When Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson appointed his general counsel Andrew Bailey as the state’s next attorney general last week, the 41-year-old lawyer gave little indication of what he ...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (left) served in the United States Army following the 9/11 attacks. He was twice deployed to the Middle East through Operation Iraqi Freedom (photo submitted).

Republican Trump attorney Will Scharf conceded to incumbent Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey in the state’s Aug. 6 primary election. Bailey led the race by a whopping 63% to 37 ...

Andrew Bailey was sworn in Tuesday as Missouri’s new attorney general. He will fill the role previously held by Eric Schmitt, who was sworn in as a U.S. senator on the same day. Bailey, 41, has ...

In February 2023, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked a judge to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, citing “years of willful neglect” in her management of the office. In the ...

Bailey had never run for public office before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson tapped him to replace Schmitt as attorney general in 2022. At the time, he was serving as Parson’s general counsel.

Local News New Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sworn in Gov. Mike Parson appointed the fellow Republican to replace Eric Schmitt, who took office as Missouri's newest U.S. senator Tuesday.

Andrew Bailey, newly appointed Missouri Attorney General, is sworn in by Judge Kelly Broniec, of the Missouri Court of Appeals’ Eastern District, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Missouri ...

Bailey will replace U.S. Senator-Elect Eric Schmitt as attorney general of the State of Missouri. Earlier in November, Schmitt won the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Republican Roy Blunt.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has continued to take on an aggressive role as the state's top legal officer, challenging positions laid out by the federal government that don't directly ...

Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters outside Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s Capitol office in Jefferson City, Mo., after being named state attorney general on Nov. 23, 2022.

Bailey went on to attend the University of Missouri on an ROTC scholarship, then planned to go to law school and join the military as a judge advocate general. But his plans changed on Sept. 11, 2001.