State attorney general

Party affiliation of current United States attorneys general

  Democratic attorney general

  Republican attorney general

  Independent attorney general

  vacant

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.

The current party composition of the state Attorneys General are:

• 27 Republicans
• 23 Democrats

The composition for territories and districts are:

• 3 Democrats
• 3 Nonpartisan

Attorneys general are popularly elected in 43 states and in the District of Columbia and Guam. In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Wyoming, as well as in the other territories, the attorney general is appointed by the governor. The attorneys general of Maine and of Tennessee are elected by the Maine Legislature and by the Tennessee Supreme Court, respectively.

Table

List of attorneys general by U.S. states and territories:

Rows of the Attorney General table below are color coded indicating the political party of the office holder.

• Blue indicates Democractic party.
• Pink is Republican party.
• Yellow are Independent politicians (unaffiliated with a political party).
• White indicates Popular Democratic party.

Officeholder	State	Party	Assumed office	Term expires	Law School
Luther Strange	Alabama	Rep	January 17, 2011	2019	Tulane University
Craig Richards	Alaska	Rep	December 2, 2014	Appointed by Governor	Washington and Lee University
Talauega Ale	American Samoa	Dem	January 28, 2014	Appointed by Governor	Drake University
Mark Brnovich	Arizona	Rep	January 5, 2015	2019	University of San Diego
Leslie Rutledge	Arkansas	Rep	January 13, 2015	2019	University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Kamala Harris	California	Dem	January 3, 2011	2019	University of California, Hastings
Cynthia Coffman	Colorado	Rep	January 11, 2015	2019	Georgia State University
George Jepsen	Connecticut	Dem	January 5, 2011	2019	Harvard University
Matthew Denn	Delaware	Dem	January 6, 2015	2019	Yale University
Karl Racine	District of Columbia	Dem	January 2, 2015	2019	University of Virginia
Pam Bondi	Florida	Rep	January 4, 2011	2019	Stetson University
Sam Olens	Georgia	Rep	January 10, 2011	2019	Emory University
Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson	Guam	Rep	January 5, 2015	2019	Santa Clara University
Doug Chin	Hawaii	Dem	March 12, 2015	Appointed by Governor	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lawrence Wasden	Idaho	Rep	January 6, 2003	2019	University of Idaho, Moscow
Lisa Madigan	Illinois	Dem	January 13, 2003	2019	Loyola University Chicago
Greg Zoeller	Indiana	Rep	January 12, 2009	2017	Indiana University, Bloomington
Tom Miller	Iowa	Dem	January 6, 1995	2019	Harvard University
Derek Schmidt	Kansas	Rep	January 10, 2011	2019	Georgetown University
Andy Beshear	Kentucky	Dem	January 4, 2016	2020	University of Virginia
Buddy Caldwell	Louisiana	Rep	January 14, 2008	2015	Tulane University
Janet Mills	Maine	Dem	January 7, 2011	Elected by the Legislature	University of Maine, Portland
Brian Frosh	Maryland	Dem	January 6, 2015	2019	Columbia University
Maura Healey	Massachusetts	Dem	January 21, 2015	2019	Northeastern University
Bill Schuette	Michigan	Rep	January 1, 2011	2019	University of San Francisco
Lori Swanson	Minnesota	Dem	January 2, 2007	2019	William Mitchell College
Jim Hood	Mississippi	Dem	January 14, 2004	2015	University of Mississippi, Oxford
Chris Koster	Missouri	Dem	January 12, 2004	2017	University of Missouri, Columbia
Tim Fox	Montana	Rep	January 7, 2013	2017	University of Montana
Doug Peterson	Nebraska	Rep	January 8, 2015	2019	Pepperdine University
Adam Laxalt	Nevada	Rep	January 5, 2015	2019	Georgetown University
Joseph Foster	New Hampshire	Dem	May 15, 2013	2017 (Appointed by Governor)	George Washington University
John Hoffman (Acting)	New Jersey	Rep	June 10, 2013	Appointed by Governor	Duke University
Hector Balderas	New Mexico	Dem	January 1, 2015	2019	University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Eric Schneiderman	New York	Dem	January 6, 2011	2019	Harvard University
Roy Cooper	North Carolina	Dem	January 1, 2001	2017	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Wayne Stenehjem	North Dakota	Rep	December 15, 2000	2019	University of North Dakota
Edward Manibusan	Northern Mariana Islands	Ind	January 13, 2015	2019	Gonzaga University
Mike DeWine	Ohio	Rep	January 10, 2011	2019	Ohio Northern University
Scott Pruitt	Oklahoma	Rep	January 10, 2011	2019	University of Tulsa
Ellen Rosenblum	Oregon	Dem	June 29, 2012	2017	University of Oregon
Kathleen Kane	Pennsylvania	Dem	January 15, 2013	2017	Temple University
César Miranda	Puerto Rico	PPD/Dem	January 13, 2014	2017	Rutgers University, Camden
Peter Kilmartin	Rhode Island	Dem	January 4, 2011	2019	Roger Williams University
Alan Wilson	South Carolina	Rep	January 12, 2011	2019	University of South Carolina, Columbia
Marty Jackley	South Dakota	Rep	September 4, 2009	2019	University of South Dakota
Herbert Slatery	Tennessee	Rep	October 1, 2014	2022 (appointed by TN Supreme Court)	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ken Paxton	Texas	Rep	January 5, 2015	2019	University of Virginia
Claude Walker (Acting)	U.S. Virgin Islands	Ind	August 6, 2015	Appointed by Governor	Albany Law School
Sean Reyes	Utah	Rep	December 30, 2013	2017	University of California, Berkeley
William Sorrell	Vermont	Dem	May 1, 1997	2017	Cornell University
Mark Herring	Virginia	Dem	January 11, 2014	2018	University of Richmond
Bob Ferguson	Washington	Dem	January 16, 2013	2016	New York University
Patrick Morrisey	West Virginia	Rep	January 14, 2013	2016	Rutgers University, Newark
Brad Schimel	Wisconsin	Rep	January 5, 2015	2019	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Peter Michael	Wyoming	Rep	July 9, 2013	Appointed by Governor	University of Wyoming

See also

• State constitutional officer (United States)
• National Association of Attorneys General

External links

• Listing of official State Attorney General websites