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Barred by the Missouri constitution from seeking reelection in 1992 to a third 4-year term as state governor, Ashcroft mounted a successful campaign in 1994 for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Danforth.

Barred by the Missouri constitution from seeking reelection in 1992 to a third 4-year term as state governor, Ashcroft mounted a successful campaign in 1994 for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Danforth.

On January 5, 1999, he announced that he would defend his Senate seat in his 2000 reelection. In his bid for reelection to the Senate, Ashcroft faced a challenge from then-Governor [[Mel Carnahan]]. Carnahan died in an airplane crash two weeks prior to the November general election. Carnahan recieved a majority of votes though, in hopes the incumbent Democratic Governor would fill the vacancy with his spouse. The issue of whether a dead person could be elected to the Senate appeared headed to the Courts when Ashcroft was asked by President-elect [[George W. Bush]] to serve as U.S. Attorney General, and thus a vacancy did actually appear.

On January 5, 1999, he announced that he would defend his Senate seat in his 2000 reelection. In his bid for reelection to the Senate, Ashcroft faced a challenge from then-Governor [[Mel Carnahan]]. Carnahan died in an airplane crash two weeks prior to the November general election. Carnahan received a majority of votes though, in hopes the incumbent Democratic Governor would fill the vacancy with his spouse. The issue of whether a dead person could be elected to the Senate appeared headed to the Courts when Ashcroft was asked by President-elect [[George W. Bush]] to serve as U.S. Attorney General, and thus a vacancy did actually appear.

In 2002, the American government spent $8000 of taxpayer's money on curtains so that Ashcroft would not have to be photographed in front of a statue of a bare-breasted figure of Justice during his press conferences. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1788845.stm]

In 2002, the American government spent $8000 of taxpayer's money on curtains so that Ashcroft would not have to be photographed in front of a statue of a bare-breasted figure of Justice during his press conferences. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1788845.stm]

In March 2006, the New York Times reported that Ashcroft was setting himself up as something of an "anti-Abramoff".

In March 2006, the New York Times reported that Ashcroft was setting himself up as something of an "anti-Abramoff".

[[Category:Political people|Ashcroft, John]]

[[Category:Political people|Ashcroft, John]]