Candidate · November 3, 2026
Brandon Coulter Daugherty
On the ballot for U.S. House · Missouri's 2nd District
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Missouri's 2nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Libertarian1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Ballotpedia says he earned an associate degree from St. Charles Community College in 2020 and lists hospitality management in his career experience.2 It lists him as affiliated with the St. Charles County Libertarian Party and as the Libertarian candidate for this seat in 2024.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to give voters a choice that is not beholden to corporate interests or lobbyists, and that he will uphold the Constitution and stand up for the people of Missouri's 2nd District.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitebcd4mo.com3,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website calls for no more money for Israel or any other ally, saying the country has enough problems of its own.3
- Increase military aid to Israel
- Keep military aid at current levels, without new conditions
- Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
- Reduce or end military aid to Israel
His campaign website calls for no more money for Ukraine or any other ally, saying the country has enough problems of its own.3
- Send more US-funded weapons and money to Ukraine
- Keep supplying weapons, with European allies paying for most of them
- End US weapons and aid for Ukraine, including weapons paid for by allies
Education
His campaign website calls for abolishing the Department of Education, along with the FBI and the EPA, saying such agencies waste money, overregulate and target Americans.3
- Close the department and move or end its programs
- Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
- Keep the department and its programs, or expand it