Catherine Hanaway

Catherine Hanaway
Hanaway in 2016
Attorney General of Missouri
Designate
Assuming office
September 8, 2025
GovernorMike Kehoe
SucceedingAndrew Bailey
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
July 19, 2005 – April 20, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byJames Martin
Succeeded byMichael Reap (acting)
69th Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 2003 – January 2005
Preceded byJim Kreider
Succeeded byRod Jetton
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
January 1999 – January 2005
Preceded byBill Hand
Succeeded byScott Muschany
Personal details
Born (1963-11-08) November 8, 1963
Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Chris Hanaway
Children2
EducationUniversity of Missouri
Creighton University (BA)
Catholic University (JD)

Catherine Lucille Hanaway (born November 8, 1963) is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor and Republican politician who is the Attorney General-designate of Missouri.[1]

Hanaway was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. She was the first and only female Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005.[2]

Hanaway unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Missouri in 2016, losing the Republican nomination to Eric Greitens.

References

  1. Hancock, Jason (August 19, 2025). "Former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway appointed attorney general". Missouri Independent. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  2. "Catherine L. Hanaway". www.womenscouncil.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

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