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Jeff Daiell Speaks in Austin
Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Daiell was the featured speaker at the latest presentation of the Distinguished Speaker Series. Jeff laid out his key issues and also talked about his strategy and tactics for exceeding his impressive showing in the 1990 Gubernatorial contest. Jeff also collected a tidy sum in on-the-spot campaign contributions. (If you want to support Jeff too, his website has instructions for making donations either online or by snail mail.)

Jeff also appeared at the Bill of Rights Rally on Sat. Sept. 21. This event was well attended by Constitution supporters and the media alike. Later that evening he was a guest for one hour on Don Crawford's "The Flipside" radio show on 590 KLBJ. He also spoke on Sunday evening at the Hungry Horse Restaurant in San Antonio for a group assembled by the Bexar County Libertarian Party.

Bowie Ibarra Nominated for State Comptroller's Race
Bowie V. Ibarra, manager of the South Austin Redemption Center for Norfed currency, was elected as the nominee for State Comptroller by the State Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party. Mr. Ibarra replaces Steve Martin who was declared ineligible for State Comptroller after he switched to the U.S. Representative race in District 32. At the same meeting, the Executive Committee also selected Dr. Betty Hernandez of San Antonio as the new nominee for Land Commissioner.

Mr. Ibarra is a school teacher in Buda. He is also known for his impassioned defense of alternatives to the federal banking system. He was a featured speaker at the August 24th Bill of Rights Rally at Woolridge Square where he presented many problems with the central bank and touted alternatives to government fiat currency such as the silver-backed NORFED currency.

Mr. Ibarra is one of 21 Libertarian Nominees from Travis County who will appear on the November General Election Ballot. Vincent May (Agricultural Commissioner), Mark Gessner (Lieutenant Governor) and Jon Roland (Attorney General) are the other Travis County residents nominated for statewide office. The record size slate easily eclipses the previous record of 12 local Libertarian candidates which was achieved in the 2000 election cycle.