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title="Political parties and political designations in Massachusetts">Political parties</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Direct_election" title="Direct election">Popular vote</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years, no limit</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Massachusetts" title="Constitution of Massachusetts">Constitution of Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1702<span class="noprint">; 322 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1702</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Dudley_(jurist)" title="Paul Dudley (jurist)">Paul Dudley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mass.gov/ago">www<wbr />.mass<wbr />.gov<wbr />/ago</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Massachusetts attorney general</b> is an elected <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Massachusetts" title="Constitution of Massachusetts">constitutionally</a> defined executive officer of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts government">Massachusetts government</a>. The officeholder is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Commonwealth of Massachusetts</a>. The officeholder also acts as an advocate and resource for the Commonwealth and its residents in many areas, including <a href="/wiki/Consumer_protection" title="Consumer protection">consumer protection</a>, combating fraud and corruption, protecting civil rights, and maintaining economic competition. The current attorney general is <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Campbell" title="Andrea Campbell">Andrea Campbell</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifications">Qualifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Qualifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Any person seeking to become the attorney general of Massachusetts must meet the following requirements:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Be at least eighteen years of age</li> <li>Be a registered voter in Massachusetts</li> <li>Be a Massachusetts resident for at least five years when elected</li> <li>Receive 10,000 signatures from registered voters on nomination papers</li> <li>Be a member of the Massachusetts <a href="/wiki/Bar_(law)" title="Bar (law)">Bar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the 1780 <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts State Constitution">state constitution</a> was first enacted, the attorney general was appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">governor</a>, with the advice and consent of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council" title="Massachusetts Governor's Council">the Governor's Council</a>. The office was abolished in 1843 and re-established in 1849. In 1855 the constitution was amended so that the attorney general (along with a number of other constitutionally enumerated offices) was elected by the people. The length of the term of office has matched that of the governor, and elections are held concurrently with those for other constitutional office. Elections were first held annually, became biennial (every two years) in 1920, and quadrennial (every four years) in 1966. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Office of the Attorney General is organized into six bureaus: Executive; Energy and Environmental; Criminal; Government; Health Care and Fair Competition; and Public Protection and Advocacy. Each bureau is divided into divisions and teams. These bureaus and divisions have distinct missions but work closely together to ensure the Attorney General's Office provides the highest level of public protection. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_attorneys_general">List of attorneys general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of attorneys general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay">Province of Massachusetts Bay</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Province of Massachusetts Bay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Office established at the start of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War" title="Queen Anne's War">Queen Anne's War</a> in 1702. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Term of service </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Dudley_(jurist)" title="Paul Dudley (jurist)">Paul Dudley</a> </td> <td>1702–1718 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Valentine_(Massachusetts_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Valentine (Massachusetts politician) (page does not exist)">John Valentine</a> </td> <td>1718–1720 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Newton_(Massachusetts_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Newton (Massachusetts politician) (page does not exist)">Thomas Newton</a> </td> <td>1720–1721 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td>1721–1722 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Overing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Overing (page does not exist)">John Overing</a> </td> <td>1722–1723 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td>1723–1725 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Read_(Massachusetts_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Read (Massachusetts politician) (page does not exist)">John Read</a> </td> <td>1725–1728 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Hiller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Hiller (page does not exist)">Joseph Hiller</a> </td> <td>1728–1729 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Overing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Overing (page does not exist)">John Overing</a> </td> <td>1729–1736 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Brattle" title="William Brattle">William Brattle</a> </td> <td>1736–1738 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Overing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Overing (page does not exist)">John Overing</a> </td> <td>1739–1748 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Trowbridge" title="Edmund Trowbridge">Edmund Trowbridge</a> </td> <td>1749–1767 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Gridley" title="Jeremiah Gridley">Jeremiah Gridley</a> </td> <td>1767 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td>1767 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Sewall" title="Jonathan Sewall">Jonathan Sewall</a> </td> <td>1767–1774 </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td>1774–1776 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Kent" title="Benjamin Kent">Benjamin Kent</a> </td> <td>1776–1777 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Treat_Paine" title="Robert Treat Paine">Robert Treat Paine</a> </td> <td>1777–1780 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Commonwealth of Massachusetts</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Commonwealth of Massachusetts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Office reestablished upon the ratification of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Constitution of Massachusetts</a> in 1780. