Editing John Danforth (section)

===Missouri Attorney General===
In 1968, Danforth was elected [[Missouri Attorney General]], the first Republican elected to the office in 40 years,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2015/10/danforth-cites-long-friendship-in-choosing-hawley.html |title=Danforth cites long friendship in choosing Hawley in AG race |date=October 16, 2015 |work=St. Louis Business Journal |first=Diana |last=Barr |access-date=March 9, 2021 }}</ref> and the first from his party elected to statewide office in 22 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08/06/GOP-88-Personality-SpotlightNEWLNJohn-Danforth-Vice-presidential-possibility/7220586843200/ |title=GOP '88 Personality Spotlight: John Danforth: Vice presidential possibility |work=[[United Press International]] |date=August 6, 1988 |access-date=March 9, 2021 }}</ref> On his staff of assistant attorneys general were future Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator [[Kit Bond]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mow.uscourts.gov/outreach/bond_courthouse |title=About the Christopher S. Bond U.S. Court House |website=United States Courts: Western District of Missouri |access-date=March 10, 2021 |quote=Bond became an assistant attorney general under former U.S. Senator John Danforth }}</ref> future Missouri Governor, U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General [[John Ashcroft]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-06-08/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-john-ashcroft |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About John Ashcroft |work=U.S. News & World Report |date=June 8, 2017 |first=Shelbi |last=Austin |access-date=March 10, 2021 }}</ref> future Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/6091a9564d4b4a4d98c6145ecda02901 |title=Clarence Thomas: Sen. Danforth is 'the reason why I'm here' |date=May 5, 2017 |work=Associated Press |first=Jim |last=Salter |access-date=March 10, 2021 }}</ref> and future federal judge [[D. Brook Bartlett]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/05/archives/death-of-missouri-winner-roils-democratic-politics-death-of-winner.html |title=Death of Missouri Winner Roils Democratic Politics |date=August 5, 1976 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Paul |last=Delaney |access-date=March 10, 2021 }}</ref> Danforth was reelected in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9909/03/waco.danforth/ |title=Former Sen. Danforth likely head of independent Waco probe, official says |date=September 3, 1999 |work=CNN |access-date=March 10, 2021 |quote=He won re-election as attorney general in 1972. }}</ref>