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/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2023</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Attorney_General" title="Missouri Attorney General"> 44th Attorney General of Missouri</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 3, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Mike Parson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Schmitt" title="Eric Schmitt">Eric Schmitt</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Jessica</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Bailey_Signature.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Andrew Bailey (politician)'s signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Andrew_Bailey_Signature.png/128px-Andrew_Bailey_Signature.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Andrew_Bailey_Signature.png/192px-Andrew_Bailey_Signature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Andrew_Bailey_Signature.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Andrew Bailey</b> is an American attorney and politician. A <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, he has served as <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Attorney_General" title="Missouri Attorney General">Missouri Attorney General</a> since he was appointed by Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Mike Parson</a> in January 2023. </p><p>During his tenure as attorney general, Bailey has refused to release prisoners after overturned convictions, attempted unsuccessfully to restrict <a href="/wiki/Transgender_health_care" title="Transgender health care">gender-affirming care</a>, battled initiatives to restore access to <a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Missouri" title="Abortion in Missouri">abortion in Missouri</a>, and staunchly defended former President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> over his legal problems.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey grew up in <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia, Missouri</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gluckstadt,_Mississippi" title="Gluckstadt, Mississippi">Gluckstadt, Mississippi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a> while on an <a href="/wiki/Army_ROTC" class="mw-redirect" title="Army ROTC">Army ROTC</a> scholarship.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating from the University of Missouri, he was deployed to <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BaylessElected_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BaylessElected-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey earned a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri_School_of_Law" title="University of Missouri School of Law">University of Missouri School of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NamedAG_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NamedAG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey was serving as general counsel of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Department_of_Corrections" title="Missouri Department of Corrections">Missouri Department of Corrections</a> before joining the office of Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Mike Parson</a> as deputy general counsel.<sup id="cite_ref-NamedAG_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NamedAG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, he was appointed as Parson's general counsel.<sup id="cite_ref-NamedAG_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NamedAG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure_as_Attorney_General">Tenure as Attorney General</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tenure as Attorney General"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2022, Parson appointed Bailey as the 44th attorney general of Missouri, after his predecessor <a href="/wiki/Eric_Schmitt" title="Eric Schmitt">Eric Schmitt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri" title="2022 United States Senate election in Missouri">election to the U.S. Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NamedAG_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NamedAG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took office on January 3, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-BaylessElected_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BaylessElected-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As attorney general, Bailey moved aggressively to expand his powers and used his post to pursue conservative "<a href="/wiki/Culture_war" title="Culture war">culture war</a>" issues.<sup id="cite_ref-BaylessElected_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BaylessElected-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout his term, Bailey has faced a number of controversies regarding his use of power. The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch" title="St. Louis Post-Dispatch">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a> maintains The Bailey Tally, "[a] running count of the many instances in which Missouri's official lawyer has abused the legal process, refused to do his job and/or engaged in blatant conflicts of interest, all in service to an extremist right-wing agenda."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Opposition_to_overturning_convictions_and_judicial_response">Opposition to overturning convictions and judicial response</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Opposition to overturning convictions and judicial response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey faced criticism over refusing to overturn questionable convictions, even when local prosecutors present evidence suggesting that a convicted person is in fact innocent. In the case of Sandra Hemme, who served 43 years of a life sentence prior to her sentence being overturned in June 2024,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey's office attempted to circumvent the order to release Hemme. On July 19, Judge Ryan Horsman threatened to hold Bailey in contempt if Hemme was not immediately released from a prison in Chillicothe following rulings by Horsman, an appellate court, and the Missouri Supreme Court. Bailey's office was scolded for telling prison officials not to release Hemme despite the ruling. “To call someone and tell them to disregard a court order is wrong,” Judge Horsman said.