The Missouri Freedom Caucus Lie
How Wall Street Bought Your Conservative Heroes
The Truth They Don't Want You to Know
You've been lied to. The politicians you trusted to fight for conservative principles in Jefferson City have been playing you for fools while they line their pockets with Wall Street money. The Missouri Freedom Caucus isn't fighting for your freedom—they're fighting for Rex Sinquefield's $835 billion investment firm and a network of Wall Street financiers who see Missouri conservatives as easy marks.
This isn't another boring political story about campaign contributions. This is about betrayal. It's about men who see the flag as cosplay and quote the Constitution while they serve financial masters who would let Missouri farmers burn down to stubble so China can buy the land at discounted rates. It's about a lie so elaborate and so carefully constructed that even good people—people like you—have been fooled into supporting it.
But lies rot from the inside out like gangrene. The truth about the Missouri Freedom Caucus stinks worse than a Morgue in August.
The Big Lie: Grassroots Warriors Fighting the Establishment
They want you to believe they are here to protect you from government overreach.
The Missouri Freedom Caucus is a group of principled conservative warriors fighting against the corrupt establishment in Jefferson City. They're standing up for the Constitution, for limited government, for the values that built America. When they create chaos and shut down the legislature, they're fighting for you.
It's all theater. Every bit of it.
The Missouri Freedom Caucus was created by Wall Street financiers who needed political cover for an agenda that would make robber barons blush. At the center of this operation sits Rex Sinquefield, co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, which manages $835 billion—that's billion with a B—in assets. Working in Sinquefields organization was Andy Roth, who spent 18 years at the Wall Street-backed Club for Growth before creating the State Freedom Caucus Network.
These aren't grassroots conservatives. They're financial industry professionals who figured out that Missouri voters would swallow arsenic if you mixed it with sweet tea and called it freedom. This is the jab that you don’t see.
The Power Ranger: Tim Jones, Professional Deceiver
Every con needs a front man, and Tim Jones is theirs. Former Missouri House Speaker turned professional political operative, Jones serves as the bridge between Sinquefield's Wall Street wealth and the Missouri politicians willing to sell their souls for a piece of it.
Jones didn't just accidentally stumble into this role. He simultaneously served as Chairman of Missouri Club for Growth—funded almost entirely by Sinquefield—while Sinquefield sat on the national Club for Growth Leadership Council where Roth was an executive. Think about that. The same Wall Street money flowing through the same people in a carefully orchestrated dance designed to look like independent conservative activism.
But Jones wasn't content to just manage the operation. While claiming to serve conservative causes, he used campaign funds for personal luxuries: airline tickets, satellite radio, hotel accommodations, sporting event tickets, and golf. He transferred over $650,000 to his Leadership for America PAC and invested in hedge funds. This man was getting rich off your trust while pretending to fight for your values.
When Roth created the State Freedom Caucus Network, Jones became Missouri's State Director—paid by the same network that coordinates this Wall Street political theater across multiple states. The pipeline is complete: Sinquefield provides the money, Roth provides the national coordination, Jones manages the Missouri operation, and you get lied to.
The Current Cast of Characters: Your "Conservative Heroes"
Let me introduce you to the Missouri Heroes who sold you out:
Rick Brattin chairs this circus from Harrisonville. He survived a primary challenge, which tells you the lie is working on voters. But when Wall Street needed his vote for $1.5 billion in stadium subsidies—corporate welfare that would make any real conservative sick—Brattin delivered. He resigned as chairman afterward, but he had already got his ticket punched.
Bill Eigel used his Freedom Caucus membership to run for governor, finishing second with 32% of the vote. Not bad for a political unknown just a few years ago. For all his talk about conservatism, he was serving Wall Street masters the whole time. Would he have been different than Kehoe? It’s ironic that his connections to Sinquefield’s organizations didn’t translate into the funding Sinquefield provided for Kehoe. Sinquefield chooses his pawns carefully. You can’t get ahead if your funder is holding you back while also injecting large sums of money into your competitor’s campaign. Eigel took the bait for connections and it turned out to be a bitter bit in his mouth.
