State Treasurer Eric Schmitt to Replace Senator-Elect Josh Hawley as Missouri’s Attorney General

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson has named state Treasurer Eric Schmitt to replace Senator-elect Josh Hawley as Missouri’s attorney general. Parson appointed the 43-year-old Republican on Tuesday. The attorney general’s seat will be open once Hawley joins the U.S. Senate in January. Hawley unseated Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in last week’s election. Voters…