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Bailey will replace Eric Schmitt, who is leaving to become Missouri’s next member of the U.S. Senate.
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Schmitt will encounter a completely different political world than he did during his time in state offices.
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Republicans scored big wins from Eric Schmitt in the U.S. Senate contest and Scott Fitzpatrick in the auditor’s race, but Democrats came out on top in Missouri’s only competitive state Senate contest and gained in the House.
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Republican Eric Schmitt topped Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in a contest that lacked the suspense of previous Senate elections.
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Compared to other recent races for the U.S. Senate, the contest between Eric Schmitt and Trudy Busch Valentine has been a low-energy affair.
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In a campaign ad for Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, a woman explained that she could not obtain needed care at Freeman Health System in Joplin because of Missouri's strict abortion ban. Investigators from the Department of Health and Senior Services then visited Freeman.
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Libertarian Jonathan Dine and Constitution Party candidate Paul Venable joined Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine for Friday’s debate in Lake Ozark.
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The attorney general is suing St. Louis over its plan to use federal funds to support abortion access. But after the case was moved to federal court, reproductive rights groups worry that a ruling could further curtail abortion access for the entire region.
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A 2021 state law allows prosecutors to correct wrongful convictions, gives power to attorney general to intervene.
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A new poll showcases conflicting feelings about how Missouri's abortion ban will impact the state's U.S. Senate race.