VOTERS GUIDE: Candidates for state attorney general

Friday, August 3, 2012 | 3:07 p.m. CDT; updated 7:44 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 17, 2012

WHAT'S THE JOB? The attorney general is Missouri's chief legal officer and is in charge of representing the state in legal challenges. He or she must defend the constitutionality of state statutes and the actions of state officials if legally challenged.

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