Independent for President · 2028

Thomas Murray · Independent

One People.
One Future.

A normal person running to protect the people—not a party.

Read the Vision
01

Dignity for Immigrants

A humane path to lawful status and citizenship.

02

Spanish Education

Spanish instruction beginning in elementary school.

03

Human Control of AI

Innovation governed by people, rights, and democratic law.

04

Independent Leadership

People before parties. Service before power.

People before parties. Rights before power.

The founding belief

The divine is not above humanity. It lives within humanity.

We are not separate pieces fighting for scraps. Together, humanity carries a sacred worth greater than any party, border, corporation, or office.

This is a moral foundation—not a government religion. A Murray administration would defend every person’s freedom to worship, question, believe differently, or not believe at all.

The people’s platform

Protection, dignity, and a government that answers to people.

01

Replace ICE as We Know It

End abusive mass-enforcement practices, prohibit family separation, demand accountability, and transfer necessary immigration functions into a humane, transparent system focused on due process and public safety.

02

Earned Legal Status

Create a practical path to lawful permanent status and citizenship for longtime undocumented residents, Dreamers, essential workers, and families who contribute to their communities.

03

Spanish for Every Child

Fund age-appropriate Spanish instruction beginning in elementary school so American students grow up more capable, connected, and globally competitive.

04

Humans Govern AI

Require meaningful human accountability for high-impact AI, protect jobs and privacy, audit automated government decisions, and keep weapons and critical infrastructure under responsible human control.

05

Break the Party Duopoly

Govern independently, appoint qualified people across ideological lines, support ranked-choice voting, and push for transparent elections that give voters more than two meaningful choices.

06

A Life People Can Afford

Confront housing, healthcare, food, childcare, and education costs; fight monopoly power; and measure economic success by whether ordinary families can build stable lives.

07

Freedom of Conscience

Protect religious liberty and the constitutional separation of church and state. No person should be favored or punished by government for their faith or lack of faith.

08

Public Service, Not Celebrity

Publish meetings and conflicts, reject corporate PAC control, listen in every region, and treat the presidency as a duty of care—not a throne.

Meet Thomas

An ordinary American willing to take responsibility.

Thomas Murray is running as an independent because the country belongs to its people, not political parties. He is offering something rare in national politics: a president who remembers what it feels like to live outside the halls of power.

If elected, Thomas would become the youngest president in American history—a new generation entrusted with protecting every generation.

“I will care for the people, protect their dignity, and remember that the office belongs to them.”— Thomas Murray

From intention to candidacy

Build it legally. Build it transparently.

  1. Confirm constitutional eligibilityNatural-born citizenship, age 35 by Inauguration Day, and 14 years of U.S. residency.
  2. Form the campaign operationChoose a treasurer, committee name, campaign bank account, compliance process, and recordkeeping system.
  3. Register when federal law requires itAfter raising or spending more than $5,000, file the candidate and committee registrations on the federal deadlines.
  4. Qualify state by stateMeet each jurisdiction’s independent-candidate ballot rules, petitions, electors, deadlines, and filing requirements.

The beginning

Help build an independent campaign worthy of the people.

We are organizing the legal, financial, and volunteer foundation now. Contributions will open only after the campaign’s compliance systems are ready.

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