[2][10], In June 2013 Hawley served as a faculty member of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, which is funded by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian organization. Subsequent to moving on from Stanford University in 2002 and Yale Law School in 2006, he moved back home to mid-Missouri with his significant other, Erin, where they started a family. [87], Hawley's first commercial in the 2018 Senate campaign focused on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, which he supported. Hawley received substantial support from prominent Republicans, such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump, and the Senate Conservatives Fund. [79][80], In August 2019, Hawley introduced the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act, which would ban features, such as infinite scrolling and auto-play, that Hawley says encourage internet addiction. [7] At Becket, he wrote briefs and gave legal advice in the Supreme Court cases Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, decided in 2012, and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, decided in 2014. On August 2, he defeated Kurt Schaefer in the Republican primary with 64% of the vote. [42], On November 29, 2017, Hawley announced a statewide audit of the number of untested rape kits. According to a biography for her by the Independent Women’s Forum, Erin Hawley also clerked for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. What will other states do? [44][45] In October 2017, he declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Missouri's 2018 U.S. Senate election for the seat held by Democrat Claire McCaskill.[46][47]. [55] On February 28, 2019, Ashcroft closed the investigation because there was insufficient evidence that "an offense has been committed. [14] He later published an op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader explaining that he supports protecting those with preexisting conditions by creating a taxpayer subsidy to reimburse insurance companies for covering these high cost patients. [29], Hawley announced an investigation based on the new felony charges. Let’s get it to them.". The Hawleys moved to Virginia after Hawley was elected to the U.S. Senate. While clerking for Roberts, Hawley met his future wife, fellow Supreme Court clerk Erin Morrow. [4], After law school, Hawley clerked for Judge Michael W. McConnell of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit[2] and Chief Justice John Roberts. After becoming attorney general of Missouri, Hawley began to rent an apartment in Jefferson City following complaints that he was not abiding by a statutory residency requirement. A post shared by Josh Hawley (@joshhawleymo) on Oct 16, 2018 at 5:12pm PDT, According to her Independent Women’s Forum bio, Erin Hawley “practiced appellate law at King & Spalding LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, both in Washington, DC. He commented on Twitter that Beijing was trying to turn Hong Kong into a "police state". [89], Hawley is married to Erin Morrow Hawley, an associate professor of law at the University of Missouri. Erin Morrow Hawley is the wife of Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, who is running for Senate. He is now projected to have won the election. Senator on January 3, 2019. The state alleged that the companies violated Missouri consumer protection and Medicaid laws. Hawley … All married parents of underage children making below $100,000 receive the full benefit for periods of economic distress or school closure due to coronavirus. While clerking for Roberts, Hawley met his future wife, fellow Supreme Court clerk Erin Morrow. [77], Hawley supported Trump's separation of children from their parents who cross the border illegally, saying it was a matter of upholding law and order. However, his perspectives on the tech business are those of a curmudgeon. [70] Like Matt Rosendale in Montana's 2018 Senate race and Richard Burr, Hawley used National Media as a media consultant, the same firm the NRA uses. [22][23][24] Hawley said text messages between government employees, whether made on private or government-issued phones, should be treated the same as emails: a determination must be made as to whether the text is a record, and if so, whether it is subject to disclosure. [15][16], In August 2018, after reports of over 1,000 cases of sexual abuse by Catholic clerics were detailed in a report released by a grand jury in Pennsylvania, as well as protests by survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Saint Louis, Hawley announced that he would begin an investigation into potential cases of abuse in Missouri. A post shared by Josh Hawley (@joshhawleymo) on Nov 3, 2018 at 1:08pm PDT. [50][51][52] McCaskill criticized Hawley's participation in a lawsuit that could end insurance protections for people with preexisting conditions by overturning the Affordable Care Act. [18] Hawley promised that he would investigate any crimes, publish a report for the public, and refer potential cases to local law enforcement officials. And he stood up to big tech, launching investigations of the most powerful companies in the world—Google and Facebook—to protect Missourians, their data, and the First Amendment. As Attorney General, he fought the Washington overreach threatening farms and family businesses, including the Waters of the United States Rule and the Clean Power Plan. [57], On November 18, 2019, Hawley announced the National Security and Personal Data Protection Act,[58] which would make it illegal for American companies to store user data or encryption keys in China. But Hawley would rather focus on the past mistakes of Democrats than on the quite current contradiction that the Washington Post has correctly labeled “The GOP’s Josh Hawley Problem.” Joshua David Hawley was born on December 31, 1979, in Springdale, AR. [6], Opioid manufacturer lawsuit and investigation, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, sexual abuse by Catholic clerics were detailed in a report released by a grand jury in Pennsylvania, Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, "Josh Hawley, country's youngest Senator, takes place on Capitol Hill", "HAWLEY, Joshua David - Biographical Information", "Republicans Had a Plan for Josh Hawley in Missouri. "[82], On May 5, 2020, Hawley wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling for the abolition of the World Trade Organization, arguing it did not serve American interests and "enabled the rise of China. He moved to London and taught at St Paul's School for a year,[2] then attended Yale Law School, where he led the school's chapter of the Federalist Society[4] and received a Juris Doctor degree in 2006. But on December 20, 2017, he announced his office would investigate, saying that his clients are "first and foremost the citizens of the state". After graduating from Stanford University in 2002 and Yale Law School in 2006, he moved back home to mid-Missouri with his wife, Erin, where they started a family. The Hawley Society was organized in 1923 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, by descendants of Joseph Hawley (1603-1690), believed to be one of the first Hawleys to settle in the new world. Before becoming Attorney General of Missouri, he was an associate professor at the University of Missouri Law School and worked as an appellate litigator. Subsequent to moving on from Stanford University in 2002 and Yale Law School in 2006, he moved back home to mid-Missouri with his significant other, Erin, where they started a family. [65], In January 2019, Hawley was one of 11 Republican senators to vote to advance legislation aimed at blocking Trump's intended lifting of sanctions on three Russian companies. Raised in rural Missouri, U.S. [77], Hawley supported Trump's separation of children from their parents who cross the border illegally, saying it was a matter of upholding law and order. “A native of Lexington, Missouri in rural Lafayette County, Josh graduated from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City. [11], In May 2015, Hawley was admitted to the Supreme Court bar and became eligible to argue cases before the Court. [7] At Becket, he wrote briefs and gave legal advice in the Supreme Court cases Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, decided in 2012, and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, decided in 2014. Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior U.S.