Mark McCloskey, who stood armed with an AR-15 outside of his St. Louis home to confront Black Lives Matter protesters in June 2020, said he is considering a bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri.
Running for the seat, which retiring Republican Sen. Roy Blunt will vacate in 2022, is “a consideration,” McCloskey said. A run for the Republican nomination would put him up against Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who resigned the governorship on May 29, 2018, amid a sex scandal.
McCloskey, who confirmed his run to Politico, and his wife, both attorneys in St. Louis, gained attention after images were spread of the two standing armed outside of their home June 28, 2020, confronting Black Lives Matter protesters who had entered their private neighborhood.
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“A mob of at least 100 smashed through the historic wrought-iron gates of Portland Place, destroying them, rushed toward my home, where my family was having dinner outside and put us in fear of our lives,” McCloskey said at the time. “This is all private property. There are no public sidewalks or public streets. We were told that we would be killed, our home burned, and our dog killed. We were all alone facing an angry mob.”
The couple was hit with felony weapons charges July 20, 2020, for brandishing their firearms, though they pleaded not guilty.
The McCloskeys appeared at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 24, 2020, where they told the crowd that what happened to them “could just as easily happen to any of you.”
Though he did not disclose when he plans to announce an entrance to the race, McCloskey spoke at a GOP event in Jackson County, Missouri, on April 18. Both Schmitt and Greitens were at the event.
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The Washington Examiner tried contacting McCloskey through his law firm, but no one could immediately be reached.
