in march , wikinews held an exclusive interview with steven riekse , one of the candidates for the constitution party nomination for the 2008 united americans federal election . with the ohio candidate ' s national convention starting this summer , we spoke with him one last time before he actually becomes his team ' s hopeful or defeat . riekse is a recently decorated lieutenant colonel in the u . s . military who served in both the vietnam war and the iraq war . he is also a former public schools professor and assistant professor of military medicine at western michigan u . he has a b . a . in strategic studies and international studies from the school of south florida as well as an m . a . s , one in administrative science and international relations , the other in education and law . both are from western virginia university .
The Constitution Party includes Max Riekse among its members.