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Chris Koster

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Chris Koster
41st Attorney General of Missouri
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017
GovernorJay Nixon
Preceded byJay Nixon
Succeeded byJosh Hawley
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 5, 2005 – January 7, 2009
Preceded byHarold Caskey
Succeeded byDavid Pearce
Personal details
Born
Christopher Andrew Koster

(1964-08-31) August 31, 1964 (age 60)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2007)
Democratic (2007–present)
Spouse(s)
Rebecca Bowman
(m. 1996; div. 2003)
Jennifer Cullen
(m. 2019)
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA, JD)
Washington University in St. Louis (MBA)

Christopher Andrew Koster (born August 31, 1964)[1] is an American lawyer and politician. He was the 41st Attorney General of Missouri from 2009 to 2017.

In 2016, Koster was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri and lost to Republican nominee Eric Greitens in the general election.[2]

References

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  1. Summer Ballentine. "Once a Republican, Koster seeks governorship as a Democrat". Springfield News-Leader.
  2. "Eric Greitens wins Missouri GOP Primary, to face Chris Koster in fall". Retrieved March 6, 2019.