Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (left) served in the United States Army following the 9/11 attacks. He was twice deployed to the Middle East through Operation Iraqi Freedom (photo submitted).

Bailey had never run for public office before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson tapped him to replace Schmitt as attorney general in 2022. At the time, he was serving as Parson’s general counsel.

Incumbent Andrew Bailey secured victory in the Republican primary for Missouri Attorney General over challenger Will Scharf, who conceded Tuesday evening in front of supporters at his watch party ...

Bailey recently won his first full term as Missouri Attorney General, after being appointed by Gov. Mike Parson in 2022. Trump ended up picking Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to lead the ...

Andrew Bailey, newly appointed Missouri Attorney General, is sworn in by Judge Kelly Broniec, of the Missouri Court of Appeals’ Eastern District, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Missouri ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Andrew Bailey as the next attorney general for the state of Missouri.

When Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson appointed his general counsel Andrew Bailey as the state’s next attorney general last week, the 41-year-old lawyer gave little indication of what he ...

Republican Andrew Bailey--appointed as Missouri's Attorney General in January 2023-- wants voters to elect him to a full term. He's facing Trump attorney Will Scharf in a primary battle.

2024 Missouri Attorney General candidates Andrew Bailey, Will Scharf, Elad Gross and Sarah Unsicker share their visions for the office, if elected.

Bailey went on to attend the University of Missouri on an ROTC scholarship, then planned to go to law school and join the military as a judge advocate general. But his plans changed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey talks with the News-leader at his office in Springfield on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.

Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters outside Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s Capitol office in Jefferson City, Mo., after being named state attorney general on Nov. 23, 2022.