[11] As a partner at Bryan Cave, Schweich specialized in corporate compliance, helping to manage internal audits and investigations for large companies.

[2] Schweich also served as chief of staff to the next two ambassadors to the United Nations, Anne W. Patterson and John R.

[1] He was subsequently appointed Coordinator for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan and was accorded the rank of Ambassador by President George W.

[14] The race marked the first time in 144 years that a Republican had run for a Missouri statewide office without any Democratic opposition.

[14] In the general election, he was re-elected with 73% of the vote to Libertarian Sean O'Toole's 20% and Constitution nominee Rodney Farthing's 7%.

[18] He wrote three books and numerous articles on topics including business law, numismatic history and international relations.

[11] He wrote his second book, Crashproof Your Life: A Comprehensive Three-Part Plan for Avoiding Financial Disasters (McGraw-Hill), in 2002.

In addition, he recorded an audio series on personal finance entitled "Protect Your Wealth," which was released in 2004.

Senator Danforth, Martha Fitz, told a reporter with the Kansas City Star that she had spoken with Schweich by phone only minutes before the auditor's suicide, and that he expressed to her frustration and outrage over what he described as a "whisper campaign" by some Republicans to spread false information about him and damage his gubernatorial campaign.

Instead, after interviews with family, it was revealed that Schweich had threatened suicide several times over many years, sometimes while holding a gun.

Senator John Danforth said that words used by others to describe Schweich constituted "bullying" and contributed to his death.

[8] On March 29, 2015, Robert "Spence" Jackson, 44, the spokesman for the Missouri State Auditor's office since October 2011, was found dead at his home in Jefferson City of a gunshot wound, an apparent suicide.

[24] Police spokesman Doug Shoemaker said investigators wouldn't speculate concerning any connection to Schweich's death "or really entertain questions that might link Mr. Jackson to any type of political issue, whether it's perceived or real".