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Oct 27, 2006 · The real invisible man at the gubernatorial debate was the uninvited Libertarian candidate. He didn't get any free TV face time in the gubernatorial debate – the deep-thinking media barons at ...
James Werner is a Texas Libertarian and software analyst who moved from Connecticut in 1998. He ran against Lloyed Doggett for the 25th Congressional seat in 2004 and for Texas governor in 2006 against Rick Perry, Kinky Friedman, Carole Strayhorn, and Chris Bell.
- Attitude in Texas
- A Government Too Big
- 'Pro-Immigrant'
- Sharpest Differences
- Education Vouchers
"So I have been in all parts of this great country, and decided to stay here," he said. "One of the things that attracted me to Texas was that innate Libertarian attitude." After moving to Austin, Werner took time off from his career as a software salesman to work as a substitute Spanish teacher. Sarah Jeansonne, who taught middle school in Austin ...
The central theme of Werner's campaign is that government has become too big and too intrusive. "Limiting taxation and limiting government is a very important part of my platform," he said. One of his key issues is to replace the current property tax and business tax system with a sales tax on consumer goods and services. Werner said the extra burd...
He said the country should welcome anyone to the United States who does not have a criminal record and wants to come here to work. "I really am the only pro-immigrant candidate in this race. They're talking about building walls, and I'm talking about bridges and ladders," he said, referring to Republican Gov. Perry, independents Carole Keeton Stray...
One of the sharpest differences between Werner and the other candidates is about illegal recreational drugs. He said the current approach to such drugs causes crime. Werner said prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s led to extraordinary gang violence, but the gang violence ended as soon as alcohol sales were made legal again. "All we had to do was ma...
On education, Werner supports a "full-value" voucher program for the parents of every child in Texas. He said this will introduce competition into the state's education system. Perry has supported a pilot voucher program, but Strayhorn, Bell and Friedman all oppose vouchers as a financial drain on the public schools. Werner said he believes in scho...
Jul 24, 2006 · Libertarian candidate James Werner is by far the underdog in the five person race, but with five candidates running, it’s still anybody’s ball game with less than four months until Election Day. With independents Kinky Friedman and Carole Strayhorn joining the race against Werner, Republican Rick Perry and Democrat Chris Bell, a candidate ...
The election was a rare five-way race, with incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry running for re-election against Democrat Chris Bell and Independents Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman, as well as Libertarian nominee James Werner.
Oct 17, 2006 · I am running for governor to restore economic sanity to the state, and personal liberty to the citizens of Texas. With a 20-year career in sales, management, and consulting, I have a proven track...
Oct 13, 2022 · District 3 of Tippecanoe County Council has Jamie Ortiz, Libertarian, and Kathy Vernon, Republican, on the ballot.
