The move represents “one of the largest per capita infusions of full-time agents and intel personnel in the nation,” which will increase the agency’s violent crime fighting capabilities, Schmitt’s off

Bailey, a 44-year-old Army veteran from Rhineland, had never held an elected office before former Gov. Mike Parson chose him in late 2022.

Catherine Hanaway, a prosecutor in St. Louis, is the first woman to serve as attorney general in the state’s history.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will step down from his position to accept a role with the FBI. Bailey's office put out a statement Monday evening, announcing his last day as Sept. 8, 2025.

Less than 24 hours after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he was resigning to join the Trump administration. Gov. Mike Kehoe selected Hanaway, who was also the first woman to serve as Missouri House Speaker,