A self-proclaimed pro-white candidate, who was once made an honorary member of the Ku Klux Klan, has filed to run for governor in the state of Missouri. The candidate, Daryl Leon McClanahan III, has described himself as a pro-white man in a 2022 lawsuit against the ADL. He was provided an honorary one-year membership to the Klan by the group's state coordinator but claims he is not and has never been a member of the KKK.
McClanahan denies attending a 2019 private religious Christian identity cross-lighting ceremony, which was falsely described as a cross-burning in an ADL article. The Missouri Republican Party has taken action in response to his candidacy, stating that his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan contradicts the party's values and platform. They are working to have him removed from the ballot as a Republican candidate and condemn any association with hate groups.
