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Alabama

Steve Marshall (R)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2023

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Steve Marshall (R)

48th Attorney General of Alabama

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Alabama State Code Title 36 Chapter 15 Art. 1

Solicitor general: Andrew Brasher

Alaska

Kevin Clarkson (R)

Assumed Office: 2019

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Kevin Clarkson (R)

33rd Attorney General of Alaska

Assumed office: 2019

Term length: Unspecified (AG serves at will of governor)

Selection process: Appointed

Legal authority: Alaska State Statutes Title 44 Chapter 23 § 10

American Samoa

Talauega Eleasalo Ale (D)

Assumed Office: 2014

Term Ends: 2018

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Talauega Eleasalo Ale (D)

9th Attorney General of American Samoa

Assumed office: 2014

Term ends: 2018

Term length: Unspecified (AG serves at will of Governor)

Selection process: Appointed by Gov.

Legal authority: Revised Constitution of American Samoa Art. IV § 11

Arizona

Mark Brnovich (R)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Mark Brnovich (R)

26th Attorney General of Arizona

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Arizona State Constitution Art. V § 1

Solicitor general: Dominic Draye

Arkansas

Leslie Rutledge (R)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Leslie Rutledge (R)

56th Attorney General of Arkansas

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Arkansas State Constitution Amend. 73 § 1

Solicitor general: Nicholas Bronni

California

Xavier Becerra (D)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2023

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Xavier Becerra (D)

33rd Attorney General of California

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: California State Constitution Art. V § 13

Solicitor general: Edward DuMont

Colorado

Phil Weiser (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Phil Weiser (D)

39th Attorney General of Colorado

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Colorado State Constitution Art. IV § 1

Solicitor general: Unnamed

Connecticut

William Tong (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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William Tong (D)

25th Attorney General of Connecticut

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Connecticut State Statutes Title 3 Chapter 35 § 3

Solicitor general: Unnamed

Delaware

Kathleen Jennings (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Kathleen Jennings (D)

46th Attorney General of Delaware

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Delaware State Code Title 29 Chapter 25 § 2503

Solicitor general: Aaron Goldstein

District of Columbia

Karl Racine (D)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

District of Columbia

Karl Racine (D)

15th Attorney General of District of Columbia

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: None

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: District of Columbia Home Rule Act Part C-1 § 435

Solicitor general: Loren Alikhan

Florida

Ashley Moody (R)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Ashley Moody (R)

38th Attorney General of Florida

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Florida State Constitution Art. IV § 10

Solicitor general: Unnamed

Georgia

Chris Carr (R)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Chris Carr (R)

48th Attorney General of Georgia

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Georgia State Constitution Art. V § 3

Solicitor general: Andrew Pinson

Guam

Leevin Camacho (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Leevin Camacho (D)

7th & 13th Attorney General of Guam

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Second Guam Constitutional Convention Art. IV § 6

Hawaii

Russell Suzuki (D)

Assumed Office: 2018

Term Ends: 2022

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Russell Suzuki (D)

15th Attorney General of Hawaii

Assumed office: 2018

Term ends: 2022

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Appointed by Governor

Legal authority: Hawaii Revised State Statutes Division 1 § 26-7

Solicitor general: Clyde J. Wadsworth

Idaho

Lawrence Wasden (R)

Assumed Office: 2003

Term Ends: 2023

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Lawrence Wasden (R)

32nd Attorney General of Idaho

Assumed office: 2003

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Idaho State Constitution Art. IV § 1

Illinois

Kwame Raoul (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Kwame Raoul (D)

42st Attorney General of Illinois

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Illinois State Constitution Art. V § 2

Solicitor general: Unnamed

Indiana

Curtis Hill (R)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2021

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Curtis Hill (R)

43rd Attorney General of Indiana

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Indiana State Code Title 4 Art. VI Chapter 1

Solicitor general: Thomas Fisher

Iowa

Tom Miller (D)

Assumed Office: 1995

Term Ends: 2023

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Tom Miller (D)

31st & 33rd Attorney General of Iowa

Assumed office: 1995

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 2 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Iowa State Constitution Art. V § 12

Solicitor general: Jeffrey Thompson

Kansas

Derek Schmidt (R)

Assumed Office: 2011

Term Ends: 2023

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Derek Schmidt (R)

44th Attorney General of Kansas

Assumed office: 2011

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Kansas State Constitution Art. I § 1

