State Attorney General

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Current U.S. State Attorneys General by party affilations
     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. Most attorneys general are elected statewide; however, some are appointed by their state's governor, legislature, or supreme court.

The longest serving state attorney general in U.S. history was Frank J. Kelley (born 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".

The current party composition of the state Attorneys General are:

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List of attorneys general in U.S. states:

Current Attorney General State Party Assumed office Term expires
Troy King Alabama Rep 2004 2011
Daniel S. Sullivan Alaska Rep 2009 Appointed by Governor
Terry Goddard Arizona Dem 2003 2011
Dustin McDaniel Arkansas Dem 2007 2011
Jerry Brown California Dem 2007 2011
John Suthers Colorado Rep 2005 2011
Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Dem 1991 2011
Beau Biden Delaware Dem 2007 2011
Bill McCollum Florida Rep 2007 2011
Thurbert Baker Georgia Dem 1997 2011
Mark J. Bennett Hawaii Rep 2003 Appointed by Governor
Lawrence Wasden Idaho Rep 2003 2011
Lisa Madigan Illinois Dem 2003 2011
Greg Zoeller Indiana Rep 2009 2013
Thomas John Miller Iowa Dem 1995 2011
Stephen Six Kansas Dem 2008 2011
Jack Conway Kentucky Dem 2007 2011
Buddy Caldwell Louisiana Dem 2008 2011
Janet T. Mills Maine Dem 2009 Elected by the Legislature
Doug Gansler Maryland Dem 2007 2011
Martha Coakley Massachusetts Dem 2007 2011
Mike Cox Michigan Rep 2003 2011
Lori Swanson Minnesota DFL 2007 2011
Jim Hood Mississippi Dem 2004 2011
Chris Koster Missouri Dem 2009 2013
Steve Bullock Montana Dem 2009 2013
Jon Bruning Nebraska Rep 2002 2011
Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Dem 2007 2011
Michael Delaney New Hampshire Dem 2009 July 2011 (Appointed by Governor)
Anne Milgram New Jersey Dem 2007 Appointed by Governor
Gary King New Mexico Dem 2007 2011
Andrew Cuomo New York Dem 2007 2011
Roy A. Cooper North Carolina Dem 2001 2012
Wayne Stenehjem North Dakota Rep 2001 2010
Richard Cordray Ohio Dem 2009 2011
Drew Edmondson Oklahoma Dem 1995 2011
John Kroger Oregon Dem 2009 2013
Tom Corbett Pennsylvania Rep 2005 2012
Patrick C. Lynch Rhode Island Dem 2003 2011
Henry McMaster South Carolina Rep 2003 2011
Larry Long South Dakota Rep 2003 2011
Robert E. Cooper, Jr. Tennessee Dem 2007 2011 (appointed by TN Supreme Court)
Greg Abbott Texas Rep 2002 2011
Mark Shurtleff Utah Rep 2001 2012
William Sorrell Vermont Dem 1997 2011
Ken Cuccinelli Virginia Rep 2010 2014
Rob McKenna Washington Rep 2005 2012
Darrell McGraw West Virginia Dem 1993 2012
J. B. Van Hollen Wisconsin Rep 2007 2011
Bruce Salzburg Wyoming Dem 2007 Appointed by Governor
Current Attorney General Territory Party Took office Term expires
Afa Ripley, Jr. American Samoa Democratic 2007 Appointed by Governor
Peter Nickles District of Columbia Democratic 2008 Appointed by Mayor
Alicia Limtiaco Guam Non-partisan 2007 2011
Matt Gregory Northern Marianas Islands Covenant 2006 Appointed by Governor
Antonio Sagardía Puerto Rico New Progressive 2009 Appointed by Governor
Vincent Frazer Virgin Islands Democratic 2006 Appointed by Governor

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State Attorneys General in the United States
   

AS: Afa Ripley, Jr.
GU: Alicia Limtiaco
NMI: Matt Gregory
PR: Antonio Sagardía
VI: Vincent Frazer
DC: Peter Nickles
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