How to Run for Texas House of Representatives

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Qualifications for All Public Offices

Note: This chart provides a list of qualifications for all public offices that could appear on the ballot at a general ballot for country and county officers. This includes offices that may not exist currently listed on the election. For a list of offices that will be on the election in 2020, please see Offices up for Election in 2020.

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Public Office Sought	U.Due south. Citizen	Texas Resident	Commune Resident	Registered to Vote in Area of Office Sought	Minimum Age	Practicing Lawyer or Judge	Source Police force	Term of Office
U.s. Senator	nine yrs.	Yes a	not req'd	not req'd	30 b	_	I § 3 i	half-dozen yrs.
United States Representative	vii yrs.	Aye a	not req'd	not req'd	25 b	-	I § 2 i	two yrs.
Governor	Yes	5 yrs.	-	non req'd	30 b	-	Four § 4 i	four yrs.
Lieutenant Governor	Yes	5 yrs.	-	non req'd	30 b	-	IV § 16 i	four yrs.
Chaser General	Aye	12 mo c.	-	Yep c	18 chiliad	not req'd	IV § 22 i	4 yrs.
Comptroller of Public Accounts	Yes	12 mo c.	-	Yes c	18 chiliad	-	4 § 23 i	4 yrs.
Commission of Full general Land Function	Yeah	12 mo c.	-	Yes c	18 g	-	IV § 23 i	iv yrs.
Commissioner of Agriculture	Yes	12 mo c.	-	Yes c	18 1000	-	4 § 23 i	iv yrs.
Railroad Commissioner	Yes	12 mo c	-	Aye c	25 m	-	§ 81.01003, 81.01004 j	6 yrs.
Chief Justice & Justice, Supreme Court	Yes	12 mo.c	-	Yes c	35 b	10 yrs.b	Five § 2 i	6 yrs.
Presiding Judge and Judge, Courtroom of Criminal Appeals	Yes	12 mo.c	-	Yeah c	35 b	10 yrs.b	V § four i	6 yrs.
State Senator	Yeah	5 yrs. b	12 mo.b	non req'd h	26 b	-	Three § vi i	iv yrs.
State Representative	Yes	2 yrs.b	12 mo.b	not req'd h	21 b	-	III § vii i	2 yrs.
Member, State Board of Didactics	Yes	12 mo.b	12 mo.b	Yes c	26 b	-	§ 7.103 1000	iv yrs.
Master Justice and Justice, Court of Appeals	Yes	12 mo.c	6 mo.c	Aye c	35 b	10 yrs.b	5 § half dozen i	half dozen yrs.
Commune Judge	Yes	2 yrs.b	2 yrs.b	Yep c	25 b	4 yrs. b	Five § 7§24.001 50	4 yrs.
Criminal District Judge	Yep	2 yrs.b	2 yrs.b	Yes c	25 b	iv yrs. b	V § 7§24.001 50	four yrs.
Family Commune Judge	Yeah	2 yrs.b	two yrs.b	Yep c	25 b	iv yrs. b	5 § 7§24.001 l	iv yrs.
Commune Attorney e	Yes	12 mo.c	half-dozen mo.c	Yes c	18 g	Yes	V § 21, 30 § 41.001 l	4 yrs.
Criminal District Attorney	Yes	12 mo.c	six mo.c	Yes c	18 thou	Yeah	V § thirty, Ch. 44, § 41.001 l	4 yrs.
Canton Estimate	Yes	12 moc.	half dozen mo.c	Yes c	18 g	non req'd	V § 15	iv yrs.
Estimate, County Court-at-Law e	Aye	ii yrs. due east	six mo.c, e	Yes c	25 east,	4 yrs. e	Five § 30 §25.0014 l	4 yrs.
Judge, Canton Criminal Court e	Yes	2 yrs. e	half-dozen mo.c, e	Aye c	25 e,	iv yrs. e	V § thirty §25.0014 50	4 yrs.
Judge, County Probate Court e	Aye	2 yrs. e	6 mo.c, east	Yep c	25 due east,	4 yrs. eastward	5 § 30 §25.0014 l	4 yrs.
District Clerk	Yep	12 mo.c	half-dozen mo.c	Aye c	18 thou	-	V § 9 i	iv yrs.
District & County Clerk	Yep	12 mo.c	vi mo.c	Yes c	18 k	-	5 § 20 i	4 yrs.
Canton Clerk	Yes	12 mo.c	half-dozen mo.c	Yeah c	18 g	-	V § 20 i	4 yrs.
County Treasurer	Yep	12 mo.c	vi mo.c	Yes c	18 chiliad	-	16 § 44 i	iv yrs.
County Surveyor	Yes	12 mo. c	6 mo.c	Yes c	18 one thousand	-	XVI § 44 i	4 yrs.
County Attorney	Yes	12 mo.c	6 mo.c	Yes c	18 one thousand	Yeah	V § 21 § 41.001 l	iv yrs.
Sheriff f	Yes	12 mo.c	vi mo.c	Yes c	xviii grand	-	V § 23 85.0011 g	4 yrs.
Tax Assessor-Collector	Yep	12 mo.c	6 mo.c	Yes c	xviii g	-	Viii § 14 i	iv yrs.
County Commissioner	Yes	12 mo.c	vi mo.c	Yeah c	eighteen g	-	Five § 18 i	iv yrs.
Lawman thou	Yes	12 mo.c	half-dozen mo.c	Aye c	18 g	-	V § 18  § 86.0021 m	4 yrs.
Justice of the Peace	Yes	12 mo.c	6 mo.c	Yeah c	18 k	-	V § 18 i	four yrs.