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, Bailey's office announced intentions to appeal and block Judge Jason Sengheiser's ruling of innocence in the case of Christopher Dunn, who has served 33 years in state prison.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bailey also blocked a request for a new evidence hearing in the case of Marcellus Williams, despite a DNA "mismatch" identified in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the trial, prosecutors admitted to excluding a potential African-American juror that Williams' attorneys alleged was due to the juror's race (prosecutors asserted it was due to the juror's close age and physical resemblance to Williams) and acknowledged evidence of crime scene contamination by the state's attorney during the trial. As a result, prosecutors reached a plea agreement with Williams to reduce his death sentence to life without parole. However, Missouri Attorney General Bailey petitioned the Missouri Supreme Court to block the agreement, and subsequently, the plea agreement was overturned. <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Williams was executed on September 24, 2024, despite efforts by his attorneys and the Missouri prosecutor's office to halt the execution.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Abortion">Abortion</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Abortion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey <a href="/wiki/Anti-abortion_movement_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-abortion movement in the United States">opposes abortion</a>. In 2023, Bailey asked the <a href="/wiki/State_Auditor_of_Missouri" title="State Auditor of Missouri">state auditor's office</a> to change the "anticipated costs" section of a proposed ballot initiative to <a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Missouri" title="Abortion in Missouri">restore abortion rights in Missouri</a>, which is one of several initiative petitions filed following a ban passed by the state legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-Hancock_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hancock-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Betts_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betts-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Auditor <a href="/wiki/Scott_Fitzpatrick" title="Scott Fitzpatrick">Scott Fitzpatrick</a> (a Republican) classified the initiative as having an estimated impact of "no costs or savings," Bailey sought to change the estimate to "in the billions"<sup id="cite_ref-Hancock_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hancock-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Betts_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betts-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later claimed that restoring abortion rights would cost "upward of $12 billion."<sup id="cite_ref-Betts_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betts-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fitzpatrick said that while he personally opposes abortion, there is no evidence that it would cost the state money.<sup id="cite_ref-Hancock_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hancock-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Betts_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betts-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Missouri" title="Supreme Court of Missouri">Supreme Court of Missouri</a> unanimously ruled that Bailey had no authority to change the projected cost; in a July 2023 ruling, the Court wrote that Bailey improperly attempted to hold up the initiative, that his authority was to review the "legal content and form" (not the "substance") of the auditor's reports, and that Bailey had refused "to perform the plain, unequivocal and <a href="/wiki/Ministerial_duty" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministerial duty">ministerial duty</a> of approving those summaries."<sup id="cite_ref-Betts_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Betts-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Bailey sued <a href="/wiki/Planned_Parenthood" title="Planned Parenthood">Planned Parenthood</a>, accusing it of trafficking minors across state lines for abortions<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using a <a href="/wiki/Project_Veritas" title="Project Veritas">Project Veritas</a> video as evidence. Planned Parenthood describes the video as "heavily doctored and edited"; it was found to feature a fictional girl while purporting to be factual.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, Bailey joined Kansas and Idaho attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to reinstate FDA restrictions from year 2000 on the medication <a href="/wiki/Mifepristone" title="Mifepristone">mifepristone</a>, which induces chemical abortions. The lawsuit was previously filed by anti-abortion medical professionals and rejected by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> for lack of demonstrated harm. Bailey argued that Missouri is harmed by lost projected revenue due to lower <a href="/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy_in_the_United_States" title="Teenage pregnancy in the United States">teenage pregnancy</a> rates.