Denny Hoskins parlayed his caucus membership into the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Amazing what kind of political career you can build when you have Wall Street money and professional political operatives managing your image. He promised to fix voting and return to hand ballot counting, but he hasn’t. Voter integrity doesn’t support Sinquefield’s plans for Missouri.
Andrew Koenig ran for State Treasurer but failed miserably against Vivek Malek (Profiteer) and Lori Rook (Outsider). Malek was well-funded by Sinquefield too. Do you see a pattern here? These aren't principled conservatives taking stands on principle—they're ambitious politicians using the caucus as a career ladder. It’s all about the connections. Yet their connections are meant to weaken them and keep them in their place.
Nick Schroer filed legislation to settle political disputes through legalized dueling. He was aiming for grandstanding and theater. While Missouri families were choosing between groceries and gasoline, this man thinks Jefferson City needs more sword fights. But hey, it gets media attention, which is the whole point and now he’s the MFC’s new chairman, until he gets his ticket punched too.
Justin Sparks in the House launched a pathetic challenge for Speaker that got exactly ten votes out of 163. But the media coverage was priceless for building his political brand. Sparks advocated for a $6 million earmark, then took a job with the organization that got the money. Missouri Independent covered the story.
These aren't principled conservatives. They're professional politicians who found a way to get rich and famous by playing dress-up as freedom fighters.
Other Confirmed House Members:
Ben Keathley - District 101
Bill Hardwick - District 121
Richard West - District 102
Michael Davis - District 56
Bob Titus - District 139
Holly Jones - District 88
Brian Seitz - District 156
That's 12 total members visible on the State Freedom Caucus Network website - 4 Senate members and 8 House members. The website notes that "Total representation may not be shown as some members are anonymous" suggests there are additional Missouri Freedom Caucus members who aren't publicly listed.
Missouri Freedom Caucus also shared out more possible members when it posted this on their Facebook page. This may indicate Jeff Coleman, Darin Chappell, Mark Meirath, Adam Schnelting, and Burt Whaley are members. For the members who belong to this coalition, you should be aware of what the MFC really represents—its not your values or constituents.
When I wrote against Chapell’s political theater celebrating his Corporate CPAC score, Justin Sparks jumped in to defend Chappell.
The 2025 Betrayal: When Wall Street Got What It Wanted
Want to know how deep this betrayal goes? Look at what happened in 2025 when Wall Street interests aligned with the proposed legislation. Suddenly, the "principled conservatives" who had spent years shutting down the legislature became the most cooperative legislators in Jefferson City.
Senate Bill 4 eliminated consumer protections that Missouri voters approved in 1976. For nearly fifty years, voters had protected themselves from being charged for power plants before they produced electricity. The Freedom Caucus threw that protection in the trash to benefit utility bond underwriters and investment firms like Sinquefield's Dimensional Fund Advisors.
House Bill 594 eliminated capital gains taxes, putting $300 million directly into the pockets of investment firms like Dimensional Fund Advisors. The biggest beneficiaries weren't Missouri farmers or small business owners. They were Wall Street firms that made money managing other people's money.
Senate Bill 3 authorized $1.5 billion in stadium subsidies for the Chiefs and Royals. Corporate welfare that would choke a congressman. But it creates municipal bond opportunities that generate fees for—you guessed it—investment banking firms.
Notice the pattern? When legislation served Wall Street interests, the Freedom Caucus flew away like a truck in a tornado. No filibusters. No procedural games. No righteous speeches about limited government. Just quiet cooperation in service of their financial masters.
But They Drew the Line Somewhere...
The Freedom Caucus did block one major piece of legislation in 2025: House Bill 544, which would have protected Bayer from Roundup cancer lawsuits. Finally, a principled conservative stands against corporate welfare, right?
Dead Wrong.