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Prior experience </th> <th>Municipality of residence </th> <th>Term of service </th> <th>Political party </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7">Party affiliation: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;"> </span> Independent</span> (1) </p> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC"> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg/75px-Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg/113px-Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg/150px-Robert_Treat_Paine_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="252" data-file-height="280" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Treat_Paine" title="Robert Treat Paine">Robert Treat Paine</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1780–1790 </td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Sullivan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/James_Sullivan.jpg/75px-James_Sullivan.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/James_Sullivan.jpg/113px-James_Sullivan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/James_Sullivan.jpg/150px-James_Sullivan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="834" data-file-height="1043" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Sullivan_(governor)" title="James Sullivan (governor)">James Sullivan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1790–1807 </td> <td>Democratic–Republican<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BarnabasBidwellByJohnBrewsterJr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/BarnabasBidwellByJohnBrewsterJr.jpg/75px-BarnabasBidwellByJohnBrewsterJr.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/BarnabasBidwellByJohnBrewsterJr.jpg/113px-BarnabasBidwellByJohnBrewsterJr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/BarnabasBidwellByJohnBrewsterJr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="192" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnabas_Bidwell" title="Barnabas Bidwell">Barnabas Bidwell</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1807–1810 </td> <td>Democratic–Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png/75px-PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png/113px-PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png/150px-PerezMorton_byFevretDeSaintMemin.png 2x" data-file-width="547" data-file-height="701" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perez_Morton" title="Perez Morton">Perez Morton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1810–1832 </td> <td>Democratic–Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_T._Austin" title="James T. Austin">James T. Austin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1832–1843 </td> <td>National Republican </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Office abolished</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1843–1849 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnHClifford.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/JohnHClifford.jpg/75px-JohnHClifford.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/JohnHClifford.jpg/113px-JohnHClifford.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/JohnHClifford.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_H._Clifford" title="John H. Clifford">John H. Clifford</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1849–1853 </td> <td>Whig </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png/75px-RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png/113px-RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png/150px-RufusChoate_Southworth_Hawes-crop.png 2x" data-file-width="754" data-file-height="975" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Choate" title="Rufus Choate">Rufus Choate</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1853–1854 </td> <td>Whig </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg/75px-JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg/113px-JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg/150px-JohnHClifford_Photograph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="496" data-file-height="626" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_H._Clifford" title="John H. Clifford">John H. Clifford</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1854–1858 </td> <td>Whig </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg/75px-Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg/113px-Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg/150px-Stephen_Henry_Phillips.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1641" data-file-height="1868" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Henry_Phillips" title="Stephen Henry Phillips">Stephen Henry Phillips</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1858–1861 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>10 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Foster_(1828%E2%80%931884).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dwight_Foster_%281828%E2%80%931884%29.png/75px-Dwight_Foster_%281828%E2%80%931884%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dwight_Foster_%281828%E2%80%931884%29.png/113px-Dwight_Foster_%281828%E2%80%931884%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dwight_Foster_%281828%E2%80%931884%29.png/150px-Dwight_Foster_%281828%E2%80%931884%29.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Foster_(politician,_born_1828)" title="Dwight Foster (politician, born 1828)">Dwight Foster</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1861–1864 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>11 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chester_I._Reed.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Chester_I._Reed.png/75px-Chester_I._Reed.