Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley (2019)

Joshua David "Josh" Hawley (* 31 December 1979 in Lexington , Missouri ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . Since January 3, 2019, he has served as one of two representatives of the State of Missouri to the United States Senate .

Life

Hawley grew up in Lexington and attended school in Kansas City . He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and attended Yale Law School . Hawley specializes in constitutional law.

He represented parties before the Supreme Court twice . He represented Hobby Lobby in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby , the court ruled in favor of the company that owners can cut their employees' contraceptive health insurance for religious reasons .

politics

In 2016, he was elected Attorney General for the State of Missouri, representing the Republicans .

He ran for Missouri as a Senator in 2018 . He won the Republican primary on August 7, 2018 against five other candidates with 58.6%. In the general election, he was able to prevail with 53.4% ​​of the vote against the incumbent Claire McCaskill of the Democrats , who received 43.5%. He took office on January 3, 2019. His term of office ends in 2025.

Individual evidence

1. ^ About - Josh Hawley . In: Josh Hawley . ( joshhawley.com [accessed November 16, 2018]).
2. ↑ Josh Hawley - Ballotpedia . In: Ballotpedia . ( ballotpedia.org [accessed November 16, 2018]).