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Joshua David Hawley

Republican senior Senator of Missouri

  • Senator

    Missouri

    January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025

  • Senator

    Missouri

    January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2031

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Congresses Served

2

Senate Terms

January 1, 1979 (46 years old)

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  • 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