Its New Year and with it many states filing deadlines to run for congress are fast approaching.  Believe it or not Illinois and Ohio already have had their deadlines past and 2012 Congressional and Senatorial Races are set in each state. So if you wish to be involved in the process keep in mind the dates in many states just within the next 3 months.

January Deadlines:

13th Alabama

28th W Virginia ( Republican still need top tier against Manchin)

Idaho and Kentucky

Febuary

1st Teaxas

21st Indiana

N Mexico, North Carolina

March

1st Mississippi

6th Oregon

12th Montana

15th Utah

27th Missouri

California, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Iowa, So Carolina, Arkansas, So Dakota