Joshua David Hawley
Republican senior Senator of Missouri
Senator
Missouri
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025
3
Congresses Served
1
Senate Terms
January 1, 1979 (45 years old)
Birthday
- Served as the senior United States senator from Missouri since 2019
- Previously served as the 42nd attorney general of Missouri from 2017 to 2019
- Born in Springdale, Arkansas, to a banker and a teacher
- Graduated from Stanford University and Yale Law School
- Worked as a law clerk for Judge Michael W. McConnell and Chief Justice John Roberts
- Worked in private practice and for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
- Was an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law
- Initiated high-profile lawsuits and investigations as Missouri attorney general, including against the Affordable Care Act and companies associated with the opioid epidemic
- Known for criticism of Big Tech, the Chinese government, and support for an independent Hong Kong
- Described as having strongly socially conservative beliefs
- First senator to announce plans to object to the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election
- Led Senate efforts to overturn the Electoral College vote count
- Involved in controversies related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
- Denied trying to overturn the 2020 election results
- Involved in various legal actions and investigations as attorney general, including a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and an investigation into Google’s business practices
- Supported by prominent Republicans and endorsed by Donald Trump in his Senate campaign
- Defeated incumbent Democratic senator Claire McCaskill in the 2018 election
- Played a major role in preventing the appointment of Michael S. Bogren as a district judge
- Introduced legislation related to data protection and social media regulation
- Joined calls for increased coronavirus relief checks alongside Bernie Sanders
- Cast the sole vote against a Senate resolution agreeing to Sweden and Finland joining NATO
- Described as a Trump loyalist and has been involved in efforts related to the Supreme Court nominations