A contemporary at Lake Tuggeranong College was Alicia Payne, MP for the Division of Canberra.
[citation needed] Werner-Gibbings first ran as a candidate for Brindabella in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in the 2016 election.
[2] He ran again at the 2020 election and despite achieving 0.48 of a quota, he was narrowly beaten by Johnathan Davis of the Greens.
[4] Werner-Gibbings is a keen participant in local sport, coaching and umpiring junior Aussie Rules, cricket and soccer teams.
Werner-Gibbings was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in early 1999, three months after he turned 17.