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Born in [[Springdale, Arkansas]] to a banker and a teacher, Hawley graduated from [[Stanford University]] in 2002 and [[Yale Law School]] in 2006. He worked as a law clerk for Tenth Circuit Judge [[Michael W. McConnell]] and Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and then worked as a lawyer, first in private practice from 2008 to 2011 and then for [[The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]] from 2011 to 2015. Before becoming Missouri Attorney General, he was also a teacher at [[St Paul's School, London|St Paul's School]] in [[London]], an associate professor at the [[University of Missouri School of Law]], and a faculty member of the conservative [[Blackstone Legal Fellowship]].

A [[Donald Trump]] loyalist in the Senate, Hawley engaged in attempts to overturn the [[2020 United States presidential election]] and became the first senator to announce that he would object to [[2020 United States presidential election Electoral College count|the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory in the 2020 presidential election]]. Accordingly, on January 6, 2021, hours after [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol]], Hawley voted in support of the objections to the electoral votes for [[2020 United States presidential election in Arizona|Arizona]] and [[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]. The Senate rejected these objections by votes of 93–6 and 92–7, respectively.<ref name=SenateVotes>{{Cite web|agency=[[United States Senate]]|date=January 7, 2021|title=Roll Call Vote 117th Congress - 1st Session|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_117_1.htm|access-date=2021-01-07|language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of his role in objecting to the results of the election and inciting the riot, Hawley faced calls for his removal or resignation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Josh Hawley facing scorn, calls for his resignation following objection to Biden win |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/article248339690.html |access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==