I am proud and pleased today to announce that Eric Schmitt will be Missouri’s next Attorney General. Eric is someone who I highly respect, personally trust, and have full confidence in to serve as Missouri’s chief law enforcement officer. pic.twitter.com/Jz2lB9X84z

— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) November 13, 2018

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Mike Parson is scheduled to announce who will replace Josh Hawley as Missouri’s attorney general.

Parson is planning a news conference Tuesday morning to fill the attorney general’s post, which Hawley held after being elected in 2016.

Hawley will be moving to the U.S. Senate, after defeating Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill in last week’s election.

It is the second statewide office that Parson will fill since taking over as governor June 1.

He appointed Mike Kehoe to be lieutenant governor, a post Parson held until taking over the governor’s office when Eric Greitens resigned from office. Greitens stepped down rather than continue fighting possible impeachment and allegations of personal and political misconduct.