Chris Koster

Christopher Andrew Koster (born August 31, 1964)^[1] is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 41st Attorney General of Missouri from 2009 to 2017.

Chris Koster
41st Attorney General of Missouri
In office January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017
Governor	Jay Nixon
Preceded by	Jay Nixon
Succeeded by	Josh Hawley
Member of the Missouri Senate from the 31st district
In office January 5, 2005 – January 7, 2009
Preceded by	Harold Caskey
Succeeded by	David Pearce
Personal details
Born	Christopher Andrew Koster (1964-08-31) August 31, 1964 (age 61) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican (before 2007) Democratic (2007–present)
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Bowman ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2003)​ Jennifer Cullen ​ (m. 2019)​
Education	University of Missouri (BA, JD) Washington University in St. Louis (MBA)

In 2016, Koster was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri and lost to Republican nominee Eric Greitens in the general election.^[2]