September 7th:  Finkenstadt will be at the SEMO District Fair, Libertarian Party booth with Branden McCullough, the US Representative (District candidate, from 4pm through 10pm.

September 11th:  Finkenstadt has been invited to participate in the Candidates Forum sponsored by the Missouri Press Association, the Missouri Broadcasters Association, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the Missouri Society of Newspaper Editors.  3:15pm through 4:30pm, in the Fisher Auditorium, 87 Gannet Hall at Mizzou.

Also on September 11th: Finkenstadt will be participating in a live and in-person, on-air interview with The Drive with Gary Nolan.  The show is on from 4pm to 6pm, listen in from outside the area on The Eagle 93.9.

September 13th:  St. Louis County Libertarian Central Committee picnic, an informal event held at Castlepoint Park in Jennings (2465 Baroness Drive), from 12pm through 4pm.

UPDATED: to add The Drive event on September 11th.

The Libertarian Dime has a podcast up, containing an Interview with Andy Finkenstadt on running for Governor in the State of Missouri.

Come meet LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE BOB BARR this Sunday in St. Louis!

“Make plans to join us at Syberg’s (http://www.sybergsdorsett.com) at 2430 Old Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043, just off I-270 Sunday August 17th at 6:00 P.M.

Get a first-hand update on the campaign and our nominee’s effort to bring “Liberty to America” with this campaign.

Bob Barr is leading the most exiting Presidential ticket in LP history! Come meet the candidate who continues to earn unprecedented news media coverage for a third party candidate.

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet former Congressman Bob Barr. Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring undecided voters!

Be a part of the Libertarian Presidential campaign that is making history in 2008!  Please RSVP by E-Mail to info@lpmo.org today!

Mike Ferguson

Bob Barr for President 2008
National Field Director
http://bobbarr2008.com”

Andy and Carol will be there to meet Bob Barr, also.  We’re looking forward to it.

Tune in this Tuesday to The Eagle 93.9, The News and Talk of Columbia, MO between 4pm and 6pm to the “The Drive with Gary Nolan.”  Andy will be available for questions and responses between 5:15pm and 5:30pm.  If you are not able to pick up the radio broadcast, listening in via the Internet is also supported — just “LISTEN LIVE” from The Eagle’s home page.

The Missouri State Fair is happening right now, and both Andy and his wife Carol will be manning the Libertarian Party information booth in the vendor tent on Saturday, August 16th 2008 from 3pm until 9pm.  If you are in the Sedalia Missouri area, we’d love the chance to meet you, talk, and discuss why Andy is the Excellent Choice for Missourians interested in a fresh start on Government.

Fireworks will follow.

Personal notes:

To the 1,718 persons who selected a Libertarian Party ballot and indicated their trust in my run for Governor, THANK YOU.  I’ve had several people contact me via facebook to tell me of their decision.

To the 53,600+ people who voted in the Democratic Party Primary, and the nearly 200,000 people who voted in the Republican Party Primary for candidates — whose candidate did not win, I encourage you to vote for me this November. It is my promise to do what is right, and best, for the State and all of you, its citizens.

Instead of choosing between the lesser of two evils, Go for Excellence!  Vote for Andy in ‘08.

Steve Pokin’s latest column in The St. Charles Suburban Journal features many of the local people running for office in the August 5th primary election, including Finkenstadt.  It is an excellent read, and informative.

The Columbia Missourian has a highly informative article about the positions of the Gubernatorial candidates in the upcoming Primary Election on August 5th.  The portion about Finkenstadt’s candidacy for Governor is at the bottom of the page, in the “saved the best for last” position.

The Joplin Globe has a great article about the Gubernatorial primaries coming up on August 5th.

Also on the ticket for governor is Andrew W. Finkenstadt, the Libertarian candidate from Cottleville, a suburb of St. Charles.  “I will be pushing for smaller government, less-intrusive government, a government that does not put its fingers on everyone’s lives as much as its does today,” he said. “I want to increase education and infrastructure funding. What’s good for business is good for people. I also want to operate a totally open office. I want to take the Sunshine Law to the next logical step.”

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The Disability Resource Association has published a Voter’s Guide (PDF document, Adobe Reader required, 10 megabytes) which includes some responses from candidates in the upcoming primary and general election.  Andy’s answers to the Disability Resource Association’s questions are contained within it.  The text of those answers is here:

Dear Mr. Henning,

Enclosed please find my response to your questionnaire for your upcoming Voter Guide for the August primary elections and the November general elections.

State Children’s Health Insurance Program

As a Libertarian I am more in support of smaller government and fewer government programs than I am in expanding existing programs and creating new ones.  I prefer to have less intervention at the Federal level with state and local concerns.  Let us keep our tax money out of federal hands and in our own pockets.

Providing health care for one’s citizens is rightly a choice made at the state or local level, through the actions of the legislature in accordance with the people’s best interest.  The legislature then provides the money from the tax dollars it has collected from its citizens, and makes its choices in where it is spent in accord with what it sees as its priorities.  I will work to persuade them to make better choices in the future.

As Governor, I will happily contribute a portion of my own income to organizations and charities that provide essential health services to those who are unable to afford it on their own.

As a private citizen I already contribute this portion of my income for these purposes; I hope through my example that others do so as well.

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Missouri State Capitol Building houses both the legislatures, and the office space of the Governor (soon to be mine) and some other agencies.  The Missouri Assistive Technology group and the Office of the Administration has made many efforts to accommodate people with certain kinds of disabilities.  According to this booklet, available online at <http://www.at.mo.gov/publications/capitol_booklet.shtm>, the Capitol Building has been made accessible, and there are employees in the public service responsible for fulfilling whatever accommodations are necessary.

The legislature is responsible for providing funding, and makes its choices in accordance with what it sees as its priorities.  I will persuade them to make different and better choices in the future.

As Governor, it will be my duty and pleasure, on behalf of any citizen who is unable to reach my office’s doorstep, to visit and transact business with them at their convenience.

Citizens without Health Insurance

Public Health Eligibility and Access

There are no easy answers for countering a rise in the numbers of people who have no health insurance, nor are there simple, cost-effective solutions for providing basic health care for the aged, disabled and working poor.

Ultimately I believe the choices that have been made in the state and federal governments must result in a tempering of expectations of what it means to have “basic health care,” and the resulting lowering of cost to taxpayers who support those who cannot or choose not to afford other sorts of health care options.

Centers for Independent Living

Libertarians are, as a rule, strong proponents of individual freedom and self-responsibility.

The good work accomplished by the Centers for Independent Living and the organizations that support them should be applauded.  They do great amounts of work with a small number of dollars.

As Governor I would work to pass legislation that effectively increases the amount of funding, by allowing private individuals and civic-minded businesses to contribute directly to the charities of their choice, receiving some sort of tax credit in return on their state tax return.

This tax credit, similar to the one already allowed for Food Pantries and the like, allows the people to decide directly how their tax dollars are spent.

As Governor I expect to make significant changes to improve the lives of the people in the State of Missouri.

Thank you for the opportunity to present my views through your Voter Guide.  Best regards,

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Andrew Finkenstadt

The good people at Project VoteSmart have made available a large amount of material for many elections across the nation.  Finkenstadt’s biographical information is now available, and they are working hard at collecting and organizing candidate position information.  Project VoteSmart advocates the “Political Courage Test”, challenging a candidate to publicly take a stand on various issues.

Andrew Finkenstadt, Sitting:  Web Print

Andrew Finkenstadt, Standing:  Web Print

Andrew & Carol Finkenstadt, Black and White Wedding:  Web Print