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Chester_I._Reed.png/113px-Chester_I._Reed.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Chester_I._Reed.png/150px-Chester_I._Reed.png 2x" data-file-width="371" data-file-height="339" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chester_I._Reed" title="Chester I. Reed">Chester I. Reed</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1864–1867 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Allen_(jurist).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Charles_Allen_%28jurist%29.png/75px-Charles_Allen_%28jurist%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Charles_Allen_%28jurist%29.png/113px-Charles_Allen_%28jurist%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Charles_Allen_%28jurist%29.png/150px-Charles_Allen_%28jurist%29.png 2x" data-file-width="478" data-file-height="589" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Allen_(jurist)" title="Charles Allen (jurist)">Charles Allen</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1867–1872 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CRTrain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/CRTrain.jpg/75px-CRTrain.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/CRTrain.jpg/113px-CRTrain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/CRTrain.jpg/150px-CRTrain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="638" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Train" title="Charles R. Train">Charles R. Train</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1872–1879 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Marston_(Massachusetts).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/George_Marston_%28Massachusetts%29.png/75px-George_Marston_%28Massachusetts%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/George_Marston_%28Massachusetts%29.png/113px-George_Marston_%28Massachusetts%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/George_Marston_%28Massachusetts%29.png/150px-George_Marston_%28Massachusetts%29.png 2x" data-file-width="371" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Marston_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="George Marston (Massachusetts politician)">George Marston</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1879–1883 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>15 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edgar_J._Sherman.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Edgar_J._Sherman.png/75px-Edgar_J._Sherman.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Edgar_J._Sherman.png/113px-Edgar_J._Sherman.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Edgar_J._Sherman.png/150px-Edgar_J._Sherman.png 2x" data-file-width="616" data-file-height="875" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgar_J._Sherman" title="Edgar J. Sherman">Edgar J. Sherman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1883–1887 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_J._Waterman.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Andrew_J._Waterman.png/75px-Andrew_J._Waterman.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Andrew_J._Waterman.png/113px-Andrew_J._Waterman.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Andrew_J._Waterman.png/150px-Andrew_J._Waterman.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="337" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_J._Waterman" title="Andrew J. Waterman">Andrew J. Waterman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1887–1891 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>17 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_E._Pillsbury.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Albert_E._Pillsbury.png/75px-Albert_E._Pillsbury.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Albert_E._Pillsbury.png/113px-Albert_E._Pillsbury.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Albert_E._Pillsbury.png/150px-Albert_E._Pillsbury.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="369" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_E._Pillsbury" title="Albert E. Pillsbury">Albert E. Pillsbury</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1891–1894 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg/75px-Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg/113px-Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg/150px-Hosea_M._Knowlton_cph.3b32615.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="1498" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hosea_M._Knowlton" title="Hosea M. Knowlton">Hosea M. Knowlton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1894–1902 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herbert_Parker.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Herbert_Parker.png/75px-Herbert_Parker.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Herbert_Parker.png/113px-Herbert_Parker.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Herbert_Parker.png/150px-Herbert_Parker.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Parker_(Massachusetts_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbert Parker (Massachusetts politician)">Herbert Parker</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1902–1906 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dana_Malone.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Dana_Malone.png/75px-Dana_Malone.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Dana_Malone.png/113px-Dana_Malone.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Dana_Malone.png/150px-Dana_Malone.png 2x" data-file-width="161" data-file-height="241" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Malone" title="Dana Malone">Dana Malone</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1906–1911 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_M._Swift.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/James_M._Swift.png/75px-James_M._Swift.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/James_M._Swift.png/113px-James_M._Swift.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/James_M._Swift.png/150px-James_M._Swift.png 2x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="368" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_M._Swift_(lawyer)" title="James M. Swift (lawyer)">James M. Swift</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1911–1914 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_J._Boynton_(Massachusetts).