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Defamation">Defamation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Defamation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey agreed to have his office represent senators <a href="/wiki/Rick_Brattin" title="Rick Brattin">Rick Brattin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hoskins" title="Denny Hoskins">Denny Hoskins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Schroer" title="Nick Schroer">Nick Schroer</a> in a defamation lawsuit related to the <a href="/wiki/2024_Kansas_City_parade_shooting" title="2024 Kansas City parade shooting">2024 Kansas City parade shooting</a>, when the senators posted misinformation on social media identifying a bystander as both the shooter and an undocumented immigrant. Bailey claims that the senators are protected by <a href="/wiki/Legislative_immunity" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative immunity">legislative immunity</a> and that their social media posts, later deleted, were made in their official capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion_public_schools_investigation;_ethics_complaint"><span id="Diversity.2C_equity.2C_and_inclusion_public_schools_investigation.3B_ethics_complaint"></span>Diversity, equity, and inclusion public schools investigation; ethics complaint</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Diversity, equity, and inclusion public schools investigation; ethics complaint"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2024, an after-school fight at <a href="/wiki/Hazelwood_East_High_School" title="Hazelwood East High School">Hazelwood East High School</a> resulted in a 16-year-old student being critically injured by another girl. Bailey's office announced an investigation into the school's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program, although race was not apparently a factor in the fight. Bailey's letter was strongly criticized for containing several easily verified factual errors, for instance, listing the wrong date and time of the fight and suggesting school resource officers could have prevented the incident. The altercation took place off-campus and after the school day. The school district responded that Bailey was politicizing the incident for political purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Bailey announced the investigation, an attorney for the district reported bomb scares in the district and racially-charged hateful messages from across the country.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2024, the district filed a claim charging Bailey violated state rules by initiating a "frivolous" investigation based on inaccurate claims and politicizing the case. "The complaint to Missouri's Office of Chief Legal Counsel cited multiple violations of the Missouri court system's Rules of Professional Conduct, which are based on American Bar Association models... Those rules prohibit lawyers from bringing frivolous claims, making claims in bad faith, making derogatory public comments about targets of legal action, and using the legal process for the purpose of harassment and intimidation."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Firearms">Firearms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Firearms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 7, 2023, federal judge <a href="/wiki/Brian_C._Wimes" title="Brian C. Wimes">Brian C. Wimes</a> found a state law, signed by Parson, regulating cooperation with federal authorities on firearms issues, to be unconstitutional as a violation of the <a href="/wiki/Supremacy_Clause" title="Supremacy Clause">Supremacy Clause</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey appealed the case to the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighth Circuit">Eighth Circuit</a>, who affirmed the court's ruling in August 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey pressured Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to change his fiscal note on a ballot petition for firearm regulations. Bailey's proposed costs of $704 million includes costs associated to an estimated "additional 32 murders and 726 rapes" should stricter regulations be implemented. Fitzpatrick retained his original estimate, which Bailey approved.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gambling">Gambling</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gambling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lawyers under Bailey's attorney general's office withdrew from a lawsuit related to unregulated slot machines. The plaintiffs, Torch Electronics and Warrenton Oil, have contributed to Bailey's <a href="/wiki/2024_Missouri_Attorney_General_election" title="2024 Missouri Attorney General election">2024 Missouri Attorney General election</a> campaign. In 2021, former attorney general <a href="/wiki/Eric_Schmitt" title="Eric Schmitt">Eric Schmitt</a> returned contributions from Torch Electronics when <a href="/wiki/Conflict_of_interest" title="Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a> concerns were raised, choosing to continue work on the case. </p><p>Bailey's office did not respond to questions as to why Bailey's office chose to accept the money rather than withdraw from the case.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2024 town hall amongst attorney general candidates a question was asked, "What are we going to do about gambling machines?" The response from Bailey was, “This issue is a failure of the status quo in <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_City,_Missouri" title="Jefferson City, Missouri">Jefferson City</a>... Prosecute crimes and enforce the rule of law." | <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUw1VE8U9Vw">Missouri Attorney General Town Hall Springfield Elad Gross Trump Attorney Will Scharf Andrew Bailey</a> | </p><p>The games have come under scrutiny by the Missouri Gaming Association, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_State_Highway_Patrol" title="Missouri State Highway Patrol">Missouri State Highway Patrol</a>, and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County_Board_of_Police_Commissioners" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners">St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners</a>, who have found a lack of clear legal guidance on the issue. Will Scharf, rival candidate for attorney general, describes the games as "blatantly illegal" and within the scope of the office's responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Media_Matters_for_America">Media Matters for America</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Media Matters for America"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2023, Bailey opened a fraud investigation into the left-leaning <a href="/wiki/Media_Matters_for_America" title="Media Matters for America">Media Matters for America</a>, alleging fraud in the organization's reports on placement of advertisements next to pro-Nazi content on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Social_media_censorship">Social media censorship</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Social media censorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2024 the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, rejected arguments that the federal government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat misleading information online. The court held that the co-plaintiffs in the case, including the states of Missouri and Louisiana and seven individuals, could not demonstrate any harm or risk that they will suffer an injury in the future—that they did not have standing to file a suit. A lower court ruled officials in the Trump and Biden administrations unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove "deceptive or inaccurate content out of fears it would fuel vaccine hesitancy or upend elections."