State attorney general









Party affiliation of current United States attorneys general:

  Democratic Attorney General

  Republican Attorney General

  Independent Attorney General

  New Progressive Attorney General



The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those of the United States Department of Justice.


The current party composition of the state attorneys general are:



  • 26 Democrats

  • 24 Republicans


The composition for the District of Columbia and the 5 populated territories are:



  • 4 Democrats

  • 2 Independent




Contents






  • 1 Selection


  • 2 Defense of the state in federal lawsuits


  • 3 Current attorneys general


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Selection


The most prevalent method of selecting a state attorney general is by popular election. 43 states have an elected attorney general.[1] Elected attorneys general serve a four-year term, except in Vermont, where the term is two years.[2]


Seven states do not elect an attorney general. In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wyoming, the attorney general is a gubernatorial appointee.[1] The attorney general in Tennessee is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term.[1][2] In Maine, the attorney general is elected by the state Legislature for a two-year term.[1][2]


The District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, elect their attorneys general for a four-year term. 2014 marked the first year that the District of Columbia and Northern Mariana Islands held an election for the office. In American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the attorney general is appointed by governor.[3] In Puerto Rico, the attorney general is officially called the secretary of justice, but is commonly known as the Puerto Rico attorney general.[4]



Defense of the state in federal lawsuits


State attorneys general enforce both state and federal laws. Because they are sworn to uphold the United States' constitution and laws as well as the state's, they often decline to defend the state in federal lawsuits.[5]



Current attorneys general


List of attorneys general by U.S. states and territories:


Rows of the Attorney General table below are color coded indicating the political party of the office holder.











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Officeholder
 State
 Party
 Assumed office
 Term expires
 Law school

Steve Marshall
Alabama
Republican
February 10, 2017
 2023
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Kevin Clarkson
Alaska
Republican
December 5, 2018
 Appointed
Willamette University

Talauega Ale
American Samoa
Democratic
January 28, 2014
 Appointed
Drake University

Mark Brnovich
Arizona
Republican
January 5, 2015
 2023
University of San Diego

Leslie Rutledge
Arkansas
Republican
January 13, 2015
 2023
University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Xavier Becerra
California
Democratic
January 24, 2017
 2023
Stanford University

Phil Weiser
Colorado
Democratic
January 8, 2019
 2023
New York University

William Tong
Connecticut
Democratic
January 9, 2019
 2023
University of Chicago

Kathy Jennings
Delaware
Democratic
January 1, 2019
 2023
Villanova University

Karl Racine
District of Columbia
Democratic
January 2, 2015
 2023
University of Virginia

Ashley Moody
Florida
Republican
January 9, 2019
 2023
University of Florida
Stetson University (LLM)

Chris Carr
Georgia
Republican
November 1, 2016
 2023
University of Georgia

Leevin Camacho
Guam
Independent
January 7, 2019
 2023
Boston University

Clare Connors
Hawaii
Democratic
January 3, 2019
 Appointed by Governor
Harvard University

Lawrence Wasden
Idaho
Republican
January 6, 2003
 2023
University of Idaho, Moscow

Kwame Raoul
Illinois
Democratic
January 14, 2019
 2023
Illinois Institute of Technology

Curtis Hill
Indiana
Republican
January 9, 2017
 2021
Indiana University, Bloomington

Tom Miller
Iowa
Democratic
January 6, 1995
 2023
Harvard University

Derek Schmidt
Kansas
Republican
January 10, 2011
 2023
Georgetown University

Andy Beshear
Kentucky
Democratic
January 4, 2016
 2020
University of Virginia

Jeff Landry
Louisiana
Republican
January 11, 2016
 2023
Loyola University, New Orleans

Aaron Frey
Maine
Democratic
January 2, 2019
 2023 (Elected by the Legislature)
Roger Williams University

Brian Frosh
Maryland
Democratic
January 6, 2015
 2023
Columbia University

Maura Healey
Massachusetts
Democratic
January 21, 2015
 2023
Northeastern University

