Democrat Lucas Kunce hauls in campaign cash, hones populist message in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race
November 29, 2021 | Missouri
Lucas Kunce is a political outsider, and he says that is going to help him win back a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri for Democrats.
The 39-year-old U.S. Marine veteran has far out-fundraised a crowded field of Democrats and most Republicans in a race for a vacant Senate seat that could be pivotal in deciding which party controls the chamber after 2022.
His neophyte status, he says, gives him an edge against opponents with political baggage.
“I have not been corrupted by a system that is very corrupting. I have never taken a dime of money from any of these people who are stripping our communities for parts. I owe no one anything, except the people that I grew up with,” Mr. Kunce said in an interview with The Washington Times….. (Excerpts from the Washington Times)
