If your fondest wishes include being the ºüÀêÊÓƵ circuit attorney, your chance has arrived — officially.
Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday that because of the embattled Kim Gardner’s decision to resign her office on June 1, interested parties can toss their hats into the ring at .
“The prosecutor we appoint has a real opportunity to make meaningful and lasting change that strengthens public safety,†Parson said.
We truly want the best person for the job who can restore law and order to our great City of ºüÀêÊÓƵ.
— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO)
The prosecutor we appoint has a real opportunity to make meaningful and lasting change that strengthens public safety.
But don’t dally if you want the job, as the application window closes at noon Monday. Parson said he wants to announce Gardner’s successor before she steps down at the end of the month. His pick will serve until Jan. 1, 2025.
In the week since Gardner announced her resignation, the political rumor mill has cranked out a number of names, including ºüÀêÊÓƵ Circuit Judges Paula Bryant and Michael Noble; Associate Circuit Judge Nicole Colbert-Botchway; former Circuit Judge Michael Mullen; former prosecutors Patrick Hamacher and Marvin Teer; former federal prosecutor Gabriel Gore, and current federal prosecutor Ashley Walker; private attorneys Raphael O. Morris and David Mueller; former ºüÀêÊÓƵ Alderman Michael Gras; and state Sen. Steven Roberts Jr.