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Thomas_J._Boynton_%28Massachusetts%29.png/75px-Thomas_J._Boynton_%28Massachusetts%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Thomas_J._Boynton_%28Massachusetts%29.png/113px-Thomas_J._Boynton_%28Massachusetts%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Thomas_J._Boynton_%28Massachusetts%29.png/150px-Thomas_J._Boynton_%28Massachusetts%29.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="515" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Boynton_(politician)" title="Thomas J. Boynton (politician)">Thomas J. Boynton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1914–1915 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>23 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Converse_Atwill.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Henry_Converse_Atwill.png/75px-Henry_Converse_Atwill.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Henry_Converse_Atwill.png/113px-Henry_Converse_Atwill.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Henry_Converse_Atwill.png/150px-Henry_Converse_Atwill.png 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="367" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Converse_Atwill" title="Henry Converse Atwill">Henry Converse Atwill</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1915–1919 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>24 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Wyman" title="Henry A. Wyman">Henry A. Wyman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1919–1920 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J_Weston_Allen.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/J_Weston_Allen.png/75px-J_Weston_Allen.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/J_Weston_Allen.png/113px-J_Weston_Allen.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/J_Weston_Allen.png/150px-J_Weston_Allen.png 2x" data-file-width="263" data-file-height="412" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Weston_Allen" title="J. Weston Allen">J. Weston Allen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">House</a> 1915 to 1918, Attorney-at-Law<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton</a> </td> <td>1920–1923 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AG_Jay_R._Benton.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/AG_Jay_R._Benton.png/75px-AG_Jay_R._Benton.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/AG_Jay_R._Benton.png/113px-AG_Jay_R._Benton.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/AG_Jay_R._Benton.png/150px-AG_Jay_R._Benton.png 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="659" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jay_R._Benton" title="Jay R. Benton">Jay R. Benton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Mass. House</a> 1917, '18; Ass't Atty. Gen'l 1918-'22<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belmont,_Massachusetts" title="Belmont, Massachusetts">Belmont</a> </td> <td>1923–1927 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>27 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Kenneth_Reading" title="Arthur Kenneth Reading">Arthur K. Reading</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Mass House</a> 1919 to 1922, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="District Attorney">District Attorney</a>, 1923-'26, Lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a> </td> <td>1927–1928 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>28 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_E._Warner.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Joseph_E._Warner.png/75px-Joseph_E._Warner.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Joseph_E._Warner.png/113px-Joseph_E._Warner.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Joseph_E._Warner.png/150px-Joseph_E._Warner.png 2x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="336" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Warner_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Joseph E. Warner (Massachusetts politician)">Joseph E. Warner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a> Municipal Council 1907-'11, Trust. Pub. Library, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Mass. House</a> 1913-'20, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives">Speaker</a> 1919-'20, Delegate to <a href="/wiki/1920_Republican_National_Convention" title="1920 Republican National Convention">Rep. National Convention 1920</a>, Asst. Atty. Gen. 1923-'28, Attorney-at-Law<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a> </td> <td>1928–1935 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>29 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_A._Dever.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Paul_A._Dever.png/75px-Paul_A._Dever.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Paul_A._Dever.png/113px-Paul_A._Dever.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Paul_A._Dever.png/150px-Paul_A._Dever.png 2x" data-file-width="289" data-file-height="438" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_A._Dever" title="Paul A. Dever">Paul A. Dever</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> Public Administrator, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Mass. House</a> 1929-'34, Lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a> </td> <td>1935–1941 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>30 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_T._Bushnell.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Robert_T._Bushnell.png/75px-Robert_T._Bushnell.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Robert_T._Bushnell.png/113px-Robert_T._Bushnell.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Robert_T._Bushnell.png/150px-Robert_T._Bushnell.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="449" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Bushnell" title="Robert T. Bushnell">Robert T. Bushnell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="District Attorney">District Attorney</a>, Lawyer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Newton,_Massachusetts" title="West Newton, Massachusetts">West Newton</a> </td> <td>1941–1945 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>31 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clarence_A._Barnes.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Clarence_A._Barnes.png/75px-Clarence_A._Barnes.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Clarence_A._Barnes.png/113px-Clarence_A._Barnes.