India, Oct. 5 -- John Hauer is the Libertarian candidate running for Congress from Kansas District 2. Ahead of the US midterms on November 3, Hauer spoke exclusively to HT.com about his thoughts on the direction US politics should take, and what made him think of running for Congress.

Hauer, who said he was a truck driver who previously served in the US military, shared that he had never been very into politics when he was younger. However, he got into it when Covid happened. The stimulus check in his hand was akin to a moment of political awakening, Hauer described, as he thought to himself "Wow this is going to cause inflation for the rest of my life."

Now, Hauer is strongly against such moves that can 'mess up the economy' and has sq...