Catherine Hanaway
| Catherine Hanaway | |
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| U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office 2005–2009 |
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| Preceded by | James Martin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Reap (Acting) |
| 69th Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 2002–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Kreider |
| Succeeded by | Rod Jetton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1963 Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Hanaway |
| Children | Lucy Jack |
| Alma mater | Creighton University Catholic University of America |
| Website | Official Profile |
Catherine L. Hanaway (born November 8, 1963) is an American attorney and Republican candidate for Missouri Governor who served as the first and only female Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 and as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 2005 to 2009.[1]
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Early life and education
Catherine was born in Schuyler, Nebraska on November 8, 1963.[2] She spent the rest of her childhood growing up in rural Nebraska and Iowa; she received a marksman first class certificate from the NRA in 7th Grade.[3]
Hanaway earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Creighton University, and graduated in the top 10% of her law class from the Catholic University of America.[4] After law school, she worked in the law firm of Peper, Martin Jensen, Maichel & Hetlage, the predecessor firm to Husch Blackwell Sanders for four years.[4]
Political career
Catherine began volunteering for Republican campaigns in the early 1990s, and joined Senator Kit Bond's staff in 1993 where she managed his office's operations for Northeast Missouri.[4]
She first ran for elected office in 1998 winning a seat in the Missouri House of Representatives.[5] In 2000, she managed President George W. Bush's campaign operations for Missouri.[6] After her first term in office, she was elected Republican Minority Leader in 2000.[6] Throughout 2001 and 2002, Hanaway recruited candidates and raised large sums of money in a successful attempt to gain the first Republican Majority in the Missouri House in 48 years.[7] Hanaway was elected as the first female Speaker of the Missouri House shortly afterwards.[7]
Missouri Speaker of the House
During her tenure as Speaker, Catherine successfully passed Missouri’s conceal-and-carry law by overriding a veto from Democratic Governor Bob Holden.[8] In addition to her pro-gun stances, she was also a champion of pro-life values and passed bills championed by Missouri Right-to-Life.[9] Hanaway also rejected multiple tax increase proposals from Governor Holden as Speaker.
With the 2002 death of 2-year-old Dominic James in Springfield, the need to reform Missouri's foster care system became broadly evident.[6] Hanaway worked to pass a Foster Care Reform Bill that was named after James.[6]
Hanaway ran for Missouri Secretary of State in 2004. In a year that Republicans carried most contested state offices, she lost to Robin Carnahan, the daughter of former Missouri governor Mel Carnahan.[10] She was defeated in her home county of St. Louis by fourteen percentage points.[10]
2016 gubernatorial race
On February 11, 2014, Hanaway announced that she was running for Governor of Missouri in the 2016 election.[11] Her campaign employed Jeff Roe as a political consultant and John Hancock; both Roe and Hancock were referred to as "bullies" by former Republican Senator Jack Danforth at the funeral of Hanaway's primary opponent in the gubernatorial race, Tom Schweich.[12] On March 27, 2015, Hanaway resumed her gubernatorial campaign that had been on hiatus since Tom Schweich's suicide on February 26, 2015.[13]
Private life
After leaving office as the U.S. Attorney, she worked for The Ashcroft Group. In 2013 Missouri Lawyers Weekly reported that she had charged the highest hourly rate of any lawyer in Missouri ($793/hour in a Securities and Exchange lawsuit).[14] She is currently a partner with the law firm Husch Blackwell, and lives in St. Louis with her husband Chris, and two children Lucy and Jack.[4]
References
- ↑ Women's Council Catherine Hanaway Biography
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives 2002–2005 |
Succeeded by Rod Jetton |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Michael Reap Acting |
- Pages with reference errors
- 1963 births
- Columbus School of Law alumni
- Living people
- Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Missouri Republicans
- Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives
- United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Women state legislators in Missouri
- People from Colfax County, Nebraska
- Creighton University alumni
- Republican National Committee members
