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John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States.
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States.
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. Voters elected Mel Carnahan, although dead.
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