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Reporting Highlights • Aggressive AG: As Missouri attorney general, Andrew Bailey often used the office to score culture war points, according to legal observers. • A Stepping Stone: Like predecessors Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, who moved on from Missouri attorney general to the U.S. Senate, Bailey has moved to a job as FBI co-deputy director. • Voter Support: Political observers in Missouri say voters in the state’s Republican primaries consistently reward hard-charging attorney general candidates.

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