Missouri governor names Catherine Hanaway
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Missouri's attorney general is resigning to take a leadership position with the FBI. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey says Monday that he is resigning effective Sept. 8 and will serve as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Kehoe named Catherine Hanaway, a former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, as Bailey's replacement. She will assume the role on Sept. 8.
With Andrew Bailey leaving the Attorney General’s office to become the new Deputy Director of the FBI, Governor Kehoe is now left to pick the next AG.
When Andrew Bailey took over the Missouri attorney general’s office from Eric Schmitt in January, he inherited more than 200 unfulfilled records requests submitted by members of the public.