Property rights group endorses Parker for congress

Congressional candidate Bob Parker was endorsed by the Ozark Property Rights Congress, his campaign announced. Parker, a Texas County rancher who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau for the Republican nomination in the 8th Congressional District, won the endorsement based on his position on issues such as water rights and the National Animal Identification System, he said in an article submitted to semissourian.com. The mission of the Ozarks Property Rights Congress, according to the organization's website, "is to educate and provide information to the American public as to the roots and nature of such property rights violations; expose those actions that will further damage the American right to private property ownership and control; and advocate appropriate action to protect property rights." Parker is the only candidate opposing Emerson in the Aug. 3 Republican primary.