Solicitor general: Toby Crouse

Kentucky

Andy Beshear (D)

Assumed Office: 2016

Term Ends: 2020

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Andy Beshear (D)

50th Attorney General of Kentucky

Assumed office: 2016

Term ends: 2020

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Kentucky State Constitution § 91

Louisiana

Jeff Landry (R)

Assumed Office: 2016

Term Ends: 2023

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Jeff Landry (R)

45th Attorney General of Louisiana

Assumed office: 2016

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Louisiana State Constitution Art. IV § 3

Solicitor general: Elizabeth Murrill

Maine

Aaron Frey (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2021

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Aaron Frey (D)

56th & 58th Attorney General of Maine

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 2 years

Selection process: Elected by Legislature

Legal authority: Maine State Constitution Art. IX § 11

Maryland

Brian Frosh (D)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Brian Frosh (D)

46th Attorney General of Maryland

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Maryland State Constitution Art. V § 1

Solicitor general: Steven Sullivan

Massachusetts

Maura Healey (D)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Maura Healey (D)

59th Attorney General of Massachusetts

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Massachusetts State Statutes Part 1 Title 2 Chapter 12 § 1

Solicitor general: Elizabeth (Bessie) Dewar

Michigan

Dana Nessel (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Dana Nessel (D)

54th Attorney General of Michigan

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Michigan State Constitution Art. V § 21

Solicitor general: Unnamed

Minnesota

Keith Ellison (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Keith Ellison (D)

30th Attorney General of Minnesota

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Minnesota State Constitution Art. V § 1

Solicitor general: Unnamed

Mississippi

Jim Hood (D)

Assumed Office: 2004

Term Ends: 2020

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Jim Hood (D)

39th Attorney General of Mississippi

Assumed office: 2004

Term ends: 2020

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Mississippi State Constitution Art. IV § 173

Missouri

Eric Schmitt (R)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2021

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Eric Schmitt (R)

43rd Attorney General of Missouri

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Missouri State Constitution Art. IV § 12

Solicitor general: D. John Sauer

Montana

Tim Fox (R)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2021

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Tim Fox (R)

24th Attorney General of Montana

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Montana State Constitution Art. VI § 1

Solicitor general: Dale Schowengerdt

Nebraska

Doug Peterson (R)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Doug Peterson (R)

32nd Attorney General of Nebraska

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Nebraska State Constitution Art. IV § 1

Solicitor general: James Smith

Nevada

Aaron Ford (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Aaron Ford (D)

34th Attorney General of Nevada

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Nevada State Constitution Art. V § 19

Solicitor general: Unnamed

New Hampshire

Gordon MacDonald (R)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2021

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Gordon MacDonald (R)

30th Attorney General of New Hampshire

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Appointed by Governor

Legal authority: New Hampshire State Constitution Art. 46

Solicitor general: Daniel Will

New Jersey

Gurbir Grewal (NP)

Assumed Office: 2018

Term Ends: 2022

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Gurbir Grewal (NP)

61st Attorney General of New Jersey

Assumed office: 2018

Term ends: 2022

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Appointed by Governor

Legal authority: New Jersey State Constitution Art. V § 4

New Mexico

Hector Balderas (D)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Hector Balderas (D)

31st Attorney General of New Mexico

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: New Mexico State Constitution Art. V § 1

New York

Letitia James (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Letitia James (D)

67th Attorney General of New York

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: New York State Constitution Art. V § 1

North Carolina

Josh Stein (D)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2021

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Josh Stein (D)

50th Attorney General of North Carolina

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: North Carolina State Constitution Art. III § 7

North Dakota

Wayne Stenehjem (R)

Assumed Office: 2000

Term Ends: 2023

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Wayne Stenehjem (R)

29th Attorney General of North Dakota

Assumed office: 2000

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 2 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: North Dakota State Constitution Art. V § 2

Solicitor general: Douglas Bahr

Northern Mariana Islands

Edward Manibusan (D)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Edward Manibusan (D)

10th Attorney General of Northern Mariana Islands

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Constitution Art.III § 11

Ohio

Dave Yost (R)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Dave Yost (R)

51th Attorney General of Ohio

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Ohio State Constitution Art. III § 1

Solicitor general: Benjamin Flowers

Oklahoma

Mike Hunter (R)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2023

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Mike Hunter (R)