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Clarence_A._Barnes.png/150px-Clarence_A._Barnes.png 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="451" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_A._Barnes" title="Clarence A. Barnes">Clarence A. Barnes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> Town Moderator and Counsel, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Mass. House</a> 1912-'13, Constitutional Convention, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council" title="Massachusetts Governor's Council">Governor's Council</a> 1943-'44, Lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> </td> <td>1945–1949 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>32 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Francis_E._Kelly.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Francis_E._Kelly.png/75px-Francis_E._Kelly.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Francis_E._Kelly.png/113px-Francis_E._Kelly.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Francis_E._Kelly.png/150px-Francis_E._Kelly.png 2x" data-file-width="405" data-file-height="563" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_E._Kelly" title="Francis E. Kelly">Francis E. Kelly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_City_Council" title="Boston City Council">Boston City Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Lieutenant Governor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a> Finance Commissioner, Attorney at law<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Boston" title="Dorchester, Boston">Dorchester, Boston</a> </td> <td>1949–1953 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>33 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Fingold.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/George_Fingold.png/75px-George_Fingold.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/George_Fingold.png/113px-George_Fingold.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/George_Fingold.png/150px-George_Fingold.png 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="414" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Fingold" title="George Fingold">George Fingold</a> </td> <td>Asst. Attorney General, Asst. District Attorney, City Council, Lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts" title="Concord, Massachusetts">Concord</a> </td> <td>1953–1958 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>34 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_J._McCormack,_Jr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Edward_J._McCormack%2C_Jr.png/75px-Edward_J._McCormack%2C_Jr.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Edward_J._McCormack%2C_Jr.png/113px-Edward_J._McCormack%2C_Jr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Edward_J._McCormack%2C_Jr.png/150px-Edward_J._McCormack%2C_Jr.png 2x" data-file-width="329" data-file-height="457" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._McCormack_Jr." title="Edward J. McCormack Jr.">Edward J. McCormack Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_City_Council" title="Boston City Council">Boston City Council</a>, Lawyer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Boston" title="Dorchester, Boston">Dorchester, Boston</a> </td> <td>1958–1963 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>35 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_W._Brooke.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Edward_W._Brooke.png/75px-Edward_W._Brooke.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Edward_W._Brooke.png/113px-Edward_W._Brooke.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Edward_W._Brooke.png/150px-Edward_W._Brooke.png 2x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="403" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Brooke" title="Edward Brooke">Edward W. Brooke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Finance_Commission" title="Boston Finance Commission">Boston Finance Commission</a> (chairman), Mass. Advisory Committee, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Civil_Rights_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Civil Rights Commission">U.S. Civil Rights Commission</a> (chairman), Lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newton_Centre,_Massachusetts" title="Newton Centre, Massachusetts">Newton Centre</a> </td> <td>1963–1967 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>36 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_T._Martin" title="Edward T. Martin">Edward T. Martin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>37 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elliot_L._Richardson.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Elliot_L._Richardson.png/75px-Elliot_L._Richardson.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Elliot_L._Richardson.png/113px-Elliot_L._Richardson.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Elliot_L._Richardson.png/150px-Elliot_L._Richardson.png 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="488" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Richardson" title="Elliot Richardson">Elliot Richardson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Lieutenant Governor</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a> for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">District of Massachusetts</a>, Assistant Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare">United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts">Brookline</a> <a href="/wiki/Town_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Town Meeting">Town Meeting</a> member, Lawyer<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts">Brookline</a> </td> <td>1967–1969 </td> <td>Republican </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>38 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_H._Quinn.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Robert_H._Quinn.png/75px-Robert_H._Quinn.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Robert_H._Quinn.png/113px-Robert_H._Quinn.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Robert_H._Quinn.png/150px-Robert_H._Quinn.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="749" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Quinn" title="Robert H. Quinn">Robert H. Quinn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives">Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives</a>, Member of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a>, Lawyer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Boston" title="Dorchester, Boston">Dorchester, Boston</a> </td> <td>1969–1975 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>39 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Francis_X._Bellotti.