INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – On Wednesday, former Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell, a veteran and leader in the fight to defend American farmers, endorsed Lucas Kunce for U.S. Senate. “For far too long career politicians like Josh Hawley have condoned transnational corporations’ takeover and consolidation of our agriculture and food system, and foreign entities buying up our farmland. The level of consolidation and takeover is sucking the economic viability out of our rural communities and is a threat to our national security. Josh Hawley’s only record on this issue is using Missouri farmers as campaign props and aligning with the same giant multinational corporations who’ve been stripping our state for parts,” said Joe Maxwell, an influential advocate for American farmers and the former Lt. Governor of Missouri. “Missouri farmers and rural communities deserve a fighter in the U.S. Senator who is the real deal — a warrior with a proven record of fighting for them. There’s only one candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri who farm families can count on to fight for them, and it’s Lucas Kunce. I’ve won statewide as a Democrat. I know what it takes, and Lucas Kunce has what it takes to build the coalition needed to win in Missouri.” “I’m proud to have earned the support of a proven fighter for Missouri’s working families,” said Kunce. “Lt. Governor Maxwell has been on the frontlines of the fight for Missouri farm families and American farmers, both in and out of office. Our campaign is building the coalition we need to boost turnout, persuade voters, and to win statewide — all so we can run Josh Hawley out of the U.S. Senate and take this seat back for everyday Missourians.” |