Table 4.19

The Attorneys General, 2023


FIPS State or other
jurisdiction
Name and party Method of selection Length of
regular term in
years
Date of first
service
Present term
ends
Number of
previous
terms
Maximum
consecutive
terms allowed
01AlabamaSteve Marshall (R)E42/2017 (h)

1/2027

1 (a)2
02AlaskaTreg Taylor (R)A1/2021

0
04ArizonaKris Mayes (D)E41/2023

1/2027

02
05ArkansasTim Griffin (R)E41/2023

1/2027

02
06CaliforniaRob Bonta (D)E44/2021 (b)

1/2027

0 (b)2
08ColoradoPhil Weiser (D)E41/2019

1/2027

12
09ConnecticutWilliam Tong (D)E41/2019

1/2027

1
10DelawareKathleen Jennings (D)E41/2019

1/2027

1
12FloridaAshley Moody (R)E41/2019

1/2027

12
13GeorgiaChris Carr (R)E410/2016 (c)

1/2027

1 (c)
15HawaiiAnne Lopez (D)A4 (d)12/2022

12/2026

0
16IdahoRaúl Labrador (R)E41/2023

1/2027

0
17IllinoisKwame Raoul (D)E41/2019

1/2027

1
18IndianaTodd Rokita (R)E41/2021

1/2025

0
19IowaBrenna Bird (R)E412/2018

1/2027

0
20KansasKris Kobach (R)E41/2023

1/2027

0
21KentuckyDaniel Cameron (R)E412/2019

1/2024

02
22LouisianaJeff Landry (R)E41/2016

1/2024

1
23MaineAaron Frey (D)L (e)21/2019

1/2025

24
24MarylandAnthony Brown(D)E41/2023

1/2027

0
25MassachusettsAndrea Joy Campbell (D)E41/2023

1/2027

0
26MichiganDana Nessel (D)E41/2019

1/2027

12
27MinnesotaKeith Ellison (DFL)E41/2019

1/2027

1
28MississippiLynn Fitch (R)E41/2020

1/2024

0
29MissouriAndrew Bailey (R)E41/2023

1/2025

0 (f)
30MontanaAustin Knudsen (R)E41/2021

1/2025

02 (g)
31NebraskaMike Hilgers (R)E41/2023

1/2027

0
32NevadaAaron Ford (D)E41/2019

1/2027

12
33New HampshireJohn Formella (R)A41/2021

1/2025

0
34New JerseyMatthew Platkin (D)A42/2022

1/2026

0
35New MexicoRaul Torrez (D)E41/2023

1/2027

02 (g)
36New YorkLetitia James (D)E41/2019

1/2027

1
37North CarolinaJosh Stein (D)E41/2017

1/2025

1
38North DakotaDrew Wrigley (R)E42/2022 (h)

1/2027

0 (h)
39OhioDavid Yost (R)E41/2019

1/2027

12
40OklahomaGentner Drummond (R)E41/2023

1/2027

02
41OregonEllen F. Rosenblum (D)E46/2012 (i)

1/2025

3 (i)
42PennsylvaniaMichelle Henry (D)E43/2023 (j)

1/2025

02
44Rhode IslandPeter Neronha (D)E41/2019

1/2027

12
45South CarolinaAlan Wilson (R)E41/2011

1/2027

3
46South DakotaMarty J. Jackley (R)E41/2023

1/2027

02 (g)
47TennesseeJonathan Skrmetti (R)(k)89/2022

9/2030

0
48TexasKen Paxton (R)E41/2015

1/2027

2
49UtahSean Reyes (R)E412/2013

1/2025

2
50VermontCharity Clark (D)E21/2023

1/2025

0
51VirginiaJason Miyares (R)E41/2022

1/2026

0(l)
53WashingtonBob Ferguson (D)E41/2013

1/2025

2
54West VirginiaPatrick Morrisey (R)E41/2013

1/2025

2
55WisconsinJosh Kaul (D)E41/2019

1/2027

1
56WyomingBridget Hill (R)A1/2019

0
11Dist. of ColumbiaBrian Schwalb (D)E41/2023

1/2027

0
60American SamoaFainu’ulelei Falefatu Ala’ilima-UtuA1/2021

66GuamDoug Moylan (R)E41/2023

1/2027

0
69CNMI*Edward Manibusan (I)E41/2015

1/2027

3
72Puerto RicoDomingo Emanuelli HernándezA41/2021

0
78U.S. Virgin IslandsAriel SmithA43/2023

0

Source:

The Council of State Governments, July 2023.

Key:

* Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
No provision specifying number of terms allowed.
No formal provision, position is appointed or elected by governmental entity (not chosen by the electorate).
A Appointed by the governor.
E Elected by the voters.
L Elected by the legislature.
N.A. Not available.

Footnotes:

(a)

Steve Marshall was appointed on Feb. 10, 2017 to fill the unexpired term of Luther Strange. He was elected to his first full term in November 2018.

(b)

Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed in April 2021 to fill the unexpired term of Xavier Becerra after he was appointed as the U.S. secretary of health and human services.

(c)

Chris Carr was appointed in October 2016 to fill the unexpired term of Sam Olens. He was elected to his first full term in November 2018.

(d)

Term runs concurrently with the governor.

(e)

Chosen biennially by joint ballot of state senators and representatives.

(f)

Appointed in 2022 to fill the term left vacant when Attorney General Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate.

(g)

In Montana, two terms in a 16 year period. In New Mexico and South Dakota, after two consecutive terms, must wait four years and/or one full term before being eligible again.

(h)

Drew Wrigley assumed office on February 8, 2022 following the death of Wayne Stenehjem.

(i)

Rosenblum was appointed by Gov. Kitzhaber on June 29, 2012 to fill the term left vacant when AG John Kroger resigned to become President of Reed College. She was elected in November 2012 to her first full term.

(j)

Henry was appointed to fill the term left vacant when Josh Shapiro was elected to governor.

(k)

Appointed by judges of state Supreme Court.

(l)

Provision specifying individual may hold office for an unlimited number of terms.