1. No duration specified.
2. Before date of full general election or special election, whichever is applicable.
3. As of December 9, 2019, if candidate for Democratic or Republican Party Nomination. As of the engagement of nomination, if other party nominee for statewide, multi-county commune, single-county district, county or precinct function. As of June 25, 2020, if independent candidate. As of November 3, 2020, if alleged write-in candidate.
4. Citations refer to article and section number of the U.Due south. Const. for U.S. Senator and U.S. Rep.; section number of the Tex. Educ. Lawmaking for Member, Land Lath of Education; department number of the Tex. Nat. Res. Code for Railroad Commission; section number of the Tex. Gov't Code for district judge, district attorney and statutory county court; section number for Texas Loc. Gov't Code for constable; and commodity and section number of the Tex. Const. for all others. Also encounter § 141.001 of the Tex. Elec. Code.
5. Statutory qualifications may vary; contact your local party chair or the Secretary of State.
6. Additional qualifications for lawman: must be either (1) eligible to be licensed under sections 1701.309, 1701.312, and 1701.502 of the Texas Occupations Code AND (a) has at to the lowest degree an associate's degree, (b) is a special investigator nether Article ii.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or (c) is an honorably retired peace officeholder or honorably retired federal criminal investigator who holds a certificate of proficiency issued under Section 1701.357, Texas Occupations Lawmaking OR (2) an active or inactive licensed peace officer under Chapter 1701 of the Texas Occupations Code.
7. On first 24-hour interval of term to exist filled at election. Annotation: A candidate might need to exist age 18 at an earlier date than the first day of the term to be filled at election if the candidate is required to be a registered voter. Meet offices requiring voter registration.
8. The offices of land senator and state representative must be qualified voters as defined by Tex. Const. Art. VI, Sec. two. This definition provides that an individual must exist eligible to register to vote only need not actually be a registered voter.
9. Citation refers to an article and section number of the United states of america Constitution. For general qualifications for other offices, please see Section 141.001, Texas Election Code.
10. Citation refers to section number of the Texas Natural Resources Code.
11. itation refers to department number of the Texas Education Code.
12. Citation refers to an article of the United States Constitution and a department number of the Texas Government Code.
13. Citation refers to an article and department number of the Usa Constitution and a department number of the Texas Local Authorities Code.

Special Notation one: Please be advised that due to the removal of the staggering schedule from Commodity XVI, Section 65 of the Texas Constitution, at that place are various local offices which may have been created by your canton commissioners courtroom or the Texas Legislature but are non listed on all pages of this guide. For further information on filing for county offices not listed, delight contact the county clerk'southward/elections administrator's role or the office of the Secretary of State.

Special Note 2: Delight exist advised that executive and judicial officers elected in a statewide election, state appellate and commune judges, members of the Land Lath of Teaching, and district or criminal district attorneys (among others) are subject to the provisions of Affiliate 572 of the Texas Government Lawmaking Ann., which relates to personal financial disclosure, standards of conduct, and conflicts of interest problems. For farther information on the applicability and requirements of Chapter 572, candidates should contact the Texas Ethics Commission.

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