Incumbent Andrew Bailey won the Republican primary for Missouri attorney general, setting the stage for a general election showdown with Democrat Elad Gross.
Republican Trump lawyer Will Schaaf conceded defeat to incumbent Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey in the state’s Aug. 6 primary, after Bailey was leading by a 63% to 37% margin early Wednesday morning, according to the Missouri elections website.
Scharf earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his law degree from Harvard University, and served as a clerk for two federal appeals court judges and worked at the conservative public relations firm CRC Advisors.
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Former President Donald Trump (left) poses for a photo with Will Scharf (right) at a Republican Jewish Coalition event. (Will Scharf)
In addition to being one of Trump’s lawyers, Schaaf also served as an assistant U.S. attorney in St. Louis, worked on the campaign and later in the office of then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
Bailey, meanwhile, has spent nearly his entire career at Missouri.
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The Army veteran earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Missouri and worked in the state attorney general’s office, serving as an assistant county prosecutor and state’s attorney before joining Gov. Mike Parson’s office and eventually being appointed attorney general.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey arrives to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Bailey recently filed a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration flew illegal immigrants to Missouri.
Bailey filed a lawsuit against New York state in June, alleging that the state “directly attacked our democratic process through its unconstitutional legal actions against President Trump.”
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The Supreme Court ruled on the case on Monday, dismissing Bailey’s appeal.
Bailey had argued that the gag order imposed on the former president in New York v. Trump violated the First Amendment rights of New York voters.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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