If neither dominant party represents you, consider the Libertarian Party.

Texas Filing Fee

Starting with 2020 elections there is a filing fee to run for public office in Texas. Prior to that there was NO fee. The current filing fee to run for US House is … (A) $ 3,125. These filing fees go to support (B) state funded primaries.

(A) $ 3,125 is a YUGE barrier for Libertarians and independents without massive party money machines. My candidacy is a one–man–show. I do NOT have a dominant party political machine behind me. My 2022 "fundraising" was $ 100 from a friend. I'm also the web designer.

(B) The Libertarian Party uses a convention system to nominate candidates. It is self–funded; we use NO public funds. Yet, these new filing fees would support both D and R (publicly funded) primaries.

Fees Waived

These onerous and insulting fees were litigated starting in 2020. As such, the fees were NOT enforced. My 2022 run was without a fee extorted. For this 2024 run I submitted the Texas form (Nov 2023) wihtout the onerous fee … suddenly, enforcement in Aug '24.

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(A)	$ 3,125 is a YUGE barrier for Libertarians and independents without massive party money machines. My candidacy is a one–man–show. I do NOT have a dominant party political machine behind me. My 2022 "fundraising" was $ 100 from a friend. I'm also the web designer.
(B)	The Libertarian Party uses a convention system to nominate candidates. It is self–funded; we use NO public funds. Yet, these new filing fees would support both D and R (publicly funded) primaries.