They blocked it because trial lawyers—who make money suing corporations—had been funding Freedom Caucus members. The Missouri Freedom Caucus has "enjoyed the financial backing of Missouri trial attorneys" according to reporting on their opposition to corporate liability shields. When Wall Street interests and trial lawyer interests aligned, the caucus supported the legislation. When they conflicted, the caucus followed the money that was flowing most directly into their pockets.
This wasn't about principle. It was about which financial interest was paying better.
The Financial Web: How Wall Street Money Flows to Jefferson City
The money trail is so brazen it's almost insulting to your intelligence. Rex Sinquefield's Dimensional Fund Advisors generates billions in wealth. Sinquefield deploys this wealth through the Show-Me Institute, Missouri Club for Growth, and direct political contributions.
Andy Roth's State Freedom Caucus Network, funded by nearly $200 million annually from Wall Street-connected donors, provides national coordination and pays Tim Jones's salary as Missouri State Director.
The same megadonors funding the national operation—retired software developers, shipping supply fortunes, manufacturing wealth, Koch-affiliated Americans for Prosperity money, Hobby Lobby retail (heretical He Gets Us Campaign) wealth—create the appearance of diverse grassroots support while representing concentrated financial interests using investment industry expertise to shape political outcomes.
When grassroots get out of control, the network installs political operatives like Peter Kinder to the Missouri Republican Party chair.
Tim Jones operates within this network through multiple Wall Street-connected organizations: the American Legislative Exchange Council (corporate bill mill), Americans for Tax Reform (supposedly an anti-tax organization serving financial sector interests), and First Rule Media (Sinquefield's messaging operation). Each position connects him deeper into networks serving financial sector interests rather than Missouri constitutional principles.
This isn't accidental. It's systematic. It's professional. And it's designed to fool you into thinking you're supporting grassroots conservative activism when you're supporting Wall Street political manipulation. Tim Jones was chosen because he can deliver a good speech and because he can be compromised by multiple income streams.
The Electoral Cover Game
Here's how the scam works: Politicians join the Freedom Caucus to claim "principled conservative" credentials. The caucus creates highly publicized confrontations with Republican leadership.
Members can then vote however benefits them politically while maintaining "fighter" imagery that appeals to conservative voters. Voters see "conservative warrior" performance art, not actual voting records.
Multiple caucus members used their membership as platforms for higher office campaigns. The disciplinary actions taken by Senate leadership—stripping committee chairmanships, and removing parking privileges—served the caucus's publicity strategy. Rather than deterring membership, these confrontations attracted new House members who valued political theater over legislative effectiveness.
The pattern reveals that Missouri Freedom Caucus membership serves as an electoral cover for ambitious politicians rather than a commitment to constitutional governance. Members use caucus membership to build name recognition and conservative credentials, then move on to higher office or other opportunities, creating a bread line of politicians seeking similar benefits.
Wake Up, Missouri
You've been kicked like a dog in the street. The politicians you trusted to fight for conservative principles have been serving Wall Street masters while counting your votes like poker chips. They've taken your trust, your volunteer hours, your small-dollar donations, and they've used them to build political careers in service of financial interests that see Missouri conservatives as marks in a confidence game.
Conservative means nothing anymore. If you want to really stand against the Uniparty, you must be a Constitutionalist. You should want to seek privacy, individual sovereignty, and safeguard the law against the Uniparty which despises the law.
This isn't about Republican versus Democrat. This isn't about conservative versus liberal. This is about honesty versus corruption. This is about the Missouri constitution versus Wall Street’s greed. This is about people who work for a living versus people who get rich by manipulating the political system.
Jill Carter left the MFC because in May, 2024. She stated, “While I remain loyal to the same conservative principles and the advancement of legislation that benefits our state and my constituents, I can no longer, in good conscience, be part of behaviors, and actions behind the scenes that defames grassroots, and violates the needs of my constituents.” It coincided with the 41 hour filibuster. Yet the behaviors and actions behind the scene are what concern me. It should concern you because it appears our state legislators and executive branch are corrupted from the inside out.
