Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Monday that Catherine Hanaway will replace Andrew Bailey as the state’s next attorney general.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe named Catherine Hanaway as the state’s next attorney general during a press conference Tuesday morning in Jefferson City.

After the resignation of Andrew Bailey to serve in the Trump administration, Catherine Hanaway will be Missouri's fourth attorney general since 2018. She was the first and only woman to serve as speaker of Missouri House of Representatives,

In a 7-0 ruling, the court said Bailey should not have skipped the court of appeals in his quest to overturn the circuit court’s order.