> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://ivn.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Prominent Missouri Attorney Launches Independent Campaign for US Senate - URL: https://ivn.us/prominent-missouri-attorney-launches-independent-campaign-us-senate/ - Published: 2018-02-15T16:22:12.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-22T20:01:37.000Z - Author: Shawn Griffiths - Tags: News Another major independent campaign officially announced its launch Thursday. Craig O'Dear, a prominent attorney in Missouri, has officially entered the race for US Senate. "On this tough day for our nation, I am more resolved than ever to chart a new way forward," O'Dear said on his [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/odearformissouri/). O'Dear's campaign is founded on a number of core principles, including: - The need to put country before party; - Finding common ground to solve problems; - Standing for opportunity, equality, and stewardship; - Championing competition, transparency, and accountability in politics; and - Encouraging increased citizen participation. "Our country is at a historically difficult moment," [says O'Dear](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/independent-candidate-o-dear-formally-enters-missouri-s-hyper-partisan/article%5F5078662d-5ee8-57b2-aad5-7e0822e9cbf1.html?ref=ivn.us). “The hyper-partisan warfare of parties is a major part of the problem.” O'Dear joins a growing list of independent candidates running for state office, including [**Greg Orman**](https://ivn.us/tag/greg-orman), candidate for Kansas governor, [**Terry Hayes**](https://ivn.us/tag/terry-hayes), the first independent state treasurer in Maine and a clean elections candidate for governor, [**Neal Simon**](https://ivn.us/2018/02/08/were-doing-it-the-independent-revolution-is-here/), candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, and incumbent Alaska Governor [**Bill Walker**](https://ivn.us/tag/bill-walker) \-- the only sitting independent governor in the nation. Stay tuned for more coverage of these candidates and more. *Photo Credit: O'Dear for Senate*