Former Mayor Tom Schneider Drops

U.S. Senate Quest, Endorses 2 Candidates

The following information came from former Mayor Tom Schneider announcing he is exiting the U.S. Senate Race and is endorsing Republican Sen. David Schatz and newly announced Democratic candidate Trudy Busch Valentine in the respective party August primary races  Dated March 31, 2022

On February 22 Schneider traveled to Jefferson City to indicate that I was answering the call of retired Senator John Danforth for an Independent Centrist candidate “to challenge the polarization between the radical Republican right and radical Democratic left.:

“ I wrote Senator Danforth to say that all of my 40 years of elected service was nonpartisan and that my approach to public service was always pragmatic and that we achieved results by consensus building for progress. We focused on and put a priority on what was in the best interest of the people rather than worry about political capital.

“ I appreciate all of the encouragement that my supporters have expressed to me over the past six weeks who have volunteered to assist with collecting the 10,000 signatures required for an independent candidate to be on the November 2022 ballot. Since my announcement the world has changed with war and uncertainty. I do not want to be a distraction.

“In the past two weeks it had become apparent to me that there is already a Republican in the U.S. Senate race who has demonstrated the kind of pragmatic leadership that is the opposite of his bombastic self-serving extremist opponents who say anything to gratify their radical base. Missouri Senate Pro Tem David Schatz has had the courage to be a leader for Missouri progress and his integrity has enabled him to be a guiding light in a divided state.

“In just the past few days I welcomed the arrival of a fresh new candidate for U.S. Senate on the Democrat ticket who I believe shares the centrist views that I have. Trudy Busch Valentine’s message announcing her candidacy for U.S. Senate resonates with me. She believes that Missouri communities are strong but our politics is broken and that it is even worse in Washington

“Despite the financial security of being beloved Gussie Busch’s daughter she became a registered nurse which means she really cares about people. Busch Valentine experienced deep sorrow twice with the death of her husband from cancer and her son to an overdose and these tragedies ignited a desire deep within her to publicly serve. I see similarities to two privileged cousins, one a Republican and one a Democrat, who suffered immense personal tragedies before becoming great Presidents. Teddy Roosevelt lost his wife and his mother in the same dreadful night. Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio. Both prevailed while carrying a bright torch of progress for America.

By Retired Florissant mayor Thomas P. Schneider

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