Last January Republican Josh Hawley had been in the Senate for barely two years. Elected at 39, after serving briefly as Missouri’s Attorney General, he was seen by many in the party as a politician on the rise.

But that seemed to be at risk for Hawley after the January 6 events and his vote against certifying election results.

Some of the biggest companies in Missouri and elsewhere stopped supporting him.

The two largest newspapers in the state openly called on him to resign. His mentor, former Republican Senator John Danforth, repudiated his actions.

But now, a year later, it appears Hawley has paid hardly any political price in a state that’s taken a hard swing to the political right in recent years.

Terry Smith teaches political science at Columbia College in Missouri.