From the Politics Blog:

Sen. Chris Koster has released what is sure to be the first of many advertisements in the race to succeed Attorney General Jay Nixon.

Koster, D-Harrisonville, stresses his position as Cass County prosecutor in a television advertisement that is supposed to go statewide tomorrow. Even before Koster switched political parties, the first-term senator seemed to be prepared to stress his former job during his statewide bid.

Critics – such as state Rep. Jeff Harris, D-Columbia – have said that the attorney general’s office is far different from that of a county prosecutor. The attorney general himself rarely gets involved personally in cases, instead outsourcing that responsibility to assistant attorney generals.

Koster told the Tribune last year that he planned to take a page from former Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison and personally prosecute cases if he’s elected. Morrison, of course, was forced to resign after being embroiled in a sex scandal.

“In terms of keeping my own skill set sharp and providing leadership over the office… my belief is that I worked in the office so I have a sense to what is possible there. My hope would be to participate several times in a year in the courtrooms,” Koster said at the time. “Certainly the appellate courts, but also the trial courtrooms. I think it’s important to keep your skill set sharp.”

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