Dana Nessel
Michigan
Democratic
January 1, 2019
 2023
Wayne State University

Keith Ellison
Minnesota
Democratic
January 7, 2019
 2023
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Jim Hood
Mississippi
Democratic
January 14, 2004
 2020
University of Mississippi, Oxford

Eric Schmitt
Missouri
Republican
January 3, 2019
 2021
Saint Louis University

Tim Fox
Montana
Republican
January 7, 2013
 2021
University of Montana

Doug Peterson
Nebraska
Republican
January 8, 2015
 2023
Pepperdine University

Aaron Ford
Nevada
Democratic
January 7, 2019
 2023
Ohio State University, Columbus

Gordon MacDonald
New Hampshire
Republican
April 13, 2017
 2021 (Appointed)
Cornell University

Gurbir Grewal
New Jersey
Democratic
January 16, 2018
 Appointed
College of William and Mary

Hector Balderas
New Mexico
Democratic
January 1, 2015
 2023
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Tish James
New York
Democratic
January 1, 2019
 2023
Howard University

Josh Stein
North Carolina
Democratic
January 1, 2017
 2021
Harvard University

Wayne Stenehjem
North Dakota
Republican
December 15, 2000
 2023
University of North Dakota

Edward Manibusan
Northern Mariana Islands
Democratic
January 13, 2015
 2023
Gonzaga University

Dave Yost
Ohio
Republican
January 14, 2019
 2023
Capital University

Mike Hunter
Oklahoma
Republican
February 20, 2017
 2023
University of Oklahoma

Ellen Rosenblum
Oregon
Democratic
June 29, 2012
 2021
University of Oregon

Josh Shapiro
Pennsylvania
Democratic
January 17, 2017
 2021
Georgetown University

Wanda Vázquez Garced
Puerto Rico[6]
New Progressive/
Democratic
January 2, 2017
 2021 (Appointed)
Interamerican University, San Juan

Peter Neronha
Rhode Island
Democratic
January 1, 2019
 2023
Boston College

Alan Wilson
South Carolina
Republican
January 12, 2011
 2023
University of South Carolina, Columbia

Jason Ravnsborg
South Dakota
Republican
January 5, 2019
 2023
University of South Dakota, Vermillion

Herbert Slatery
Tennessee
Republican
October 1, 2014
 2022 (Appointed)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Ken Paxton
Texas
Republican
January 5, 2015
 2023
University of Virginia

Carol Thomas-Jacobs
U.S. Virgin Islands
Independent
January 10, 2019
 Appointed
University of the West Indies, Barbados (LLB)
University of the West Indies, Jamaica (LEC)

Sean Reyes
Utah
Republican
December 30, 2013
 2021
University of California, Berkeley

T. J. Donovan
Vermont
Democratic
January 5, 2017
 2021
Suffolk University

Mark Herring
Virginia
Democratic
January 11, 2014
 2022
University of Richmond

Bob Ferguson
Washington
Democratic
January 16, 2013
 2021
New York University

Patrick Morrisey
West Virginia
Republican
January 14, 2013
 2021
Rutgers University, Newark

Josh Kaul
Wisconsin
Democratic
January 7, 2019
 2023
Stanford University

Bridget Hill
Wyoming
Republican
January 7, 2019
 Appointed
University of Wyoming


See also



  • State constitutional officer (United States)

  • National Association of Attorneys General

  • List of U.S. statewide elected officials



References





  1. ^ abcd Moretto, Mario (January 23, 2015). "LePage sheds light on plan to strip Legislature of power to elect attorney general, treasurer". Bangor Publishing Company. Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc "Elections for Attorney General to Take Place in 30 States". National Association of Attorneys General. National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved January 16, 2016.


  3. ^ "2014 State and Territorial Attorneys General Election Results". National Association of Attorneys General. National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved January 16, 2016.


  4. ^ "AG Spotlight: New Attorneys General". National Association of Attorneys General. National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved January 16, 2016.


  5. ^ Phillips, Amber (May 15, 2016). "Is it legal for North Carolina's attorney general to not defend the state's bathroom law?". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 10, 2018.


  6. ^ The title of the head of Puerto Rico's Justice Department is the Secretary of Justice, not Attorney General.




External links



  • Listing of official State Attorney General websites









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