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. Attorney generals are elected statewide in 43 states; five are appointed by their state's governor, one by the legislature (Maine), and one by supreme court (Tennessee). The top legal officer of Washington, D.C., also holds the title of attorney general.^{[citation needed]}

The longest-serving state attorney general in U.S. history was Frank J. Kelley (born in 1924) of the state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1998, made him both the youngest (36 years old) and oldest (74 years old) attorney general in the state's history, and led to his nickname as the "Eternal General".^{[citation needed]}

The current party composition of the state Attorneys General are:

• 25 Democrats
• 25 Republicans

The composition for territories and districts are:

• 3 Democrats
• 1 Covenant
• 1 Nonpartisan
• 1 New Progressive

List

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
John Burns	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	2013	Indiana University
Thomas John Miller	Iowa	Dem	1995	2015	Harvard University
Derek Schmidt	Kansas	Rep	2011	2015	Georgetown University
Jack Conway	Kentucky	Dem	2007	2016	George Washington University
Buddy Caldwell	Louisiana	Rep	2007	2011	Tulane University
William Schneider	Maine	Rep	2011	Elected by the Legislature	Suffolk University
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	2003	2011	University of Mississippi
Chris Koster	Missouri	Dem	2009	2013	University of Missouri
Steve Bullock	Montana	Dem	2009	2013	Columbia University
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
Paula Dow	New Jersey	Dem	2010	Appointed by Governor	University of Pennsylvania
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	2012	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
John Kroger	Oregon	Dem	2009	2013	Harvard University
Linda L. Kelly	Pennsylvania	Rep	2011	2015	Duquesne 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 University
Greg Abbott	Texas	Rep	2002	2015	Vanderbilt University
Mark Shurtleff	Utah	Rep	2001	2012	University of San Diego
William Sorrell	Vermont	Dem	1997	2015	Cornell University
Ken Cuccinelli	Virginia	Rep	2010	2014	George Mason University
Rob McKenna	Washington	Rep	2005	2012	University of Chicago
Darrell McGraw	West Virginia	Dem	1993	2012	West Virginia University
J. B. Van Hollen	Wisconsin	Rep	2007	2015	University of Wisconsin
Gregory A. Phillips	Wyoming	Rep	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
Edward T. Buckingham	Northern Marianas Islands	Covenant	2009	Appointed by Governor	University of Denver
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

External links

• Listing of official State Attorney General websites