Brad Klopfenstein

Libertarian Candidate for Lt. Governor

Brad Klopfenstein has been an influential leader in Indiana’s public policy and political community for the past 13 years. His areas of expertise include the alcohol industry, gambling, election law, energy, health care, immigration, media relations and crisis management.

Mr. Klopfenstein is also a media figure in Indiana having been the spokesperson for numerous organizations. For over 6 years, he was the radio guest-host for the Abdul in the Morning Show on Fox Newstalk 1430 WXNT in Indianapolis, and has twice been a featured panelist on the television show Indiana Lawmakers. He has conducted media training for the US Women’s Olympic Synchronized Swimming team and IndyCar racing drivers Justin Wilson and Mike Conway.

As owner of Magna Carta Public Affairs, and more recently the head of the Tavern League of Indiana, Klopfenstein has conducted grassroots & grass top campaigns on a number of issues, and has a proven ability to work with elected officials from all political parties. This is shown in his ability to tackle both controversial and mundane issues and deliver legislative success to his clients. Some of those successes include:

• Advocated for and passed expanded Sunday & Election Day alcohol sales for bars in Indiana
• Successfully defeated smoking bans locally in Indianapolis and statewide throughout Indiana
• Organized coalition that legalized pull tab gambling in Indiana 
• Built coalition of veterans who support the Keystone XL Pipeline project
• Defeated proposed increases in alcohol and food & beverage taxes

Klopfenstein took a somewhat serpentine route into the world of politics and public affairs. A life-long resident of Indiana, his degree is in finance from Purdue University. His early work included being a restaurant manager, beer salesman, and radio ad salesman for Q95/X103/WNDE. An interest in politics led him to apply for, and be hired as Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Indiana in 2000. Success in that position allowed him to become Executive Director of the Indiana Licensed Beverage Association in 2005 where he stayed until 2009 to go off on his own to create Magna Carta Public Affairs.

In addition to his public affairs work, he is a past-president of the Indianapolis Press Club, has served as campaign chair for a victorious Republican Indianapolis City-County Council member, served 2 years on the Indianapolis Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, is vice-president of the Community Heights Neighborhood Organization, and sits on the Crooked Creek Community Development Corporation board of directors.