JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday appointed the first woman attorney general in Missouri history to serve out the remaining three years of Andrew Bailey’s term.

With Bailey set to move to a position in President Donald Trump’s administration after a surprise announcement Monday, the Republican governor named Catherine Hanaway to take over the 400-person office on Sept. 8.

Hanaway, 61, has served as chair of the Husch Blackwell law firm and has a lengthy history in public roles.

Hanaway served as U.S. attorney in Missouri’s eastern district, which is based in St. Louis. She also served as speaker of the Missouri House from 2003 to 2005, and as a staffer for the late U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond.

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