[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]

In a video, Solicitor General Liz Baker Murrill (R) confirmed her candidacy for Louisiana attorney general. “Louisiana elects a new AG in 2023. Let’s go with our best advocate, the one protecting our families, our future, and our freedom,” a voiceover in the video said. According to her website, Murrill kept convicted criminals in prison, advocated for the unborn, fought tirelessly against federal overreach and invasive mandates, and argued five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Murrill currently acts as second-in-command under current Louisiana AG Jeff Landry who is running for governor. She will continue in that role while she runs for AG. Before becoming solicitor general, Murrill served the state of Louisiana in the Jindal administration for seven years, including as the governor’s executive counsel.

As an eighth-generation Louisianan raised in Lafayette, Murrill graduated from Lafayette High School, LSU, and LSU’s School of Law where she served as editor-in-chief of the Louisiana Law Review. She and her husband, Baton Rouge attorney John Murrill, have four sons.

Murrill will face off with other AG candidates State Representative John Stefanski (R) and Monroe District Attorney John Belton (I) in the primary election on October 14.

Why This Matters

As second-in-command at the Louisiana AG’s office — and having received prominent endorsements, including from the Republican Attorneys General Association — Murrill is a solid favorite to win the election and continue Republican control of that office.