Springfield News-Leader
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – For nearly every minute of Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s political career, he’s been a man on the rise.
He took the Missouri GOP by storm half a decade ago, impressing big donors and grassroots supporters alike with a fresh face and reputation as a lawyer who helped Hobby Lobby win a big religious liberty case.
He ran for attorney general in 2016, trounced his more experienced opponents, and within a year, party bigwigs were encouraging a run for Senate.
He beat a two-term Democratic incumbent by six points, moved to Washington, and immediately made a splash blending traditional conservative rhetoric on issues like abortion and law enforcement with maverick calls to break up Big Tech and nationalize company payrolls amid the pandemic.
Missouri Sen Josh Hawley was a rising star before the Capitol riot What happens now?
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Missourinet ALISA NELSON U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, has a new publisher for his upcoming book. Conservative publishing company Regnery has announced on Twitter today that Hawley's book, "The Tyranny of Big Tech" will come out in the spring. Simon & Schuster publishing company dropped its agreement with Hawley after Trump rioters tore through the U.S. Capitol on January 6, killing five people and vandalizing the place. Hawley, who has been largely silent since the attack, accused the publisher of "assaulting" his First Amendment rights, which only applies to the government – not to private companies. Hawley led an effort to challenge the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's election victory. He cited voter fraud allegations that several courts have struck down. Since the attack, Hawley has lost some key supporters, including Missouri megadonors David Humphreys of Joplin and Sam Fox of St. Louis
Updated: 2:46 PM CST Jan 12, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff Missouri House Democrats have filed a concurrent resolution urging U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley to resign. The House Democrats said in a joint news release that Hawley played a “leading role” to incite last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.Aside from President Donald Trump, who roiled up supporters just before they stormed the Capitol, no politician has been more publicly blamed for last week’s unprecedented assault on American democracy than Hawley.Former Missouri Sen. John Danforth told The Associated Press last week that supporting Hawley was “the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life. Hawley also was subjected to harsh rebukes from megadonors David Humphreys and Sam Fox, and he had a book deal also canceled.“There must be accountability for this dangerous behavior that the junior senator from Missouri continues to exhibit,” Democratic State Representative Peter Merideth of
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