Josh Hawley
2019 - Present
2025
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Josh Hawley (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Missouri. He assumed office on January 3, 2019. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Hawley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
He defeated two-term incumbent Claire McCaskill (D) and challengers Craig O'Dear (Independent), Japheth Campbell (L), and Jo Crain (G) to win the seat.
At 39 years of age, Hawley was the youngest member of the U.S. Senate during the 116th Congress.
Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Hawley served as the attorney general of Missouri from 2017 to 2019. He litigated and won two cases at the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the co-counsel on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.[1]
Hawley was included on President Donald Trump’s (R) list of 20 potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees released on September 9, 2020.[2] President Trump (R) nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the seat on September 26, 2020. For more information on the 2020 Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020, click here.
Biography
Hawley graduated with honors from Stanford University. He then attended Yale Law School; while there, he led the Yale branch of the Federalist Society and served as articles editor for The Yale Law Journal. After receiving his law degree, he completed clerkships at the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.[1] He also served as a litigator in the national appellate practice of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Washington, D.C.
He taught constitutional law at the University of Missouri law school and served as senior counsel to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. He litigated and won two cases at the Supreme Court of the United States and was the co-counsel on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.[1]
Along with David Kennedy, Hawley is the author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness, published by Yale University Press in 2008.
Hawley lives in central Missouri with his wife, Erin—a national appellate lawyer—and their two sons.[1]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Hawley's academic, professional, and political career:[3][4]
- 2019-Present: U.S. senator from Missouri
- 2017-2019: Attorney general of Missouri
- 2014-2015: Founder and president, Missouri Liberty Project
- 2011-2016: Associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law
- 2011-2016: Counsel, Becket Law
- 2008-2011: Appellate litigator, Hogan Lovells LLP
- 2007-2008: Clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court of the United States
- 2006-2007: Clerk to Michael McConnell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- 2006: Received a J.D. from Yale Law School
- 2002: Received a B.A. in history from Stanford University
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2021-2022
Hawley was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
- Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
- Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Ranking member
- Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Airland
- Personnel
- Seapower
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2019-2020
Hawley was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Committee on Aging (Special)
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Committee on the Judiciary
Key votes
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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020
Elections
2018
General election for U.S. Senate Missouri
Josh Hawley defeated incumbent Claire McCaskill, Craig O'Dear, Japheth Campbell, and Jo Crain in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Josh Hawley (R) |
51.4
|
1,254,927 |
|
|
Claire McCaskill (D) |
45.6
|
1,112,935 | |
|
|
Craig O'Dear (Independent) |
1.4
|
34,398 | |
|
|
Japheth Campbell (L) 
|
1.1
|
27,316 | |
|
|
Jo Crain (G) |
0.5
|
12,706 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.0
|
7 | ||
|
Total votes: 2,442,289 | |||
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Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Claire McCaskill |
82.6
|
500,162 |
|
|
Carla Wright |
6.8
|
40,971 | |
|
|
John Hogan |
2.6
|
15,928 | |
|
|
David Faust |
2.6
|
15,902 | |
|
|
Angelica Earl |
2.6
|
15,453 | |
|
|
Travis Gonzalez |
1.6
|
9,453 | |
|
|
Leonard Steinman II |
1.3
|
7,634 | |
|
Total votes: 605,503 | |||
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Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Josh Hawley |
58.6
|
389,006 |
|
|
Tony Monetti |
9.8
|
64,718 | |
|
|
Austin Petersen |
8.3
|
54,810 | |
|
|
Kristi Nichols |
7.5
|
49,554 | |
|
|
Christina Smith |
5.3
|
34,948 | |
|
|
Ken Patterson |
2.9
|
19,537 | |
|
|
Peter Pfeifer |
2.5
|
16,557 | |
|
|
Courtland Sykes |
2.1
|
13,862 | |
|
|
Fred Ryman |
1.3
|
8,763 | |
|
|
Brian Hagg |
1.0
|
6,913 | |
|
|
Bradley Krembs
|
0.7
|
4,885 | |
|
Total votes: 663,553 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
Jo Crain defeated Jerome H. Bauer in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Jo Crain |
57.5
|
902 |
|
|
Jerome H. Bauer |
42.5
|
666 | |
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Total votes: 1,568 | |||
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Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
Japheth Campbell advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Japheth Campbell
|
100.0
|
5,357 |
|
Total votes: 5,357 | |||
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2016
- See also: Missouri Attorney General election, 2016
Josh Hawley defeated Teresa Hensley in the Missouri attorney general election.
| Missouri Attorney General, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Josh Hawley |
61.10% | 1,389,196 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Hensley | 38.90% | 884,354 | |
| Total Votes | 2,273,550 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Josh Hawley defeated Kurt Schaefer in the Missouri Republican primary for attorney general.
| Missouri Republican primary for attorney general, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Josh Hawley |
64.22% | 415,702 |
| Kurt Schaefer | 35.78% | 231,657 |
| Total Votes (3214 of 3214 precincts reporting) | 647,359 | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||
Campaign themes
2018
Campaign website
Hawley’s campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATIVE FIGHTING FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TAKING ON THE BIG & POWERFUL Now Josh is fighting the big opioid manufacturers, taking on their unethical marketing practices that have helped create an epidemic of opioid abuse. He has cracked down on human trafficking in Missouri, leading the largest anti-trafficking bust in Missouri history. And he is investigating the most powerful company in the world—Google—to ensure the safety of Missourians’ private information. |
” |
| —Josh Hawley’s campaign website (2018)[6] | ||
Campaign ads
The following is an example of an ad from Hawley's 2018 election campaign.
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2016
Campaign website
Hawley's campaign website stated that his experience as a constitutional attorney, rather than a politician, qualified him for the office. It also stated that incumbent Attorney General Chris Koster (D), who did not run for re-election, allegedly paid excessive fees to trial attorneys contracted by the attorney general's office. Additionally, it stated that Hawley would fight political corruption and federal government overreach, advocate for tort reform, and protect Second Amendment rights.[7]
Hawley also criticized President Obama's administration for its immigration policy, the Affordable Care Act, climate change policies, and the contraceptive mandate.[8][9]
Noteworthy events
Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Hawley voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The Senate rejected both objections by a vote of 6-93 for Arizona and 7-92 for Pennsylvania.
See also
External links
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Candidate U.S. Senate Missouri |
Officeholder U.S. Senate Missouri |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 JoshHawley.com, "Meet Josh Hawley," accessed February 9, 2016
- ↑ White House, "Additions to President Donald J. Trump’s Supreme Court List," September 9, 2020
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, "Joshua David Hawley," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Joshua Hawley," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Josh Hawley for Senate, “About Josh,” accessed September 12, 2018
- ↑ Hawley for Attorney General, "Issues," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Hawley for Attorney General, "Standing Up For Farmers," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Hawley for Attorney General, "Protecting the Unborn," accessed July 5, 2016
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Attorney General of Missouri 2017-2019 |
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