Declared
These common-sense, independent candidates are running for state and local offices across the country. Each are leaders of integrity, aligned with our "Declaration of Independents" and advancing the independent movement in their communities.
These independent candidates are running for federal, state and local offices across the country.
A * designates if the candidate has signed our Declaration of Independents. We are grateful for these candidates' who are leading the independent movement in their communities.
By our count, there are more than 60 independent candidates who have filed to run for office in 2018, including:
Federal:
- Nick Thomas*, U.S House Colorado CD-2
- Bill Bass*, U.S House New York CD 24
- Mike Mullen*, U.S. House Massachusetts CD 3
- Cooper Nye*, U.S. House Michigan District 11
- Jeremy Peluski*, U.S House Michigan CD-10
- Luisa Parker*, U.S. House New York District 19, New York
- Larry Piegza*, U.S. House New York District 27, New York
- Robert Sayre*, U.S. House Virginia District 1, Virginia
- Richard Kahle*, U.S. House California District 50, California
- Diane Neal*, U.S. House New York District 19, New York
- Tom Schleiger*, Governor of Michigan, Michigan
- Marc Whitmire*, U.S. House Tennessee District 2, Tennessee
- Sam Williams*, U.S House Texas District 16, Texas
- Nancy Slotnick*, U.S. House Washington District 10, Washington
- Alyse Galvin, U.S. House Alaska At-Large District, Alaska
- Karen Lee Schatzle, U.S. House California District 39, California
- Lloyd Dunn, U.S House Tennessee District 6, Tennessee
- Brendan St. John, U.S. House California District 15, California
- Juan Carlos Mercado, U.S. House California District 51, California
- John Graham, U.S. California District 45, California
- Kevin Kissinger, U.S. House California District 48, California
- Mark Shayani, U.S. House California District 28, California
- Angelika Purkis, U.S House Florida District 12, Florida
- Ted Alemayhu, U.S. House California District 39, California
- Sophia Alexander, U.S. House California District 39, California
- Nils Palsson, U.S. House California District 5, California
- Reginald Clayton, U.S. House California District 7, California
- Will Johnson, U.S. House California District 46, California
- Terra Snover, U.S. House California District 10, California
- Christopher Mockerman, U.S. House Delaware At-large District, Delaware
- Stuart Reed, U.S. House Florida District 23, Florida
- Mat Tomkowiak, U.S. House Illinois District 3, Illinois
- Dave Langlinais, U.S. House Louisiana District 3, Louisiana
- James Clasby, U.S. House New York District 23, New York
- Steve Meyers, U.S. House Ohio District 2, Ohio
- Robert Mason, U.S. House Texas District 3, Texas
- Scott Blankenship, U.S. House Virginia District 9, Virginia
- Mary Malarsie, U.S. House Colorado District 3, Colorado
- Dan Chapin, U.S. House Colorado District 6, Colorado
- Bradley Svenson, U.S. House Minnesota District 2, Minnesota
- Josh Sauberman, U.S. House New York District 3, New York
State:
- Alan Reynolds, California State Assembly District 41, California
- Mark Belden, California State Senate District 8, California
- Eric Frame, California State Senate District 6, California
- Wesley Laraway, New York State Assembly District 102, New York
- Gene Rubinstein, Wisconsin State Assembly District 42, Wisconsin
- Charles De Coune, Oklahoma Treasurer, Oklahoma
- Daniel Wilson, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 62, Pennsylvania
- David Else, Utah House of Representatives District 40, Utah
- Marsha Holland, Utah House of Representatives District 73, Utah
- David "TK" Hayes, Florida Statehouse District 38
- Peter Smith, Colorado State Senate District 32, Colorado
- Carl Eggers, Tennessee House of Representatives District 11, Tennessee
- Colin McMahon, Washington House of Representatives District 1a, Washington
- David Dennison, Tennessee House of Representatives District 53, Tennessee
- Debi Wagner, Washington State Senate District 34, Washington
- Hillary Shaw, Washington State Senate District 34, Washington
- Jamal Rabieh, Washington State Senate District 39, Washington
- Joe Hackenmueller, Alaska House of Representatives District 14, Alaska
- Mark Smith, Washington House of Representatives District 20b, Washington
- Scott West, Washington State Senate District 21, Washington
- Shawn Butler, Alaska House of Representatives District 29, Alaska
Local:
- Chris Dahl*, Hamilton County Commision, Tennessee
- Annie Rice, St. Louis Board of Alderman Ward 8
