Eric Schmitt rose to the Senate after serving as Missouri's Attorney General, where he built a national profile by filing dozens of lawsuits against the Biden administration on issues ranging from immigration enforcement to COVID-19 mandates. A staunch conservative who champions limited government and individual liberty, he has positioned himself as a fierce opponent of what he calls federal overreach. Before his legal and political career, Schmitt served on local government boards and practiced law, consistently advocating for constitutional principles and pushing back against regulatory expansion.