Rex Sinquefield's $835 billion Dimensional Fund Advisors doesn't care about your constitutional rights. Andy Roth's State Freedom Caucus Network doesn't care about limited government. Tim Jones doesn't care about Missouri values. They care about money, power, and the political theater that generates both.
The Missouri Freedom Caucus represents the transformation of conservative politics from principled governance into professional political theater designed to obscure Wall Street influence while providing electoral cover for ambitious politicians willing to serve financial interests under conservative branding.
You deserve better. Missouri deserves better. The Constitution deserves better than to be used as a prop in a Wall Street financial scheme.
It's time to stop being marks in their con game. It's time to demand real constitutionalists like Mike Moon who serve Missouri families instead of Wall Street financiers. It's time to clean house in Jefferson City and send these political grifters back to whatever corporate boardroom spawned them.
The truth is ugly, but it's still the truth. Mike Moon wrote, “My preference was to speak to you [Roth] to get your input about your group’s apparent inconsistency. I asked for your contact information, but was denied. I hope this letter reaches you and that you will contact me to offer an explanation of the protocols employed by you and your organization to choose members of the individual state caucuses.”
The inconsistency? Moon makes it clear.
This brings me to the crux of my letter to you. After a number of conversations within our ‘conservative’ caucus about forming a MO chapter of the State Freedom Caucus Network, the process was begun to make that happen. Unfortunately, we were presented with the news that the projected number of MO senators was likely not sufficient to justify investment from the national group. Additionally, one member of our caucus would not be admitted due to his voting record.
The member to be excluded by the “Freedom” caucus: Mike Moon. Wow! Should I be surprised, disappointed, and/or confused?
I was not surprised. During a brief encounter with Grover Norquist, my voting record was mentioned. I explained my ‘heels-dug-in’ position regarding the MO constitution (single subject provision) and because of it I regularly voted against bills containing many freedom principles – not because I despise freedom. On the contrary, my principled stand is because I value integrity (and my actions either honor or dishonor my oath – there are no in betweens). Mr. Norquist seemed to understand my predicament. I only wish others understood…. Nonetheless, here we are.
After being informed of your decision to exclude me from the caucus, I was elated to learn that my colleagues in the MO Senate would stand united with me. As I understood it, they would not create a state Freedom caucus without me. A great book I’m reading states, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand." (In the vernacular, the interpretation is, ‘United we stand, divided we fall.”) In the end, however, your organization’s influence won out. I am disappointed.
Here’s the irony, though. I was informed when the new MO Freedom Caucus members were ‘trained’ by the Freedom caucus staff, they were taken to task for their ‘incorrect’ votes on a number of bills. I was told that one MO State senator voted correctly – the same senator (me) who was rejected by the State Freedom Caucus Network (for voting ‘no’ on the same bills in question). So, can you understand my dismay?
Can you imagine that are Senators are trained by MO Freedom Caucus staff? Our so-called conservative leadership was trained by people who hold no affiliation to you or me, no loyalty to the grassroots, and cannot be removed from office. This group is much better funded than you and I are and they have millions of dollars to donate. They use the carrot and stick to create behavioral modifications. Our so-called conservatives are dogs in Sinquefield’s Pavlovian kennel, drooling every time he rings the bell whether he feeds them or not.
The truth is that your Conservative Senators and Representatives don’t vote based on their conscience, but based on edicts and counsel outside of our control. The truth should frighten you, if you have the courage to face it.
This was hard to read and difficult to digest because I think you are mostly correct about Tim Jones. He wanted to MC the St. Louis County Republican Convention and he was given the opportunity by the Central Committee. But... he lied to the Chairwoman and to the Central Committee about how he would conduct the proceedings. He allowed it to be taken over by the Bill Eigel supporters and it got ugly. It became the pre-cursor to the MO State Republican Convention.
Since that day, my eyes have been opened to the deception of Tim Jones and his influence. I used to think the Freedom Caucus was a good thing.