Overview
- State records show he filed for the TX‑31 GOP primary with “ShamWow” in his name, with voting set for March 3, 2026.
- The 61-year-old entrepreneur is challenging 84-year-old Rep. John Carter in a crowded Republican field in a reliably red Central Texas district.
- He says he is running to “destroy wokeism” and to honor Kirk, who was assassinated in September while speaking at a university event.
- His platform includes calling for open-source, transparent social‑media algorithms and he brands the campaign with the slogan “Soak the Swamp.”
- Coverage notes a 2009 Miami Beach arrest after an altercation in which prosecutors declined to press charges.