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I have had this phone number for 10+ years now, and since day one, I have always gotten a ton of unwanted political spam texts or calls, usually directed to a dude named "Rick Fine." I'm guessing he was the old owner of the number, and donated to a bunch of GOP type groups. While they were originally directed at his name, now, sometimes they are addressed to the names of my family members, so I'm guessing somehow my info is out there, despite me keeping a pretty tight ship in regards to personal info online. 

Now, I get HUNDREDS in a week, and just this morning I received 13 in the span of about 1 hr. How the hell do I stop this, and does anyone else deal with the same? I primarily get them from GOP oriented senders, but now also sometimes democratic as well. I have never, ever, NEVER contributed or donated to ANY political party or figure. I have tried blocking the numbers and labeling as spam, I've turned on my "spam filter," I've tried ignoring them, I've tried telling them to "fuck off," and nothing has worked. The messages have ticked up recently, and I'm guessing it's because of the midterm elections coming up, and these spammers are just hoping I'm stupid enough to click on their link. 

I am beyond frustrated, but also don't want to give up my number, as I've had it quite some time, and I'm currently applying for jobs with this number. Is anyone else dealing with this same issue? Is there anything that can be done? Or am I relegated to just forever dealing with all this BS (thanks, Rick Fine)?

Each week, I get at least 300+ of these ridiculous political spam texts. Anyone else? 13 just in the last hour.