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Student_debt_relief">Student debt relief</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Student debt relief"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey supports the lawsuit filed by former AG <a href="/wiki/Eric_Schmitt" title="Eric Schmitt">Eric Schmitt</a> against the Biden <a href="/wiki/Student_debt" title="Student debt">student debt</a> relief plan on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Higher_Education_Loan_Authority_of_the_State_of_Missouri" title="Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri">Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri</a> (MOHELA), a company contracted to handle student loan accounts. A federal judge in Missouri initially threw out the suit, saying that the company was too far removed from the state of Missouri for the case to have standing; however, federal appeals sent the case to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> and froze student debt relief indefinitely.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When asked about MOHELA's unpaid contributions to state higher aid funds since 2008, Bailey responded the issue is for the Supreme Court "to sort out."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Advocates for student debt relief have argued that MOHELA's revenues would increase should the plan go through.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Transgender_care_bans">Transgender care bans</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transgender care bans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2023, Bailey released an emergency rule requiring health care providers to screen individuals before providing <a href="/wiki/Transgender_health_care" title="Transgender health care">gender-affirming health care</a> to <a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender">transgender</a> people. The rule was believed to be the first such ban in the nation as it would apply to adults, in addition to children.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_first_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_first-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rule would have taken effect April 27, 2023 and expired in February 2024. Bailey justified the rule claiming that the medical procedures were "experimental" and required "substantial guardrails."<sup id="cite_ref-transgender_care_ban_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transgender_care_ban-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This political intervention in medical care aligned with bills filed in other states; however, Bailey escalated the process through his office's authority in <a href="/wiki/Consumer_protection#United_States" title="Consumer protection">Missouri Merchandising Practices Act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rule required healthcare providers to document <a href="/wiki/Gender_dysphoria" title="Gender dysphoria">gender dysphoria</a> for a period of three years before prescribing <a href="/wiki/Puberty_blocker" title="Puberty blocker">puberty blockers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Transgender_hormone_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Transgender hormone therapy">cross-sex hormones</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Gender-affirming_surgery" title="Gender-affirming surgery">gender-affirming surgery</a>. Transgender individuals would be required to undergo 15 sessions with a psychologist or psychiatrist over at least 18 months before receiving care. The rule required providers to ensure "mental health comorbidities" have been "treated and resolved." The rule required providers to document that the patient has been screened for <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_contagion" title="Social contagion">social contagion</a> and, for minors, <a href="/wiki/Social_media_addiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Social media addiction">social media addiction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-transgender_care_ban_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transgender_care_ban-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rule was suspended while the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">American Civil Liberties Union</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lambda_Legal" title="Lambda Legal">Lambda Legal</a>, service providers, and community members challenged the rule in court. Bailey withdrew the rule in May 2023,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> following passage of a bill in the Missouri legislature restricting care for <a href="/wiki/Transgender_youth" title="Transgender youth">transgender youth</a>. Bailey announced his intention to take legal action against the Kansas City Police Department should they fail to enforce restrictions. But the Police Chief clarified that the matter was outside their <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdiction</a> since the bill's provisions do not relate to criminal conduct.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Bailey made 54 demands to the <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Mercy_Hospital" title="Children's Mercy Hospital">Children's Mercy Hospital</a> in Kansas City for documents and testimony related to trans care, although the hospital was not accused of any wrongdoing.