Josh Hawley

Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician. He is the senior United States Senator of Missouri since January 3, 2019.

Josh Hawley
United States Senator from Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019 Serving with Eric S. Schmitt
Preceded by	Claire McCaskill
42nd Attorney General of Missouri
In office January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2019
Governor	Mike Parson
Preceded by	Chris Koster
Succeeded by	Eric Schmitt
Personal details
Born	Joshua David Hawley (1979-12-31) December 31, 1979 (age 45) Springdale, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Erin Morrow
Children	2
Alma mater	Stanford University (BA) Yale University (JD)

He was the Attorney General of Missouri from 2017 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

He was born in Springdale, Arkansas. Hawley studied at Stanford University and at Yale University. He is a former law clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court.

In October 2017, Hawley announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate.^[1] He defeated Claire McCaskill in the general election in November 2018.^[2]