Dusty Blue, a U.S. Army veteran, small business owner, and lifelong conservative Republican from Mexico, MO officially announced his candidacy to succeed term-limited Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin today. Senate District 18 includes Adair, Audrain, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, and Shelby counties. A press release says his campaign is rooted in the values that built Missouri: defending constitutional liberties, protecting life and the Second Amendment, cutting taxes, empowering small businesses, and stopping government overreach.