JEFFERSON CITY 鈥 Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday appointed the first woman attorney general in Missouri history to serve out the remaining three years of Andrew Bailey鈥檚 term.
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Catherine Hanaway speaks after Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed her to be the next Missouri Attorney General on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at the Capitol in Jefferson City. Hanaway is replacing outgoing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey who announced he is resigning to become co-deputy director of the FBI.
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, center, laughs as he attends Gov. Mike Kehoe鈥檚 signing of executive orders, after Kehoe was sworn-in as the 58th governor of Missouri at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Jan. 13, 2025.
Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch
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Hanaway has been planning the takeover since she first won her House seat in 1998.聽
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