<sup id="cite_ref-APHospital_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APHospital-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2023, Children's Mercy sued Bailey in state court, arguing that the demands exceeded Bailey's investigative authority and that release of the information demanded by Bailey would violate <a href="/wiki/Medical_privacy" title="Medical privacy">medical privacy</a> laws, among other state and federal statutes.<sup id="cite_ref-APHospital_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APHospital-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2024, a St. Louis Circuit Court judge ruled that Bailey could not receive unredacted private medical information of minors treated at the Washington University Transgender Clinic.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pro-Trump_positions">Pro-Trump positions</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Pro-Trump positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2023, Bailey condemned a grand jury in New York after it indicted Donald Trump on charges of <a href="/wiki/Falsifying_business_records" title="Falsifying business records">falsifying business records</a>, arising from his company's <a href="/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in_New_York" title="Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York">payment of hush money to a pornographic film star</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey, along with other Missouri Republicans, blamed <a href="/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a> for the grand jury decision; Jewish leaders in Missouri criticized these statements for echoing <a href="/wiki/Antisemitic_tropes" class="mw-redirect" title="Antisemitic tropes">antisemitic tropes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As attorney general, Bailey has appeared on shows hosted by <a href="/wiki/Jenna_Ellis" title="Jenna Ellis">Jenna Ellis</a>, a former lawyer to <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, who has been <a href="/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(election_obstruction_case)" title="Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)">indicted on felony charges for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star" title="The Kansas City Star">The Kansas City Star</a></i> criticized Bailey's decision to appear on the podcast, writing that it was "remarkable" that "Missouri's chief legal officer, a role that at times involves prosecuting criminal cases, is appearing with an individual accused of committing a felony to advance a conspiracy to overturn a presidential election in another state."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2023, Bailey, representing Missouri, joined an <a href="/wiki/Amicus_brief" class="mw-redirect" title="Amicus brief">amicus brief</a>, submitted by Republican state attorneys general in support of the ex-president in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(classified_documents_case)" title="Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (classified documents case)"><i>United States v. Trump</i> case against Trump over his handling of classified documents</a>. The brief, led by Alabama, argued against the application of the <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Records_Act" title="Presidential Records Act">Presidential Records Act</a> to certain documents in the case.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2024, Baily announced his intention to file a lawsuit against the State of New York in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to "stay the gag order and any sentence" in <a href="/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in_New_York" title="Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York">New York's criminal case against Trump</a> until after <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="2024 United States presidential election">the 2024 presidential election</a>. He justified the lawsuit by claiming that the gag and sentencing order would interfere with Missouri citizens' ability to obtain election-related information and with the state's <a href="/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College" title="United States Electoral College">electors'</a> ability to perform their duties. He filed the lawsuit on July 3. <sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his suit, Bailey attempted to invoke <a href="/wiki/Original_jurisdiction_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States">the Supreme Court's exclusive jurisdiction</a> to hear disputes between two states.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Supreme Court rejected Bailey's lawsuit on August 5.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_campaign">2024 campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2024 campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_Missouri_Attorney_General_election" title="2024 Missouri Attorney General election">2024 Missouri Attorney General election</a></div> <p>In 2024, Bailey campaigned for a full term as Attorney General.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Republican <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primary election</a>, Bailey faced challenger Will Scharf, a former <a href="/wiki/Assistant_U.S._attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant U.S. attorney">assistant U.S. attorney</a> and official in <a href="/wiki/Eric_Greitens" title="Eric Greitens">Eric Greitens</a>' administration.<sup id="cite_ref-DrawsEven_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DrawsEven-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey's campaign was supported by the "Life and Liberty PAC" (whose biggest donors are <a href="/wiki/Pauline_MacMillan_Keinath" title="Pauline MacMillan Keinath">Pauline MacMillan Keinath</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cargill_family" title="Cargill family">Cargill family</a>, and the family and associates of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ketchmark" title="Michael Ketchmark">Michael Ketchmark</a>), while Scharf's campaign was supported by the "Defend Missouri PAC" (which is funded largely by the <a href="/wiki/Judicial_Crisis_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Judicial Crisis Network">Judicial Crisis Network</a> and other groups associated with conservative activist <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Leo" title="Leonard Leo">Leonard Leo</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-DrawsEven_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DrawsEven-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bailey won the Republican primary, and subsequently the general election, as he defeated Democrat Elad Gross.