18th Attorney General of Oklahoma

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Oklahoma State Constitution Art. VI § 1

Solicitor general: Mithun Mansinghani

Oregon

Ellen Rosenblum (D)

Assumed Office: 2012

Term Ends: 2021

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Ellen Rosenblum (D)

17th Attorney General of Oregon

Assumed office: 2012

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Oregon Revised State Statutes Vol. 2 Chapter 180

Solicitor general: Benjamin Gutman

Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro (D)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2021

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Josh Shapiro (D)

50th Attorney General of Pennsylvania

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Pennsylvania State Constitution Art. IV § 4.1

Solicitor general: Bruce Castor

Puerto Rico

Wanda Vàzquez Garced (I)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2021

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Wanda Vàzquez Garced (I)

15th Attorney General of Puerto Rico

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2021

Term length: Unspecified (AG serves at will of Governor)

Selection process: Appointed by Gov.

Legal authority: Constitution of Puerto Rico Article IV

Rhode Island

Peter Neronha (D)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Peter Neronha (D)

74th Attorney General of Rhode Island

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Rhode Island State Statutes Title 42 Chapter 9 § 1

South Carolina

Alan Wilson (R)

Assumed Office: 2011

Term Ends: 2023

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Alan Wilson (R)

51st Attorney General of South Carolina

Assumed office: 2011

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: South Carolina State Statutes Art. V § 24

Solicitor general: Robert Cooke

South Dakota

Jason Ravnsborg (R)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Jason Ravnsborg (R)

31st Attorney General of South Dakota

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: South Dakota State Constitution Art. IV § 7

Tennessee

Herbert Slatery (R)

Assumed Office: 2014

Term Ends: 2022

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Herbert Slatery (R)

27th Attorney General of Tennessee

Assumed office: 2014

Term ends: 2022

Term length: 8 years

Selection process: Appointed by Supreme Court

Legal authority: Tennessee State Constitution Art. VI § 5

Solicitor general: Andree Blumstein

Texas

Ken Paxton (R)

Assumed Office: 2015

Term Ends: 2023

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Ken Paxton (R)

51st Attorney General of Texas

Assumed office: 2015

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Texas State Constitution Art. IV § 1

Solicitor general: Kyle Hawkins

Utah

Sean Reyes (R)

Assumed Office: 2013

Term Ends: 2021

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Sean Reyes (R)

21st Attorney General of Utah

Assumed office: 2013

Term ends: 2021

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Utah State Constitution Art. VII § 1

Solicitor general: Tyler Green

US Virgin Islands

Denise N. George (I)

Assumed Office: 2019

Term Ends: 2023

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Denise N. George (I)

18th Attorney General of US Virgin Islands

Assumed office: 2019

Term ends: 2023

Term length: Unspecified (AG serves at will of Governor)

Selection process: Appointed by Gov.

Legal authority: Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands § 11

Solicitor general: Pamela Tepper

Vermont

T.J. Donovan (D)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2020

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T.J. Donovan (D)

26th Attorney General of Vermont

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2020

Term length: 2 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Vermont State Statutes Title 3 Chapter 7 § 151

Virginia

Mark Herring (D)

Assumed Office: 2014

Term Ends: 2022

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Mark Herring (D)

47th Attorney General of Virginia

Assumed office: 2014

Term ends: 2022

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Virginia State Constitution Art. V § 15

Solicitor general: Stuart Raphael

Washington

Bob Ferguson (D)

Assumed Office: 2013

Term Ends: 2020

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Bob Ferguson (D)

18th Attorney General of Washington

Assumed office: 2013

Term ends: 2020

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Washington State Constitution Art. III § 3

Solicitor general: Noah Purcell

West Virginia

Patrick Morrissey (R)

Assumed Office: 2013

Term Ends: 2020

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Patrick Morrissey (R)

34th Attorney General of West Virginia

Assumed office: 2013

Term ends: 2020

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: West Virginia State Constitution Art. VII § 1

Solicitor general: Lindsay See

Wisconsin

Josh Kaul (D)

Assumed Office: 2017

Term Ends: 2023

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Josh Kaul (D)

45th Attorney General of Wisconsin

Assumed office: 2017

Term ends: 2023

Term length: 4 years

Selection process: Elected

Legal authority: Wisconsin State Constitution Art. VI § 1