Challenger to the HD85 state representative seat is Lt. Col. Dennis Geesaman. He says that the days of bipartisanship, as seen with George W. Bush and Bob Bullock, are gone. Geesaman feels that the Democrat left has moved so far that compromise is all but gone. He agrees that the MO of school funding should be removed from property taxes, and the homestead tax needs to be eliminated for everyone. Otherwise, the American Dream will not be available to the next generations. He recognizes that new ideas are in place to check the declining rates of education, and he relates that while he would be a freshman legislator, he desires to seek seats on agriculture related committees. One of his quotes indicates that the seemingly bloated budget is caused by spending problems.