Cyndi Ralston, who has taught for more than 30 years in Broken Arrow and currently in Haskell, filed to run for House District 12 on Wednesday. Photo by Ben Felder.

Filing for state office began Wednesday morning and Haskell teacher Jennifer Youngberg was one of the first in line.

"I had the opportunity to meet my representative and I was highly disappointed in that meeting and the lack of support I felt as a public educator," said Youngberg, who filed to run as a Democrat in House District 80. "I thought, 'I should do this, I can do this, I am more than capable of doing this.'"

As candidates submitted their paperwork on the first of a three-day filing window, thousands of teachers gathered outside the state Capitol for the 10th day of a statewide teacher walkout.

Educators have rallied each day in support of more funding for public schools and some suspect 2018 will see an influx of teachers run for office.