Lucas Kunce
American politician
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| 2024 | During his Senate campaign, Lucas Kunce hosted a shooting event with former U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger, where a bullet or steel target fragment accidentally wounded a reporter, leading to widespread criticism from gun safety experts about the dangerous shooting setup. |
| 2024 | Lucas Kunce supports the bipartisan border bill in the U.S. Senate, co-authored by Republican James Lankford and Democrat Chris Murphy, indicating his commitment to collaborative immigration policy reform. |
| 2024 | Kunce endorsed Missouri Amendment 3, which aimed to protect abortion rights in the state. |
| 2024 | Loses the United States Senate election in Missouri to Republican incumbent Josh Hawley. |
| 2023 | Kunce and his wife Marilyn Martinez welcomed their son, born at Children's Mercy Hospital. |
| November 2023 | Expressed support for Israel at the start of the Israel-Hamas war, stating he was 'standing behind Israel'. |
| October 2023 | Condemned the Hamas-led attack on Israel and called for a ceasefire in October. |
| October 31 2023 | Kunce participated in a second debate hosted by Nexstar Media Group. |
| September 20 2023 | Kunce attended a Missouri Press Association debate alongside Josh Hawley and other minor candidates. |
| August 6 2023 | Kunce won the Democratic primary, defeating State Senator Karla May, December L. Harmon, and Mita Biswas. |
| July 2023 | Criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a 'bad actor' and advocated for the U.S. to use its leverage to push for a bilateral ceasefire. |
| February 2023 | Lucas Kunce married Marilyn Martinez in February. |
| January 6 2023 | Kunce announced his second run for U.S. Senate, seeking to unseat incumbent Josh Hawley. |
| 2022 | Visited union drives for Starbucks and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Missouri, continuing his advocacy for labor rights and worker organization. |
| 2022 | Issued a public statement condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a 'tyrant' and criticizing previous Russian invasions of Georgia and Crimea. |
| 2022 | Becomes the Democratic nominee for the 2024 United States Senate election in Missouri. |
| August 2 2022 | Kunce lost the Democratic primary to Trudy Busch Valentine by a 5% margin. |
| July 2022 | Kunce's campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter to primary opponent Trudy Busch Valentine over allegedly misleading campaign advertisements. |
| June 2022 | After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Lucas Kunce vocally supported codifying abortion rights in federal law and suggested Democrats should abolish the filibuster to achieve this goal. |
| March 2022 | Kunce reported that his campaign's Independence office was burglarized, with tens of thousands of dollars' worth of equipment and resources missing. |
| 2021 | Visited a drive supporting Amazon worker organization in Bessemer, Alabama, showing active support for labor unionization efforts. |
| 2021 | Kunce publicly commented on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, describing it as 'inevitable from the very beginning' and criticizing the prolonged U.S. military involvement. |
| March 9 2021 | Lucas Kunce announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in Missouri following Senator Roy Blunt's announcement of not seeking reelection. He was endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and VoteVets. |
| August 2020 | After 13 years in the Marines, joined the American Economic Liberties Project as director of national security. |
| 2019 | Wrote an opinion article in The New York Times arguing against tech workers protesting military technology sales, advocating for technology's potential to save lives and reduce suffering. |
| 2019 | Wrote an opinion article for The New York Times while serving as an International Negotiations Officer at the Pentagon. |
| June 2017 | Joined the Council on Foreign Relations in June. |
| 2016 | Received a Master of Laws degree from Columbia Law School. |
| 2012 | Kunce criticized the acquisition of AMC Theatres by Chinese-based Wanda Group as another example of concerning Chinese economic expansion. |
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