Missouri attorney general candidates Will Scharf and Elad Gross debated abortion and IVF access, DEI issues and separation of church and state during a forum Monday.
The Federalist Society hosted the candidate forum; incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not attend.
Gross, a Democrat, faces no opposition in the primary on Aug. 6.
Bailey will face Scharf on the ballot in the Republican primary.
Trump and election security
Missouri Attorney General candidates Will Scharf, Republican, and Elad Gross, Democrat, participated in the Federalist Society debate on Monday, June 24, 2024. Here they discuss election fraud in 2020. Incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not attend the debate. Video provided by the society; edited by Beth O'Malley
Beth O'Malley
Missouri Attorney General candidates Will Scharf, Republican, and Elad Gross, Democrat, participated in the Federalist Society debate on Monday, June 24, 2024. Here they discuss the possibility of a lawsuit, filed by incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey, against New York for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. Bailey did not attend the debate. Video provided by the society; edited by Beth O'Malley
Education issues
Missouri Attorney General candidates Will Scharf, Republican, and Elad Gross, Democrat, participated in the Federalist Society debate on Monday, June 24, 2024. Here they discuss parental rights and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not attend the debate. Video provided by the society; edited by Beth O'Malley
At a debate sponsored by the Federalist Society, attorney general candidates Will Scharf, R., and Elad Gross, D., had contrasting views on the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not accept the invitation to debate. Video provided; edited by Beth O'Malley
Beth O'Malley
Missouri Attorney General candidates Will Scharf, Republican, and Elad Gross, Democrat, participated in the Federalist Society debate on Monday, June 24, 2024. Here they discuss affirmative action and DEI. Incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not attend the debate. Video provided by the society; edited by Beth O'Malley
IVF
Missouri Attorney General candidates Will Scharf, Republican, and Elad Gross, Democrat, participated in the Federalist Society debate on Monday, June 24, 2024. Here they discuss IVF. Incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not attend the debate. Video provided by the society; edited by Beth O'Malley
Beth O'Malley
Title IX and transgender bathroom access
Missouri Attorney General candidates Will Scharf, Republican, and Elad Gross, Democrat, participated in the Federalist Society debate on Monday, June 24, 2024. Here they discuss Title IX and transgender issues. Incumbent Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not attend the debate. Video provided by the society; edited by Beth O'Malley
The full debate:
The Federalist Society's Missouri Lawyers Chapters invite you to attend a forum discussion for candidates for Missouri Attorney General.
Featuring:
Elad Gross
Will Scharf
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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