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Who mentored John Ashcroft early in his Missouri political career?

  • George W. Bush

  • John Danforth

  • Bill Clinton

  • Ronald Reagan

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John Ashcroft was mentored by John Danforth early in his Missouri political career. Danforth was a senator from Missouri from 1977 to 1995 and was a mentor to many young Republicans, including Ashcroft. Danforth helped Ashcroft get his start in politics and was a role model for him. Ashcroft went on to become a senator from Missouri from 1995 to 2001 and was also attorney general under President George W.
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