County Chair
Jeff Miller was born in New Jersey, but moved to Brazos County in 1982 and has lived here
ever since. He graduated from A&M Consolidated High School in 1994 and attended Blinn College. Jeff participated
in the process of both the Republican and Democrat parties before finally deciding “enough is enough” and joining
the Libertarian party officially in 2020.
Vice-Chair
Dr. Christiana Chamon Garcia was raised in Houston where
she was indoctrinated by the Left. When she turned 19, she realized that she identified
as a Libertarian. She became active in the LP after the 2020 election when she got
tired of being the only objective person in every single room and decided to network
with other Libertarians. Christiana received her BSEE from UH, her MSEE from TAMU,
and her Ph.D. from TAMU in 2021. She is very excited to serve as the Vice Chair of
LP Brazos County, and she looks forward to joining you in plotting to take over the
world and leave you alone!
Secretary
Mike Halvorson has a B.S. in Biomedical Science and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Public
Health/Toxicology from Texas A&M University. He grew up in Pitman, New Jersey and
went to High School in Beaumont, Texas. He is currently employed as a Business
Development Manager with AGS Scientific in Bryan, Texas. Mike has previously served
as an Alderman for the City of Evansville, Wisconsin and as a member of the Board
of Directors and Vice President of Crossroads Connection Prison Ministries in Omaha,
Nebraska. Mike joined the Libertarian Party in 2008.
Treasurer
Sherry Garland graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a
BA in French and did graduate studies in Linguistics/English. She worked in university
libraries for many years before becoming the award-winning author of over 30 books for
children, teens and adults. She joined the Libertarian Party in the late 1980s and was
active in the Harris County LP before moving to Bryan in 1999.
Honorary Officers
Past Chair (2020-2022)
Bruce Pugh graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Engineering Technology,
Electronics in 1990. He grew up in Manvel, Texas and went to High School in Alvin.
Most of his work life has specialized in commercial parking equipment and access control.
Bruce became a Libertarian in 1998 after reading and agreeing with half of the content
in a progressive magazine. He realized the far left had as many disagreements with the
Democrats as he had with the Republicans.
Past Chair (2020)
John Elkins graduated from the University of New York, Albany. After college
he worked as a substitute teacher in Los Angeles. He did public programs for a metropolitan
library, and Inlandia Institute. Elkins has raised over half a million dollars for charities,
worked as a concert promoter and a freelance writer having had 89 articles published. He
became a libertarian in high school, and has been active in the Libertarian Party in Hawaii
and California.
Past Chair (1998-2020)
Christopher Jagge received advanced degrees in Entomology from
Texas A&M University. He became Chair of Brazos County LP in 1998 and also helped
found the Aggie Libertarians. He is a strong advocate for Home Schooling. In addition
to his regular job, he also started his own business, BCS Chicken. He served as
Brazos County Chair for 21 years before moving to Burleson County in 2019.