TOPEKA -Jerry Moran has filed for re-election to the U.S. Senate.

Moran filed the paperwork for his re-election campaign on Monday in Topeka, according to a media release.

“I’ll be clear about this. We don’t do this for a title. We don’t do this about a sign on the door that says U.S. Senator, rather it’s for a belief that we can and must return America to a country different and better than it is today.”

Moran stated in a video release that Americans have been asked to jdo something with our lives that makes a difference, “To rise to a higher calling. We know this calling. It’s something we feel deep down inside of us. It is the demand that is on us as American citizens as conservatives. Can’t look the other way, to not turn it over to somebody else or to quit.”

Moran added, “So today I’m asking you to stand with me, to not quit and to redouble those efforts…not just merely to continue the fight but to win it.” He will be seeking his second six-year term in the U.S. Senate. Prior to his service in the Senate Moran served 14 years in the U.S. House.

He is the only Republican candidate to file so far for the Senate seat. Patrick Wiesner, a Lawrence attorney, and Monique Singh-Bey of Kansas City, Kansas have filed for the Democratic nomination.