Sen. Blaine Luetkemeyer files for re-election in the Missouri Secretary of State's office in Jefferson City/Photo courtesy of Sen. Luetkemeyer's campaign By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostMissouri state Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer will run for a second term.The Republican from Parkville first won election to a four-year term in the state Senate in 2018. Luetkemeyer says he has done a lot to promote economic development and support local law enforcement, but he has more work to do in Jefferson City.He says the best part of his first term in office is the feedback he receives from constituents."We're in a time when political discourse is somewhat tense. Social media is probably largely responsible for that," Luetkemeyer tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "You hear a lot of negative, but one of the most gratifying parts of the job is when you work hard on something and you achieve a goal and then you hear back from constituents that it made a difference in their life."Luetkemeyer says he has worked hard to assure Buchanan County residents that though he is from Parkville, he will fight for the interests of St. Joseph and Buchanan County. He says he's shown that through the number of trips he makes to St. Joseph."And that's been to really make sure that anybody who had some level of unease with me not being from Buchanan County that their mind was put at ease, that they knew that I care about the district, that I work hard for the district," Luetkemeyer says.Luetkemeyer, an attorney, is chair of the Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.Luetkemeyer says he has one of the more diversified districts in the Missouri Senate with both urban and rural areas represented.Luetkemeyer has filed for the 34th Senatorial District which currently is comprised of Platte and Buchanan Counties, though that might change with redistricting. The new Missouri Senate map has yet to be finalized.

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