Attorney General Hawley sued over 'residence'

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley either should establish residence in Jefferson City or resign from office, Jefferson City resident Donna Mueller said Tuesday in a three-page lawsuit filed in the Cole County Circuit Court.

But Hawley's spokeswoman, Loree Ann Paradise, told the News Tribune: "The attorney general maintains a nearby residence as a matter of custom and his permanent residence is minutes away, enabling him to be at the capital on even the shortest notice."

The lawsuit was filed by Jefferson City lawyer Gaylin Rich Carver and assigned to Circuit Judge Jon Beetem. No hearing dates have been set yet.

Hawley, a Republican and former University of Missouri-Columbia Law School professor, was sworn in as attorney general Jan. 9.

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