4 Candidates For State Senator To Debate At Burleson

Tuesday event sponsored by Toastmasters at high school

The four candidates vying for the unexpired term of State
Senator Kip Averitt are invited to debate Monday at
Burleson.

The election is scheduled for May 8.

Toastmasters International, a club of men and women who
improve their public speaking skills through feedback and
constant practice, will host the event at the Burleson High
School auditorium at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20.

There will be a meet and greet event first at 6 p.m.

They have invited Gayle Avant, a Baylor professor of
Political Science; Brian Birdwell, a retired Army Colonel
from Granbury; David Sibley, a lobbyist and former State
Senator; and Darren Yancy, an insurance and real estate
broker with extensive experience in raising venture capital
as an investment banker.

The winner of the special election will fill the unexpired
term of Mr. Kip Averitt, a multi-term legislator who
resigned after receiving the nomination in the Republican
Primary due to health concerns. Republican voters insisted
on giving him the nomination following the formation of a
"Keep Kip" movement by Waco attorney and Brazos River
Authority Board Chairman Chris DeCluitt and Mr. Sibley, a
lobbyist for the BRA and many electrical utilities as well
as insurance carriers.

The County Republican Chairmen of the 10-county district
will nominate candidates for the general election.

There is much interest in the race because Mr. Averitt's
career included the chairmanship of the Senate Natural
Resources Committee. As such, he was the author of the
State Water Plan and wrote much legislation as a member of
the House of Representatives regarding deregulation of
telephone, electrical, insurance and transportation
utilities. These bills were co-sponsored by Mr. Sibley
during his tenure as a State Senator and signed into law by
then-Governor George W. Bush.

The four candidates vying for the unexpired term of State
Senator Kip Averitt are invited to debate Monday at
Burleson.

The election is scheduled for May 8.

Toastmasters International, a club of men and women who
improve their public speaking skills through feedback and
constant practice, will host the event at the Burleson High
School auditorium at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20.

They have invited Gayle Avant, a Baylor professor of
Political Science; Brian Birdwell, a retired Army Colonel
from Granbury; David Sibley, a lobbyist and former State
Senator; and Darren Yancy, an insurance and real estate
broker with extensive experience in raising venture capital
as an investment banker.

The winner of the special election will fill the unexpired
term of Mr. Kip Averitt, a multi-term legislator who
resigned after receiving the nomination in the Republican
Primary due to health concerns. Republican voters insisted
on giving him the nomination following the formation of a
"Keep Kip" movement by Waco attorney and Brazos River
Authority Board Chairman Chris DeCluitt and Mr. Sibley, a
lobbyist for the BRA and many electrical utilities as well
as insurance carriers.

The County Republican Chairmen of the 10-county district
will nominate candidates for the general election.

There is much interest in the race because Mr. Averitt's
career included the chairmanship of the Senate Natural
Resources Committee. As such, he was the author of the
State Water Plan and wrote much legislation as a member of
the House of Representatives regarding deregulation of
telephone, electrical, insurance and transportation
utilities. These bills were co-sponsored by Mr. Sibley
during his tenure as a State Senator and signed into law by
then-Governor George W. Bush.