Hirner to face prosecutor winner in November

Deirdre "DK" Hirner is the lone Democrat running in the race for Cole County prosecutor.

Hirner, who will face the winner of the Aug. 7 Republican primary between Mark Richardson and Locke Thompson in the Nov. 6 general election, is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Illinois Bar and the American Bar Association. She is employed by the American Wind Energy Association, covering the Midwestern and Plains States, where she works with state and regional partner associations to promote legislation and regulation related to the wind industry.

She previously served as executive director of the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group, representing the interests of Illinois' industries in environmental negotiations with the Illinois EPA, and as executive director of the Conservation Federation of Missouri.