Retired businessman John Brunner has joined the crowded Republican field seeking to be Missouri's next governor. He's touting himself as a political outsider with the leadership experience to bring change to state government.
Brunner is a former Marine captain and retired CEO of Vi-Jon, Inc., his family's hand-sanitizer and personal care product company.
He pointed out in a video announcement that he's never held public office, making him the second GOP candidate without such political experience. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2012 but lost a Republican primary to former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin.
The 63-year-old brands himself as a business-savvy candidate and says he would support a statewide right-to-work law, "tort reform" and the ending of "corporate tax handouts" that he says help niche industries, but not the entire state.
Four other Republicans are in the race.