Former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway was appointed Tuesday as Missouri's next attorney general, vowing a tough-on-crime approach as her predecessor leaves for a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Hanaway served as U.S. attorney in Missouri’s eastern district, which is based in St. Louis. She also served as speaker of the Missouri House from 2003 to 2005, and as a staffer for the late U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond.

Less than 24 hours after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he was resigning to join the Trump administration. Gov. Mike Kehoe selected Hanaway, who was also the first woman to serve as Missouri House Speaker,