Profile research reviewed Aug 18, 2026
Josh Hawley is a Republican U.S. senator from Missouri. Congress.gov records his Senate service beginning in 2019 and continuing through the 119th Congress.
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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley is a Republican U.S. senator from Missouri. Congress.gov records his Senate service beginning in 2019 and continuing through the 119th Congress.
Hawley's official Senate biography records prior service as Missouri attorney general and a legal career that included Supreme Court and appellate litigation. His current Senate office lists assignments on Judiciary, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
His office also identifies him as chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism and the HSGAC Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census. This editorial layer records those roles without rating ordinary policy advocacy.
Current / reviewed roles
- U.S. Senator for Missouri
- Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism
- Chair, HSGAC Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
- Former Missouri Attorney General
Committees & Leadership
Current and reviewed institutional roles
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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