The governor of Missouri is voicing strong support for a fellow Republican to fill the nation’s top law enforcement vacancy following reports the lawmaker is on the short list for the president’s cabinet.

After the U.S. attorney general position opened up last week with President Trump’s dismissal of Pam Bondi, Sen. Eric Schmitt’s name quickly emerged as a potential replacement. He’s a close ally of the president who helped drive the administration’s agenda through the upper chamber, and wrote a book on “how to beat the left in court.”

Governor Mike Kehoe made it clear during a press conference Tuesday he believes his former colleague is exactly what the Trump administration needs.

“I worked with Eric for a long time in the Senate,” Kehoe said. “He’s done a great job for us, not only here in the Statehouse, but as a U.S. Senator. … So, I’m a big fan of his.”

Kehoe says he hopes Schmitt receives serious consideration for the nod, pointing to the senator’s strong relationship with both the president and vice president.

“He’s well qualified to do that,” Kehoe said. “He’s a firm friend of the law, and he understands what it means to be the top cop in the country. So, we’ll see. … Hopefully that could happen.”

Schmitt’s potential exit shouldn’t weaken the GOP’s grip in Congress, as Kehoe would be tasked with appointing his replacement.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told Benny Johnson he’d pick Schmitt.

“I would think, actually, Sen. Eric Schmitt would be more of a normal pick, given that he served as AG in Missouri,” Meadows said.

The last person from Missouri to serve in a U.S. president’s Cabinet was John Ashcroft, who served as attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001-2005.