Michael Baumli talks with voters during a recent campaign stop/Photo by Brent Martin By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA Democrat takes on a big challenge in far northwest Missouri, running for the Missouri Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dan Hegeman of Cosby.Hegeman has to leave the Senate due to term limits, leaving an open race for the District 12 Missouri Senate seat, the largest district in the Missouri Senate, comprised of 18 counties.Michael Baumli of Maryville, who works in cyber security and computer science, says he felt compelled to enter the race."I saw an opening and I decided to take it," Baumli tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "Term limits for Dan Hegeman kicked in and so I thought if no one else is going to do it, I might as well jump in. I really don't like politics. I don't like diving into it, but something had to be done and someone had to step up."Baumli grew up on a farm near Maryville and says, if elected, he would be an advocate for rural
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