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after winning reelection, it was revealed that Bailey was on President-elect Donald Trump's shortlist of candidates for U.S. Attorney General; however, Trump ultimately chose Representative <a href="/wiki/Matt_Gaetz" title="Matt Gaetz">Matt Gaetz</a> for the role.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_Life">Personal Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Personal Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bailey and his wife, Jessica, have four children, three of whom they fostered and later adopted.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They live in <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Missouri" title="Montgomery County, Missouri">Montgomery County, Missouri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Bailey_(politician)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article278727789.html">"Missouri AG Bailey joins shows hosted by Trump co-defendant in election conspiracy case"</a>. <i>Kansas City Star</i>. 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kansas+City+Star&rft.atitle=Missouri+AG+Bailey+joins+shows+hosted+by+Trump+co-defendant+in+election+conspiracy+case&rft.date=2023&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansascity.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-government%2Farticle278727789.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAndrew+Bailey+%28politician%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://missouriindependent.com/2024/07/18/andrew-bailey-missouri-attorney-general-election/">"Andrew Bailey Says His Approach as Missouri Attorney General is Shaped by Faith, War"</a>. <i>Missouri Independent</i>. July 18, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Missouri+Independent&rft.atitle=Andrew+Bailey+Says+His+Approach+as+Missouri+Attorney+General+is+Shaped+by+Faith%2C+War&rft.date=2024-07-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmissouriindependent.com%2F2024%2F07%2F18%2Fandrew-bailey-missouri-attorney-general-election%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAndrew+Bailey+%28politician%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://onlinemadison.com/stories/gluckstadt-parents-proud-of-ag-appointment,47825">"Gluckstadt Parents Proud of AG Appointment"</a>. <i>Madison County Journal</i>. 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(politician)">Mike Henderson</a>, Speaker pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Patterson" title="Jonathan Patterson">Jonathan Patterson</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Quade" title="Crystal Quade">Crystal Quade</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Missouri" title="Supreme Court of Missouri">Supreme Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Rhodes_Russell" title="Mary Rhodes Russell">Mary Russell</a>, Chief Justice</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zel_Fischer" title="Zel Fischer">Zel Fischer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_C._Wilson" title="Paul C. Wilson">Paul C. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Brent_Powell" title="W. Brent Powell">W. Brent Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Ransom" title="Robin Ransom">Robin Ransom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_C._Broniec" title="Kelly C. Broniec">Kelly C. 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padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Alabama" title="Attorney General of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Marshall_(politician)" title="Steve Marshall (politician)">Steve Marshall</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Attorney_General" title="Alaska Attorney General">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Treg_Taylor" title="Treg Taylor">Treg Taylor</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Attorney_General" title="Arizona Attorney General">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kris_Mayes" title="Kris Mayes">Kris Mayes</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Carr">Christopher M. Carr</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Hawaii" title="Attorney General of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anne_E._Lopez" title="Anne E. Lopez">Anne E. Lopez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Attorney_General" title="Idaho Attorney General">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Labrador" title="Raúl Labrador">Raúl Labrador</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Attorney_General" title="Illinois Attorney General">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kwame_Raoul" title="Kwame Raoul">Kwame Raoul</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Attorney_General" title="Indiana Attorney General">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Todd_Rokita" title="Todd Rokita">Todd Rokita</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Iowa" title="Attorney General of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brenna_Bird" title="Brenna Bird">Brenna Bird</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Attorney_General" title="Kansas Attorney General">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kris_Kobach" title="Kris Kobach">Kris Kobach</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Kentucky" title="Attorney General of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Russell_Coleman" title="Russell Coleman">Russell Coleman</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_Louisiana" title="List of attorneys general of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Liz_Murrill" title="Liz Murrill">Liz Murrill</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Attorney_General" title="Maine Attorney