Get to know: Chris Stigall, Republican Candidate for U.S. Representative District 6

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Chris Stigall, a husband, father and longtime media personality, hopes to become the next U.S. Representative for Missouri's 6th District.

"When I started this run, it was because, at present, there is no Missouri member in the entire state on the House Agriculture Committee, and for being such a major ag state," Stigall said when KQ2 spoke to him over the summer. "Particularly in the 6th Congressional District, which is most of our economy. Missouri really deserves a representative, and I'd be excited, frankly, to be the lone member."

Some of the main issues he would like to address if elected to Congress are protecting the Second Amendment, reducing red tape around rural healthcare, and defending the pro-life movement.

"I've been on talk radio talking about issues that matter to me, certainly in our audience and most of Missouri and now over the last couple of years in national syndication across the country," Stigall shared. "I have had the privilege of talking with a whole lot of not just constituents and voters and concerned citizens, but also a lot of different members of Congress, including the President of the United States."

Stigall said he is a proud supporter of President Donald Trump. He believes the president is steering in the right direction on many topics and wants to do what he can to help communicate the president's directives if elected to Washington.

“I feel that the Republican Party right now could benefit from some help with messaging in particular. That's something that I believe I can bring to the table right away. Plus, conservatism that I've studied and the issues that I know well, so I think that's a great one-two punch to bring home for North Missouri,” Stigall said.

KQ2 caught up with Stigall on Oct. 12 as he prepares for Nov.3. We asked Stigall where he stood on issues voters are talking about before heading to the ballot box.

On the rise in data centers, Stigall said he doesn't believe it should reach Washington, D.C.

"When you travel around north Missouri, there are some that have embraced them, some that are embracing the idea of them simply because of the revenue," Stigall shared. "But the one thing that I know as an elected federal representative, potentially, I don't want there to be any kind of federal mandates or edicts coming out of Washington, D.C. This has got to be a county by county, city by city debate."

The campaign trail for the candidates in this congressional race has been an ever-changing road. Over the battle over which congressional map to use this November, Stigall shared frustration with the choice after numerous legal battles to stick with the 2022 congressional map heading into November.

"It's been really frustrating. You know, there are over a million Missourians who cast their vote for a candidate that will not be on their ballot in the general election. And I happen to be one of a handful of us who some voted for other members, or candidates in six different counties to our east, that are now back in the fold," Stigall said. "So we were running in the primary in 33 counties. Now we're running in 39. So there's six counties that our campaign has about a month to meet. And we've been doing that as fast as we can. Naturally. There are a lot of Missourians that are very frustrated about it. I mean, I'm happy to represent everyone. I'm asked to represent, but I sure wish it didn't go down this way."

Along with the battle over which map Missouri will use, many are talking about the U.S.-Iran War. Stigall shared that he feels it's necessary for what President Donald Trump is attempting to accomplish.

"The one thing I know has been consistently true about it, and President Trump has said it, so has his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is that Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. That was always the operating standard. They've indicated that we're within weeks, months, perhaps, of seeing them completely decimated financially with really, very limited presence by our men and women on certainly on the ground; we've lost 18 of our brave personnel, sadly, and everyone we lose is too many," Stigall shared about the war. "But in the grand scheme of things, over months to have achieved the objective without regime change, which is something the president said he never wanted to do, but really put the squeeze on an entity that has killed thousands of Americans and been a global menace. Put the squeeze on them financially, and do it with the precision that our military has."

Stigall said, "I support the effort, and I really believe long term what it's done is highlighted our vulnerability with the nation's supply of oil through the Strait. I think we're developing new ways to get oil to market in the future. So I think we're taking Iran out as both a threat, but also as a geopolitical foe when it comes to our oil supply."

Stigall is up against Democratic candidate Josh Smead and Libertarian candidate Andy Maidment in becoming the next U.S. Representative for Missouri's 6th District on Nov. 3.

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