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Francis_X._Bellotti.jpg/75px-Francis_X._Bellotti.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Francis_X._Bellotti.jpg/113px-Francis_X._Bellotti.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Francis_X._Bellotti.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="192" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Bellotti" title="Francis Bellotti">Francis X. Bellotti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Lieutenant Governor</a>, Attorney </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a> </td> <td>1975–1987 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>40 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Shannon_(MA_Attorney_General).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/James_Shannon_%28MA_Attorney_General%29.jpeg/75px-James_Shannon_%28MA_Attorney_General%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/James_Shannon_%28MA_Attorney_General%29.jpeg/113px-James_Shannon_%28MA_Attorney_General%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/James_Shannon_%28MA_Attorney_General%29.jpeg/150px-James_Shannon_%28MA_Attorney_General%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="629" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Shannon_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="James Shannon (Massachusetts politician)">James Shannon</a> </td> <td>Representative in Congress, Lawyer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a> </td> <td>1987–1991 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>41 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:L._Scott_Harshbarger.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/L._Scott_Harshbarger.png/75px-L._Scott_Harshbarger.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/L._Scott_Harshbarger.png/113px-L._Scott_Harshbarger.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/L._Scott_Harshbarger.png/150px-L._Scott_Harshbarger.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="483" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Harshbarger" title="Scott Harshbarger">L. Scott Harshbarger</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="District Attorney">District Attorney</a>; General Counsel, State Ethics Commission; Chief, Public Protection Bureau, Department of Attorney General; Deputy Chief Counsel, Massachusetts Defenders Committee<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Massachusetts" title="Westwood, Massachusetts">Westwood</a> </td> <td>1991–1999 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>42 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_F._Reilly_(2003).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Thomas_F._Reilly_%282003%29.png/75px-Thomas_F._Reilly_%282003%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Thomas_F._Reilly_%282003%29.png/113px-Thomas_F._Reilly_%282003%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Thomas_F._Reilly_%282003%29.png/150px-Thomas_F._Reilly_%282003%29.png 2x" data-file-width="494" data-file-height="694" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Reilly_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Thomas Reilly (Massachusetts politician)">Thomas Reilly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="District Attorney">District Attorney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts" title="Watertown, Massachusetts">Watertown</a> </td> <td>1999–2007 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>43 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martha_Coakley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Martha_Coakley.jpg/75px-Martha_Coakley.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Martha_Coakley.jpg/113px-Martha_Coakley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Martha_Coakley.jpg/150px-Martha_Coakley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martha_Coakley" title="Martha Coakley">Martha Coakley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a> <a href="/wiki/District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="District Attorney">District Attorney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford</a> </td> <td>2007–2015 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>44 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg/75px-Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg/113px-Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg/150px-Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Maura Healey</a> </td> <td>Massachusetts Attorney General's Office as the Chief of the Civil Rights Division, Chief of the Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau, Chief of the Business and Labor Bureau, litigator and junior partner at the international law firm <a href="/wiki/WilmerHale" class="mw-redirect" title="WilmerHale">WilmerHale</a>, Special <a href="/wiki/Assistant_District_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="Assistant District Attorney">Assistant District Attorney</a> for <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex County</a>, clerk for Judge <a href="/wiki/David_Mazzone" class="mw-redirect" title="David Mazzone">David Mazzone</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">United States District Court in Massachusetts</a>, former professional basketball player </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> </td> <td>2015–2023 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC"> <td>Acting </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_R._Cook" title="Kate R. Cook">Kate R. Cook</a> </td> <td>First Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts from January 2022 until January 5, 2023 </td> <td>Boston </td> <td>January 5, 2023 </td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>Acting </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Dewar" title="Bessie Dewar">Bessie Dewar</a> </td> <td>State Solicitor of Massachusetts since January 2016 </td> <td>Boston </td> <td>January 5–18, 2023 </td> <td>Democratic </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>45 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AJC_Headshot_(3x4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/AJC_Headshot_%283x4%29.jpg/75px-AJC_Headshot_%283x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/AJC_Headshot_%283x4%29.jpg/113px-AJC_Headshot_%283x4%29.jpg 1.5x, 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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 25.