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The attorney general, who took office in January 2023 after Eric Schmitt resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate, has also sought to block the release of wrongfully convicted prisoners.
The 2024 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Missouri. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Missouri. Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024. [1]
Andrew Bailey was appointed Missouri's attorney general in early 2023 and is running against Republican challenger Will Scharf in the primary. ... U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District ...
Republican incumbent Andrew Bailey will run for re-election in November for Missouri attorney general, a statewide office. He fended off Will Scharf in a tense 2024 Republican primary Tuesday .
In November 2022, Parson appointed Bailey as the 44th attorney general of Missouri, after his predecessor Eric Schmitt's election to the U.S. Senate. [6] He took office on January 3, 2023. [ 5 ] As attorney general, Bailey moved aggressively to expand his powers and used his post to pursue conservative " culture war " issues.
2024 Missouri Attorney General candidates Andrew Bailey, Will Scharf, Elad Gross and Sarah Unsicker share their visions for the office, if elected.
Eric Stephen Schmitt [1] (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Schmitt served from 2017 to 2019 as the 46th State Treasurer of Missouri and from 2019 to 2023 as the 43rd Missouri Attorney General.
Missouri Attorney General Three candidates are vying for Missouri Attorney General including incumbent Andrew Bailey, a Republican, who was appointed to the role by Gov. Mike Parson.