Bob McCulloch (prosecutor)

Bob McCulloch
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney
In office
January 1991 – January 1, 2019
Succeeded byWesley Bell
Personal details
Born
Robert Paul McCulloch

(1951-07-27) July 27, 1951 (age 73)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSaint Louis University School of Law (J.D.)

Robert Paul McCulloch (born July 27, 1951) is an American former prosecutor who was the American prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri from 1991 until 2019. A Democrat, McCulloch historically had bipartisan support as a prosecutor and won reelection in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014, often unopposed, but by wide margins when he had an opponent.[1] McCulloch held the highest paid position within St. Louis County government with an annual salary of $160,000.[2] In 2018, he lost his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary to reformist challenger Wesley Bell by a 13.24% margin.[3]

McCulloch was the chief prosecutor in office overseeing the case related to the shooting of Michael Brown, which attracted considerable controversy and media attention, both nationally and internationally.[4][5]

  1. ^ "St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney". Stlouiscopa.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "St. Louis County: Employees by Salary Range". Graphics.stltoday.com. May 20, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Fenske, Sarah (August 7, 2018). "Wesley Bell Takes Down Bob McCulloch in Prosecutor's Race". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on March 18, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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