State attorney general

Current U.S. State attorneys general by party affiliation

Democratic incumbent

Republican incumbent

The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and 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 territories and districts are:

Attorneys general are popularly elected in 43 states and in Guam. In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Wyoming, as well as in the other territories, the attorney general is appointed by the governor, while the mayor makes the appointment in the District of Columbia. The attorneys general of Maine and of Tennessee are elected by the Maine Legislature and by the Tennessee Supreme Court respectively.^[1]

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List of attorneys general by U.S. states:

Current Attorney General	State	Party	Assumed office	Term expires	Law School
Luther Strange	Alabama	Rep	2011	2015	Tulane University
Michael C. Geraghty	Alaska	Rep	2010	Appointed by Governor	Seattle University
Tom Horne	Arizona	Rep	2011	2015	Harvard University
Dustin McDaniel	Arkansas	Dem	2007	2015	University of Arkansas
Kamala Harris	California	Dem	2011	2015	University of California, Hastings
John Suthers	Colorado	Rep	2005	2015	University of Colorado
George Jepsen	Connecticut	Dem	2011	2015	Harvard University
Beau Biden	Delaware	Dem	2007	2015	Syracuse University
Pam Bondi	Florida	Rep	2011	2015	Stetson University
Sam Olens	Georgia	Rep	2011	2015	Emory University
David M. Louie	Hawaii	Dem	2010	Appointed by Governor	UC Berkeley
Lawrence Wasden	Idaho	Rep	2003	2015	University of Idaho
Lisa Madigan	Illinois	Dem	2003	2015	Loyola University Chicago
Greg Zoeller	Indiana	Rep	2009	2017	Indiana University
Thomas John Miller	Iowa	Dem	1995	2015	Harvard University
Derek Schmidt	Kansas	Rep	2011	2015	Georgetown University
Jack Conway	Kentucky	Dem	2008	2016	George Washington University
Buddy Caldwell	Louisiana	Rep	2008	2016	Tulane University
Janet T. Mills	Maine	Dem	2011	Elected by the Legislature	University of Maine
Doug Gansler	Maryland	Dem	2007	2015	University of Virginia
Martha Coakley	Massachusetts	Dem	2007	2015	Boston University
Bill Schuette	Michigan	Rep	2011	2015	University of San Francisco
Lori Swanson	Minnesota	DFL	2007	2015	William Mitchell College
Jim Hood	Mississippi	Dem	2004	2016	University of Mississippi
Chris Koster	Missouri	Dem	2009	2017	University of Missouri
Tim Fox	Montana	Rep	2013	2017	University of Montana
Jon Bruning	Nebraska	Rep	2002	2015	University of Nebraska
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada	Dem	2007	2015	Gonzaga University
Michael Delaney	New Hampshire	Dem	2009	2011 (Appointed by Governor)	Georgetown University
Jeffrey S. Chiesa	New Jersey	Rep	2012	Appointed by Governor	The Catholic University of America
Gary King	New Mexico	Dem	2007	2015	University of New Mexico
Eric Schneiderman	New York	Dem	2011	2015	Harvard University
Roy A. Cooper	North Carolina	Dem	2001	2017	University of North Carolina
Wayne Stenehjem	North Dakota	Rep	2001	2015	University of North Dakota
Mike DeWine	Ohio	Rep	2011	2015	Ohio Northern University
Scott Pruitt	Oklahoma	Rep	2011	2015	University of Tulsa
Ellen Rosenblum	Oregon	Dem	2012	2017	University of Oregon
Kathleen Kane	Pennsylvania	Dem	2013	2017	Temple University
Peter Kilmartin	Rhode Island	Dem	2011	2015	Roger Williams University
Alan Wilson	South Carolina	Rep	2011	2015	University of South Carolina
Marty Jackley	South Dakota	Rep	2009	2015	University of South Dakota
Robert E. Cooper, Jr.	Tennessee	Dem	2006	2014 (appointed by TN Supreme Court)	Yale Law School
Greg Abbott	Texas	Rep	2002	2015	Vanderbilt University
John Swallow	Utah	Rep	2013	2017	J. Reuben Clark Law School
William Sorrell	Vermont	Dem	1997	2015	Cornell University
Ken Cuccinelli	Virginia	Rep	2010	2014	George Mason University
Bob Ferguson	Washington	Dem	2013	2016	New York University
Patrick Morrisey	West Virginia	Rep	2013	2016	Rutgers University
J. B. Van Hollen	Wisconsin	Rep	2007	2015	University of Wisconsin
Gregory A. Phillips	Wyoming	Dem	2011	Appointed by Governor	University of Wyoming

Current Attorney General	Territory	Party	Took office	Term expires	Law School
Afa Ripley, Jr.	American Samoa	Democratic	2007	Appointed by Governor	California Western University
Irvin B. Nathan	District of Columbia	Democratic	2011	Appointed by Mayor	Columbia University
Leonardo Rapadas	Guam	Nonpartisan	2011	2015	Willamette University
Joey San Nicolas	Northern Marianas Islands	Republican	2012	Appointed by Governor	William Mitchell College of Law
Guillermo Somoza	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	2010	Appointed by Governor	Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
Vincent Frazer	Virgin Islands	Democratic	2006	Appointed by Governor	Howard University

References [edit]

^ "About NAAG". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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