U.S. Term Limits, a nonpartisan organization advocating for term limits on elected officials, has announced that James Buford, a candidate for Texas’s 6th Congressional District in the 2026 U.S. House race, has signed its pledge supporting an amendment to limit congressional terms. Other candidates in the district, Brian Stahl and Danny Minton, as well as incumbent Representative Jake Ellzey, have also signed the pledge.
The pledge commits signers to support a constitutional amendment limiting members of the House of Representatives to three two-year terms and senators to two six-year terms. According to U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel, “This overwhelming support of term limits shows that there are individuals who are willing to put self-interest aside to follow the will of the people. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”
Blumel further stated, “We have seen a dramatic increase in supporters wanting term limits on Congress. More than 87% of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it with citizen leadership. The way to achieve that goal is through congressional term limits.”
A recent nationwide poll by Pew Research found strong bipartisan backing for congressional term limits. The analysis noted: “An overwhelming majority of adults (87%) favor limiting the number of terms that members of Congress are allowed to serve. This includes a majority 56% who strongly favor this proposal, just 12% are opposed.”
Blumel concluded his remarks by saying, “America is in trouble. Our career politicians have let the people down. It is time to return control of our nation to the people. It is time for a constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms.”
To become part of the U.S. Constitution, such an amendment would require approval by two-thirds majorities in both chambers of Congress and ratification by 38 states.
U.S. Term Limits describes itself as the largest nonprofit group focused solely on advocating for congressional term limits with the aim of creating a legislature more responsive to citizens’ needs.
