John Ashcroft

Also known as John David Ashcroft, John D. Ashcroft

79th United States Attorney General

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Chicago, Illinois

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is a United States politician who was the 79th United States attorney general. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the 50th Governor of Missouri (1985–1993) and a US senator from Missouri (1995–2001). Description above from the Wikipedia article…

Known for

Untold: Hall of Shame — Self (archive footage)2023
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror — Self - U.S. Attorney General (2001-2005) (archive footage)2021
The World According to Dick Cheney — Self (archive footage)2013
Top Priority: The Terror Within — Self (archive footage)2012
Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings — Self2011
Breach — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2007
Why We Fight — Self (archive footage)2005
Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties — Self (archive footage)2004
The World According To Bush — Self2004
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election — Self (archive footage)2004

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Key facts

President: George W. Bush
Deputy: Robert Mueller (acting), Larry Thompson , James Comey
Preceded by: Janet Reno
Succeeded by: Alberto Gonzales
Lieutenant: Harriet Woods , Mel Carnahan
Governor: Joseph Teasdale , Kit Bond
Born: John David Ashcroft , ( 1942-05-09 ) May 9, 1942 (age 84) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Party: Republican
Spouse: Janet Ashcroft ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
Children: 3, including Jay
Education: Yale University ( BA ), University of Chicago ( JD )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: David
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Occupation: teacher
Position held: United States senator
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Assemblies of God
Image: John Ashcroft.jpg
Work location: Washington, D.C.

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Commons category: John Ashcroft
name in native language: John Ashcroft
date of birth: 1942-05-09
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National Governors Association biography URL: www.nga.org/governor/john-ashcroft

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Encyclopedic overview

John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican from Missouri, Ashcroft represented the state in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2001, and held statewide office as the 29th auditor (1973–1975), 38th attorney general (1976–1985), and 50th governor of Missouri (1985–1993). He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.

Ashcroft graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1960 before receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Yale College and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. After unsuccessfully running for the U.S. House of Representatives, he was appointed Missouri State Auditor in 1973, before being defeated for re-election in 1974. He then served two consecutive terms as Missouri Attorney General and as Missouri Governor (a historical first for a Republican candidate in the state). He is the only Republican to serve two full consecutive terms as governor to date. He also served one term as a U.S. Senator from Missouri until losing a race for a second term in 2000. Ashcroft had early appointments in Missouri state government, and was mentored by John Danforth. He has written several books about politics and ethics.

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