tom Gleinser
State Representative, District 46 Allen Hacker
State Representative, District 47 Alan Hultgren
State Representative, District 48 Ben Easton
State Representative, District 50 Jerry Chandler
State Representative, District 51 Arthur DiBianca
State Representative, District 52 Lillian Simmons
State Representative, District 53 Brian W. Holk
State Representative, District 54 Nicolaas J. Kramer
State Representative, District 55 Chris Lane
State Representative, District 56 David Meine
State Representative, District 57 Neill Snider
State Representative, District 58 Tom Stewart
State Representative, District 59 Coy Reynolds
State Representative, District 61 Richard W. Forsythe Jr.
State Representative, District 63 John Turner
State Representative, District 64 Jason Jordan
State Representative, District 65 Lee Hooper
State Representative, District 66 Benjamin Westfried
State Representative, District 67 Jeffrey Joyner
State Representative, District 68 Ryan Galloway
State Representative, District 69 Richard Brown
State Representative, District 70 Robert R. Virasin
State Representative, District 71 Michael Walton
State Representative, District 72 Dennis Higgins
State Representative, District 73 Shannon Beckett McCracken
State Representative, District 78 Bill Collins
State Representative, District 81 Elmo Hockman
State Representative, District 82 Sherry Phillips
State Representative, District 86 Kevin Howell
State Representative, District 87 L. Blake Bailey
State Representative, District 91 Paul Mastin
State Representative, District 93 Colin F. Sewards
State Representative, District 94 Geoffrey A. Adams
State Representative, District 95 Hy Siegel
State Representative, District 96 Todd Litteken
State Representative, District 97 Rodney Wingo
State Representative, District 98 Stephen M. Smith
State Representative, District 99 Robin Chester
State Representative, District 100 Robert M. Pritchett
State Representative, District 103 David R. Mason
State Representative, District 105 James G. Baird
State Representative, District 106 Gene Freeman
State Representative, District 107 Brandon Parsons
State Representative, District 109 Kevin Jackson
State Representative, District 111 Tim Miles
State Representative, District 112 Philip M. White
State Representative, District 115 Preston Poulter
State Representative, District 116 William T. Armstrong V
State Representative, District 118 James L. Thompson
State Representative, District 121 Arthur M. Thomas IV
State Representative, District 122 Sally Baynton
State Representative, District 126 Oscar J. Palma, Jr.
State Representative, District 127 Justo Perez
State Representative, District 130 William B. Gray Jr.
State Representative, District 132 Phil Kurtz
State Representative, District 134 Mhair S. Dekmezian
State Representative, District 135 Alfred N. Montestruc
State Representative, District 136 Gerald W. "Jerry" LaFleur
State Representative, District 137 Alex Cresswell
State Representative, District 141 Richard Brown
State Representative, District 143 Joe O. Marcom
State Representative, District 147 Joe Tirado
State Representative, District 150 Ken Petty
 
Bastrop County
Tax Assessor-Collector Travis Hill
 
Bexar County
County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Jeff Carruthers
 
Brazos County
Tax Assessor-Collector John Roemer
 
Cameron County
Tax Assessor-Collector Robert E. Bolkcom
 
Collin County
Sheriff Brent Friedman
Tax Assessor-Collector Randy Kohn
Constable, Precinct 3 Rodney Caston
 
Dallas County
Tax Assessor-Collector Clayton Payne Woolam
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Matt Havener
 
Ellis County
Tax Assessor-Collector Linda Gallegos
Treasurer (unexpired term) Cathy Kennedy
 
Harris County
Tax Assessor-Collector Jeffrey McGee
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Jorgen Nelson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 Derrick J. Anderson Sr
 
Hays County
Tax Assessor-Collector Steve Ravet
County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Deborah R. Wood
 
Jefferson County
County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Kevin R. McCarthy
 
Lubbock County
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Jerry Russell
 
Nueces County
Tax Assessor-Collector Bradley Moore
 
Parker County
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Tom W. Clayton
 
San Patricio County
Tax Assessor-Collector Ed Bailey
 
Tarrant County
Sheriff Charles Hibbler
County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Mark F. Frohman
 
Travis County
Sheriff David McDaniel
Tax Assessor-Collector Mike Burris
County Commissioner, Precinct 1 Fancy Fairchild
County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Wes Benedict
Constable, Precinct 2 Arlo J. Pignotti
Constable, Precinct 3 Joe Edgar
Constable, Precinct 5 Michael M. Holt
 
Williamson County
Sheriff Mike Andras
Tax Assessor-Collector Jon Scallan
County Commissioner, Precinct 3 James Atwell Andrews
Constable, Precinct 4 Charles McCoy
 
Libertarians in local nonpartisan races (May 10, 2008 election)
 
Abilene City Council, Place 4 Steve Kirby
Anna City Council, Place 2 Kevin Anderson (unopposed)
Lago Vista City Council, Place 4 Pat Dixon
Missouri City Council, At Large Position 2 Kevin Tunstall



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