Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 10:27:14 -0500

The following press release was distributed to local D.C. and national media
on Thursday, November 10, by Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty:

CONTACT:
Rick Sincere
703-920-4023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GLIL President Elected to Local Office in Washington, D.C.
David Morris Takes 54 Percent in Advisory Neighborhood Commission Race

(WASHINGTON, November 10, 1994) --- David Morris, president of Gays and
Lesbians for Individual Liberty (GLIL), was elected on Tuesday to Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 2F in Washington, D.C.  Morris becomes the first GLIL
member since its founding to be elected to public office.  He received 53.6
percent of the vote while the incumbent received 44 percent.  Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 2F covers the neighborhoods near Logan Circle and
Thomas Circle in downtown Washington--the "Centre City" area.
     Morris, a political consultant and member of the D.C. Libertarian Party,
ran a grassroots campaign under the umbrella of a committee called "David's
Friends and Neighbors."  He contacted more than 75 percent of the voters in
his district through hand-addressed postcards and notes, as well as greeting
all the voters as they entered the polling place.
     "This is an exciting moment for me personally and for the Libertarian
Party," said Morris.  "For the first time in memory, a Libertarian Party
member has been elected to local office in the nation's capital.  Moreover,
this gives me the opportunity to serve my community in an open and
substantial way.  I would like to thank each and every person who voted for
me.  Their support is quite meaningful to me and I look forward to working
with all my friends and neighbors in this district."
     Morris, a native of Texas, came to the Washington area in 1993 as
campaign manager for Richard Sincere, the first openly gay candidate for the
Virginia House of Delegates, who was one of the co-founders of Gays and
Lesbians for Individual Liberty.  Morris previously had managed a
congressional campaign in South Carolina and had been a candidate for the
Greenville (S.C.) City Council.  This year, he consulted on grassroots and
candidate campaigns across the nation.  Morris was elected GLIL's president
in May 1994.
     "What motivated me to run for the ANC was first--and foremost--the
concern about safety in my neighborhood.  I want to hold a public hearing in
Logan Circle Park on crime and safety issues," said the 30-year-old Morris.
 "I am also concerned about economic development in my neighborhood."
     For more information about GLIL, telephone 202-789-2536, write Box
65743, Washington, DC  20035, or send e-mail to glilguy@aol.com.  Gays and
Lesbians for Individual Liberty is a non-partisan organization founded in
February 1991 for the purpose of educating citizens about the intersection of
issues of concern to gay men and lesbians and of individual liberty and
responsibility.
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