Missouri Attorney General

Current State AG: Eric Schmitt (R)
Political Party: Republican
Assumed Office: 2019 (appointed)
Current Leadership Positions: RAGA Executive Committee

Eric Schmitt, a sixth generation Missourian, was appointed to succeed former AG Josh Hawley, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018. AG Schmitt was reelected in 2020. Prior to his appointment, AG Schmitt served as Missouri State Treasurer from 2017-2019. He was a member of the Missouri Senate from 2009-2017 and also served as an Alderman for the City of Glendale, Missouri. AG Schmitt is running for U.S. Senate in 2022.

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The AG is an elected position in Missouri.

Next Election:November 5, 2024
Election Process:Elected
Term/Limit:4 years / none

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News May 5, 2022

Texas, Missouri, Montana Announce Withdrawal from NAAG

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s office announced via the office’s official Twitter account that Texas, along with Missouri and Montana, have withdrawn from the National Association of Attorneys General. The AGs’ letter announcing the withdrawal, posted along with the tweet, cites the basis of the move as NAAG’s alleged “leftward shift over the past half decade…

In-Depth Analysis February 18, 2022

Warning to Cannabis Companies: Your Goods Or Sale Proceeds May be Seized When Crossing State Lines

A recent lawsuit highlights the underlying conflicts between neighboring state laws that cannabis companies, and companies operating peripherally to cannabis companies, must consider.

News November 18, 2021

Attorneys General Challenge Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

A group of ten AGs, led by Missouri AG Eric Schmitt and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson, sued the Biden administration over the legality and constitutionality of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (“the Vaccine Mandate”). The complaint alleges that the Vaccine Mandate is an…

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