Smith For U.S. House of Representatives

(HOUSTON) David Smith, Libertarian nominee for Congress from Texas's 2nd District, has named Paul Mattis of Graham (Young County) Editorial Assistant for the campaign. Mr. Mattis had been a researcher and canvasser for the Bush For Governor campaign in 1998, and a speechwriter for the 2002 Perry campaign. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Strategic Communication.

Married and the father of two, Mr. Mattis abandoned the Republican Party in dismay over its adoption of the budgetary recklessness that has long characterized the Democratic Party. He currently teaches American Literature and coaches speech and debate.

The campaign's Media Manager, Jeff Daiell, welcomed Mr. Mattis with enthusiasm. "Both Beltway parties are losing some of their best stalwarts to the Libertarian Party," Daiell said, "and they will be a key to making 2010 a breakthrough year for the Libertarian Party in Texas. Voters from all three parties are joining the effort to help Mr. Smith Go To Washington."

Smith is challenging Ted Poe, and there is no Democrat in the race.

Smith has knocked on over 80,000 doors so far in this campaign.

The campaign is represented on Facebook at DSmith for Congress.

SMITH TO APPEAR WITH CONGRESSMAN POE ON “RED, WHITE AND BLUE”

Monday, August 16th at 10:30 a.m. on Houston’s PBS KUHT-TV

In a move to provide viewers with fair and impartial reporting, Houston’s PBS KUHT-TV asked, 2^nd Congressional District hopeful, David Smith, to appear with Congressman Ted Poe on its “Red, White and Blue” political program. The program is scheduled to air on Monday, August 16th at 10:30 a.m. and re-air on Sunday Aug. 22, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays Aug 19, 2010 at 11 p.m. The telecast can also be viewed on the internet on KUHT-TV’s YouTube site: www.Houstonpbs.org . DVD copies are also available at the website.

Although the “Red, White and Blue” program is not a debate, Station Producer, Nancy Simonds stated, “It is a discussion with our hosts Republican Gary Polland and Democratic

David Jones in order for our viewers to get to know who are running for Texas’ 2^nd Congressional District on November 2^nd.”

David Smith with Carl Boyd Jr. on Tenn. State University Radio discussing the current issues.

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Houston Area LP Candidates Planning Strategy For Upcoming Elections

By:Steve Susman

Members of the Houston area Libertarian Party will be gathering on the evening of May 15th at the campaign headquarters of gubernatorial hopeful Katherine Youngblood Glass. The strategizing summit will include some Congressional Candidates such as Bruce A. West (District 8), David Smith (District 2) and Steve Susman (District 22). The Libertarian Party is showing a marked improvement in voter interest, due to recent public disgust in the two party system.

Katherine Youngblood Glass, who had held off from entering the gubernatorial race previously has now thrown her hat in the ring. Youngblood-Glass had refrained from running to lend her support for the Debra Medina campaign. Now that Medina is out of the running, she will step forward seeking the LP nomination. Her opponents for this nomination are Jeff Daiell, Steve Nichols, and Ed Tidwell.

The Libertarian Party will hold their Gubernatorial Convention to vote on their finalist in Austin, Texas June 11-13th.

The strategy session will further the party's new no-nonsense approach to campaigning. Buckle up Texas, the passivity of the previously known Libertarian Party has been left behind. This Texas group of Libertarians has redefined the road to this decade's electoral campaign. Lack of funding may no longer be a problem with many candidates going back to the real approach, meeting the voters in person. Gone are the days of paid campaign workers and corporate sponsors, the candidates are doing the hard work themselves. This is not your father's Libertarian Party any longer.