The Missouri father and lawyer who sued St. Louis County family court insiders last year is running for Congress as a Republican in Missouri’s 2nd District.
Matt Grant said he threw his hat in the ring of politics in order to protect children who are caught in the family court system.
“This problem is not just in Missouri. It is a concern nationwide,” Grant told NTD. “Children caught in the family courts system, through divorce or custody matters, are being used as pawns to enrich others.”
The civil defense litigator who was given limited court-ordered visitation with his two teenage sons is facing a formidable foe in Republican incumbent Ann Wagner.
Wagner has represented Missouri’s 2nd Congressional district since Jan. 3, 2013.
“My primary goal is to utilize the powers of Congress to protect this nation's children,” Grant said.
Grant has drafted House legislation called the Corruption Hiding Inside Legal Dockets Protection Act of 2027, which will amend the scope of judicial immunity that judges currently enjoy.
“We need Congress to step in and provide the maximum amount of oversight and intervention specifically coordinated to comply with the limits of the three branches' separation of powers,” Grant said.
His campaign platform also includes improving the economy through more careful deregulation, particularly in the energy sector, providing Missouri's 2nd District with a new generation of representation, and lower taxes for all through a right-sized federal government.
“The federal government needs to trim back annually, not expand,” Grant said.
He accuses judges, a commissioner, multiple attorneys, and court-appointed guardian ad litems of participating in a criminal enterprise designed to manipulate custody cases for financial gain.
Although Eastern District of Missouri federal judge Joshua Divine has ruled that Grant’s lawsuit against St. Louis County family court is procedurally flawed and violates several Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Divine has yet to issue a final decision dismissing the case entirely.
“Fortunately, running for and holding federal office will not impact my efforts in my pending federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and Civil Rights Act lawsuit relating to my experience with my own children,” Grant added. “All of my efforts run in parallel.”