Grassroots organizations meeting the following criteria can apply for membership in The Common Sense Texans Network by contacting Greg Holloway at greg@teapartyconservative.com

In order to be eligible for membership in the Common Sense Texans Network, an organization must:

A. Be an expressly non-partisan, non-profit organization.

 

B. Establish and maintain an express statement of affiliation with the Common Sense Texans Network, including a reciprocal link to CommonSenseTexans.net on its website home page.

C. Establish and maintain a statement of endorsement of the Five Core Principles on its website.

1. Limited Government
2. Fiscal Responsibility
3. Personal Responsibility
4. The Rule of Law
5. National Sovereignty

A member organization of Common Sense Texans Network must not:

A. Be a party or single or multi-candidate political action committee, be officially associated with one, or share majority board membership with one.

B. Issue, as an organization, formal public endorsements of [[political]] candidates for elected public office or [[provide support to]] use any financial, logistical, communication or other resources of the member organization to support specific candidates for elected public office.

C. Host [[party or elected officials,]] political party officials,* holders of elected public office,* or filed or declared candidates for elected public office* as speakers at rally events**.

 

D. Include as an officer, director, chairperson, treasurer or other holder of a formal decisionmaking role within the member organization:

 

 1. any holder of, or filed or declared candidate for, elected public office*; or

 2. any officer, director, chairperson, treasurer, manager or staffer of:

 

a. any campaign, committee or other organization formed for or acting with the purpose of electing one or more candidates to elected public office* or

 

b. any state or county political party.

Grassroots organizations meeting the above criteria can apply for membership in The Common Sense Texans Network by contacting Greg Holloway at greg@teapartyconservative.com

* - Except Precinct Chairs and Precinct Chair candidates.

** - 'Rally Events' are defined as speaker-driven, non-interactive events.  Audience-driven interactive events open to the public (e.g., town halls, candidate forums) and certain other interactive events (e.g., debates) may feature party officials, elected officials and political candidates.