General">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Frey" title="Aaron Frey">Aaron Frey</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Maryland" title="Attorney General of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Brown_(Maryland_politician)" title="Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)">Anthony Brown</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Attorney_General" title="Massachusetts Attorney General">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Campbell" title="Andrea Campbell">Andrea Campbell</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Attorney_General" title="Michigan Attorney General">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dana_Nessel" title="Dana Nessel">Dana Nessel</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Minnesota" title="Attorney General of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Mississippi" title="Attorney General of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Fitch" title="Lynn Fitch">Lynn Fitch</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Attorney_General" title="Missouri Attorney General">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Andrew Bailey</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Department_of_Justice" title="Montana Department of Justice">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Knudsen" title="Austin Knudsen">Austin Knudsen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Attorney_General" title="Nebraska Attorney General">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hilgers" title="Mike Hilgers">Mike Hilgers</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Attorney_General" title="Nevada Attorney General">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_D._Ford" title="Aaron D. Ford">Aaron D. Ford</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_Hampshire" title="Attorney General of New Hampshire">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Formella" title="John Formella">John Formella</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Attorney General">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Platkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Platkin">Matt Platkin</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_Mexico" title="Attorney General of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Torrez" title="Raúl Torrez">Raúl Torrez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_York" title="Attorney General of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Letitia_James" title="Letitia James">Letitia James</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Attorney_General" title="North Carolina Attorney General">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Stein" title="Josh Stein">Josh Stein</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Attorney_General" title="North Dakota Attorney General">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Drew_Wrigley" title="Drew Wrigley">Drew Wrigley</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Attorney_General" title="Ohio Attorney General">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dave_Yost" title="Dave Yost">Dave Yost</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Oklahoma" title="Attorney General of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gentner_Drummond" title="Gentner Drummond">Gentner Drummond</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Attorney_General" title="Oregon Attorney General">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Rosenblum" title="Ellen Rosenblum">Ellen Rosenblum</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General" title="Pennsylvania Attorney General">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Henry" title="Michelle Henry">Michelle Henry</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of attorneys general of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_Neronha" title="Peter Neronha">Peter Neronha</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_South_Carolina" title="Attorney General of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wilson_(South_Carolina_politician)" title="Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician)">Alan Wilson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_South_Dakota" title="Attorney General of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marty_Jackley" title="Marty Jackley">Marty Jackley</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Attorney_General" title="Tennessee Attorney General">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Skrmetti" title="Jonathan Skrmetti">Jonathan Skrmetti</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Attorney_General" title="Texas Attorney General">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Attorney_General" title="Utah Attorney General">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sean_Reyes" title="Sean Reyes">Sean Reyes</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Attorney_General" title="Vermont Attorney General">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charity_Clark" title="Charity Clark">Charity Clark</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Washington" title="Attorney General of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bob Ferguson (politician)">Bob Ferguson</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_West_Virginia" title="List of attorneys general of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Morrisey" title="Patrick Morrisey">Patrick Morrisey</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Wisconsin" title="Attorney General of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Kaul" title="Josh Kaul">Josh Kaul</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Guam" title="Attorney General of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Moylan" title="Douglas Moylan">Doug Moylan</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edward_Manibusan" title="Edward Manibusan">Ed Manibusan</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Justice_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Domingo_Emanuelli" title="Domingo Emanuelli">Domingo Emanuelli</a> (NPP)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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