Dustin Coffell, chair of the Libertarian Party of Missouri, is running for state auditor in the Nov. 3 general election. The Lake St. Louis accountant is certified for the ballot as the Libertarian candidate, according to Missouri Secretary of State records.

Coffell faces Republican Scott Fitzpatrick and Democrat Quentin Wilson.

Candidate information

  • Party: Libertarian
  • Residence: Lake St. Louis, Missouri
  • Education: Associate's degree in information technology, ITT Technical Institute-Earth City (2005); bachelor's degree in meteorology, University of Oklahoma (2016); bachelor's degree in accounting, Western Governors University (2019); master's degree in accounting, Western Governors University (2022)
  • Current work: Contractor at Confluence Genetics; co-founder and treasurer, Meeples for Peeples

Coffell describes himself on his campaign X account as a "Board gamer. Weather fanatic. Accountant. Recovering poker dealer. Chairman of @MissouriLP."

Experience and public service

Coffell serves as chair of the Libertarian Party of Missouri, elected at the party's 2025 convention for a two-year term. He ran for Missouri House of Representatives District 70 as a Libertarian in 2022 and 2024, according to Secretary of State records.

His professional background spans accounting and gaming. He worked as accounts payable lead at Benson Hill from 2021 to 2025 and held accounting roles at Panera Bread, American Piping Products, Metal Exchange Corporation and Swiss American CDMO, according to BallotReady. Before shifting to accounting, Coffell worked as a poker dealer and dual-rate supervisor at River City Casino & Hotel and Lumière Place Casino & Hotels.

He served as a teaching assistant at the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology and as a student research assistant at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies.

On the issues

Taxation: Coffell said on his Facebook page that he wants the lowest taxes possible for Missouri residents, as St. Louis Public Radio reported.

The Chesterfield Valley Post invited all candidates in this race to respond to a questionnaire. This profile is based on publicly available information, candidate social media and election records. No additional policy positions from Coffell were available at the time of publication.