Martin Lindstedt

Martin F. Lindstedt (born December 25, 1957), of Granby, Missouri, is an ordained pastor within the Aryan Nations, dual-seedline Christian Identity traditon, with a modest following in that sect. He has run for various elected positions in the Newton County area, and the State of Missouri; at times seeking the nomination of the Republican, Libertarian, and Reform parties.
Political Activities
He is perhaps best known for his very public legal feud within the Missouri Libertarian Party, which ultimately resulted in his departure from the group. In 2000, Martin Lindstedt, then a candidate for the Reform Party's nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from Missouri, was explicitly denounced by the eventual Reform Party Presidential nominee, Patrick J. Buchanan, despite the former's support for the latter's campaign. He was similarly denounced by Buchanan's principal opponent for the party's 2000 Presidential nomination, Dr. John Hagelin. Lindstedt is also known for his public feud with Frazier Glenn Miller, leader of the now-defunct, North Carolina-based White Patriot Party.
In 2008, Roxie Fausnaught, his common-law wife, won the Libertarian Party primary for Sheriff of Newton County. Ms. Fausnaught had claimed she "is running in place of" Martin Lindstedt, due to his being unable to run in his own right while in state custody. Ms. Fausnaught went on to receive 495 votes in the November 4th general election, for two percent of the total votes cast.
Martin Lindstedt in the Media
In 2000, writer Laura K. Egendorf edited the book Terrorism: Opposing Viewpoints (2nd edition), which was part of the Opposing Viewpoints series of books, and was published as such by the Greenhaven Press of San Diego. The book's third chapter, Can Terrorism be Justified?, opens with a reprint of Martin Lindstedt's article from issue #12 of The Southwestern Missouri Libertarian, entitled Uncommon Sense. Lindstedt's essay is intended as an answer in the affirmative to the question of justifiable terrorism. It is juxtaposed with a commencement address by then-President Bill Clinton, delivered on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, on May 5, 1995, in which Clinton contends that violence against the government of the United States is not justified.
Footnotes

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu