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Michelle Henry was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to serve as the state’s next AG. AG Henry was nominated by former AG Josh Shapiro to serve out the remainder of his term after he was elected Governor of Pennsylvania...more
Hawaii Governor-Elect Josh Green announced the nomination of Anne E. Lopez as the state’s next AG. Lopez is currently the chief operating officer and general counsel of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a...more
The North Dakota Democratic party has selected attorney Timothy Lamb as their candidate for AG. Lamb, a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Law, currently owns the Lamb Law Office in Grand Forks, North...more
On February 3, Governor Phil Murphy announced the nomination of Matt Platkin as the next attorney general of New Jersey, subject to Senate confirmation. Platkin previously served as policy director to Murphy in his...more
Former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell and workers’ rights lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 open-seat race for Massachusetts AG. As previously reported,...more
Mike Hilgers, Nebraska State Senator and Speaker of the Legislature, declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the open-seat 2022 race for Nebraska AG. As previously reported, Incumbent Nebraska AG Doug Peterson...more
New York AG Letitia James announced that she is no longer running for governor in the 2022 election and instead will seek a second term as AG, prompting all other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for AG to suspend...more
Former prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and current U.S. Army Reserve intelligence officer Abraham Hamadeh joined a crowded field of candidates for the Republican nomination in the 2022 open-seat race for...more
District of Columbia AG Karl Racine announced that he will not seek reelection or run for mayor in 2022. Elected in 2015, AG Racine is the first elected AG in the District. Ryan Jones, an attorney in private practice,...more
Former Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2022 election for the AG’s office. If successful, he will face incumbent Democratic AG Dana Nessel, who is seeking reelection, in a rematch...more
Hawaii AG Clare Connors was nominated by President Joe Biden for U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Connors was appointed to the AG’s office in January 2019 by Governor David Ige. Prior to serving as AG, Connors...more
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022, to challenge incumbent Senator Mark Kelly (D)...more
Incumbent Virginia AG Mark Herring won the 2021 Democratic nomination for AG against Delegate Jay Jones in the Virginia primary election. As previously reported, he will face off against the Republican nominee, Delegate Jason...more
The Alaska legislature confirmed Mike Dunleavy’s nominee for Alaska AG, Treg Taylor, by a vote of 35-24. AG Taylor previously served as Deputy AG in charge of the civil division at the Alaska Department of Law, and has worked...more
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Ryan Owens announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2022 race for Wisconsin AG, the office currently held by Democratic AG Josh Kaul...more
State AGs in the News- Governor Newsom Nominates Rob Bonta for California Attorney General- •Governor Gavin Newsom nominated California Assemblyman Rob Bonta to replace Xavier Becerra as California AG. Bonta’s...more
Recently West Virginia State Attorney General (“AG”) Patrick Morrisey announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for incumbent U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s seat in 2018, and Maine AG Janet Mills announced that she...more