The aim of the Independent Candidate Network is to elect enough Independent, nonpartisan and unaffiliated candidates from across the country and across a broad range of the political spectrum to the House of Representatives in 2026 to deny both Republicans and Democrats a majority.
Our dream is to wake up on November 4, 2026, to something like 210 Democrats, 210 Republicans and 15 true Independents. That means that on January 3, 2027, one of two things has to happen to select a Speaker and open the House.
Either Republicans and Democrats will choose a Speaker from among their ranks, proving they are in fact a uniparty working for the donor class and not the American people. Or, they will have to select an Independent as Speaker. Either way, we will have won our first major battle which is to end the hyper-partisanship.
The House would adopt a powersharing structure where all committees and subcommittees are split equally between Democrats and Republicans and an Independent on each body would be the tiebreaking vote.
We will flex our power to:
With these changes to how the House operates, the body will start to function as originally designed and will for the first time in 32 years begin to do the work of the People.