	As of 2018, Petersen is the owner and CEO of a photo and video consulting firm called Stonegait LLC and is the founder of "The Libertarian Republic" and "Liberty Viral" - both libertarian news and commentary websites. He also recently ran for the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Missouri as a Republican, but was defeated in the primary by Missouri's Attorney General Josh Hawley.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Austin_Petersen&editintro=Template%3ABLP_editintro#cite_note-exploratory-16 <nowiki>[16]</nowiki>]