State Attorney General
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The State Attorney General in the United States is an executive office in all 50 US States that serves as the chief legal advisor to the state government and the chief law enforcement officer in the various states. In some states, the Attorney General serves as the elected head of the state's Department of Justice with responsibilities similar to that of the United States Department of Justice.
The current party composition of the 50 state Attorneys General are:
- 29 Democrats
- 21 Republicans
List of Attorneys General in US States;
| Current Attorney General | State | Party | Took office | Replacement? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy King | Alabama | Republican | 2004 | re-elected 2006 |
| David W. Márquez | Alaska | Republican | 2005 | Appointed by Governor |
| Terry Goddard | Arizona | Democrat | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Mike Beebe | Arkansas | Democrat | 2003 | Dustin McDaniel (D) |
| Bill Lockyer | California | Democrat | 1999 | Jerry Brown (D) |
| John Suthers | Colorado | Republican | 2005 | re-elected 2006 |
| Richard Blumenthal | Connecticut | Democrat | 1991 | re-elected 2006 |
| Carl Danberg | Delaware | Democrat | 2005 | Beau Biden (D) |
| Charlie Crist | Florida | Republican | 2003 | Bill McCollum (R) |
| Thurbert Baker | Georgia | Democrat | 1997 | re-elected 2006 |
| Mark J. Bennett | Hawaii | Republican | 2003 | Appointed by Governor |
| Lawrence Wasden | Idaho | Republican | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Lisa Madigan | Illinois | Democrat | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Steve Carter | Indiana | Republican | 2001 | 2008 |
| Thomas John Miller | Iowa | Democrat | 1995 | re-elected 2006 |
| Phill Kline | Kansas | Republican | 2003 | Paul Morrison (D) |
| Greg Stumbo | Kentucky | Democrat | 2004 | 2007 |
| Charles Foti | Louisiana | Democrat | 2004 | 2007 |
| G. Steven Rowe | Maine | Democrat | 2001 | Elected by the Legislature |
| J. Joseph Curran | Maryland | Democrat | 1987 | Douglas F. Gansler (D) |
| Thomas Reilly | Massachusetts | Democrat | 1999 | Martha Coakley (D) |
| Mike Cox | Michigan | Republican | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Mike Hatch | Minnesota | Democrat | 1999 | Lori Swanson (DFL) |
| Jim Hood | Mississippi | Democrat | 2004 | 2007 |
| Jay Nixon | Missouri | Democrat | 1993 | 2008 (running for Governor) |
| Mike McGrath | Montana | Democrat | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jon Bruning | Nebraska | Republican | 2002 | re-elected 2006 |
| George Chanos | Nevada | Republican | 2005 | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) |
| Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire | Republican | 2004 | Appointed by Governor |
| Stuart Rabner | New Jersey | Democrat | 2006 | Appointed by Governor |
| Patricia Madrid | New Mexico | Democrat | 2003 | Gary King (D) |
| Eliot Spitzer | New York | Democrat | 1999 | Andrew Cuomo (D) |
| Roy A. Cooper | North Carolina | Democrat | 2001 | 2008 |
| Wayne Stenehjem | North Dakota | Republican | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jim Petro | Ohio | Republican | 1999 | Marc Dann (D) |
| Drew Edmondson | Oklahoma | Democrat | 1995 | re-elected 2006 |
| Hardy Myers | Oregon | Democrat | 1997 | 2008 |
| Tom Corbett | Pennsylvania | Republican | 2005 | 2008 |
| Patrick C. Lynch | Rhode Island | Democrat | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Henry McMaster | South Carolina | Republican | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Larry Long | South Dakota | Republican | 2003 | re-elected 2006 |
| Paul Summers | Tennessee | Democrat | 1999 | 2007 (appointed by Tennessee Supreme Court) |
| Greg Abbott | Texas | Republican | 2002 | re-elected 2006 |
| Mark Shurtleff | Utah | Republican | 2001 | 2008 |
| William Sorrell | Vermont | Democrat | 1997 | re-elected 2006 |
| Bob McDonnell | Virginia | Republican | 2006 | 2009 |
| Rob McKenna | Washington | Republican | 2005 | 2008 |
| Darrell McGraw | West Virginia | Democrat | 1993 | 2008 |
| Peg Lautenschlager | Wisconsin | Democrat | 2003 | J. B. Van Hollen (R) |
| Patrick Crank | Wyoming | Democrat | 2003 | Appointed by Governor |
