Andrew Bailey Named Missouri Attorney General to Replace U.S. Senator-Elect Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri Governor Mike Parson has named Andrew Bailey of Rhineland to replace Eric Schmitt as Attorney General.

Schmitt has held office as attorney general of Missouri since 2019. He will be stepping down from the position after he was elected to serve as U.S. Senator for the state of Missouri, replacing retiring Senator Roy Blunt.

Governor Parson called Bailey the right man for the job:

Bailey assumed the role of General Counsel for the Office of the Governor in 2021. Prior to joining the Governor’s Office, he served as General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Corrections. He is a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Warren County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.