Chris Koster
| Chris Koster | |
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| 41st Attorney General of Missouri | |
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In office January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017 |
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| Governor | Jay Nixon |
| Preceded by | Jay Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Josh Hawley |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 31st district |
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In office January 2005 – January 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Caskey |
| Succeeded by | David Pearce |
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| Born |
August 31, 1964 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (2007–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican (Before 2007) |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Bowman Nassikas (1996–2003) |
| Education |
University of Missouri, Columbia (BA, JD) Washington University (MBA) |
| Website |
Government website (Archived) |
Government website (Archived)
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Chris Koster (born August 31, 1964) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Attorney General of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. Before he was elected Attorney General, he had served in the Missouri Senate since 2005 representing the 31st Senatorial District as a Republican until August 1, 2007, when he switched to the Democratic Party.
He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2016 election and was defeated by Republican nominee Eric Greitens in the general election.
Koster was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Saint Louis University High School. He went on to study at the University of Missouri in Columbia where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. Four years later, he received his juris doctor degree from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1991. Additionally, he earned his master of business administration from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002. Before becoming a county prosecuting attorney, Koster practiced law with the Kansas City law firm of Blackwell Sanders from 1993 to 1994. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Missouri Attorney General from 1991-93.
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