John Ashcroft

A Senator from Missouri. Born in Chicago, Ill. , on May 9, 1942. Attended the public schools in Springfield, Missouri. Graduated from Yale University 1964. Received J. D. Degree from University of Chicago School of Law 1967. Admitted to the bar in Springfield 1967. Taught business law at Southwest Missouri State University. State auditor of Missouri 1973-1975. Attorney general of Missouri 1976-1985. Governor of Missouri 1985-1993. Chairman of the National Governors Association 1991-1992. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1994 and served from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2001. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000. Attorney general of the United States, 2001-2005.