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Public+Officers+of+the+Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts%2C+1945-1946&rft.pages=25&rft.pub=Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts&rft.date=1945&rft.aulast=Hayden&rft.aufirst=Irving+N.&rft.au=Grove%2C+Lawrence+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fpublicofficersof19451946bost%2Fpage%2F24%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMassachusetts+Attorney+General" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHaydenGrove1957" class="citation book cs1">Hayden, Irving N.; Grove, Lawrence R. 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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 26.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Public+Officers+of+the+Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts%2C+1957-1958&rft.pages=26&rft.pub=Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts&rft.date=1957&rft.aulast=Hayden&rft.aufirst=Irving+N.&rft.au=Grove%2C+Lawrence+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fpublicofficersof19571958bost%2Fpage%2F26%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMassachusetts+Attorney+General" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChadwickMaiers1965" class="citation book cs1">Chadwick, Thomas A.; Maiers, William C. 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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 23.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Public+Officers+of+the+Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts%2C+1965-1966&rft.pages=23&rft.pub=Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts&rft.date=1965&rft.aulast=Chadwick&rft.aufirst=Thomas+A.&rft.au=Maiers%2C+William+C.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchives.lib.state.ma.us%2Fhandle%2F2452%2F43394&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMassachusetts+Attorney+General" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPidgeonMaiers1967" class="citation book cs1">Pidgeon, Norman L.; Maiers, William C. 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Galvin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts">Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Campbell" title="Andrea Campbell">Andrea Campbell</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deb_Goldberg" title="Deb Goldberg">Deb Goldberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_and_Receiver-General_of_Massachusetts" title="Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts">Treasurer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_DiZoglio" title="Diana DiZoglio">Diana DiZoglio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Auditor" title="Massachusetts State Auditor">Auditor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">State Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Spilka" title="Karen Spilka">Karen Spilka</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">Will Brownsberger</a>, President pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Stone_Creem" title="Cynthia Stone Creem">Cynthia Stone Creem</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Tarr" title="Bruce Tarr">Bruce Tarr</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">State House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Mariano" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald Mariano">Ronald Mariano</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives">Speaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Hogan" title="Kate Hogan">Kate Hogan</a>, Speaker pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moran_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Michael Moran (Massachusetts politician)">Mike Moran</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Jones_Jr." title="Bradley Jones Jr.">Bradley Jones</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court">Supreme Judicial Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_S._Budd" title="Kimberly S. Budd">Kimberly S. Budd</a>, Chief Justice</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gaziano" title="Frank Gaziano">Frank Gaziano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_L._Kafker" title="Scott L. Kafker">Scott L. Kafker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalila_Argaez_Wendlandt" title="Dalila Argaez Wendlandt">Dalila Argaez Wendlandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serge_Georges_Jr." title="Serge Georges Jr.">Serge Georges Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Dewar" title="Bessie Dewar">Bessie Dewar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabrielle_Wolohojian" title="Gabrielle Wolohojian">Gabrielle Wolohojian</a>, Associate Justices</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Massachusetts" title="Political party strength in Massachusetts">Political party strength in Massachusetts</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Government_of_Massachusetts" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background:#15317E; 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Ford">Aaron D. Ford</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_Hampshire" title="Attorney General of New Hampshire">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Formella" title="John Formella">John Formella</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Attorney General">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Platkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Matt Platkin">Matt Platkin</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_Mexico" title="Attorney General of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Torrez" title="Raúl Torrez">Raúl Torrez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_York" title="Attorney General of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Letitia_James" title="Letitia James">Letitia James</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Attorney_General" title="North Carolina Attorney General">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Stein" title="Josh Stein">Josh Stein</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Attorney_General" title="North Dakota Attorney General">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Drew_Wrigley" title="Drew Wrigley">Drew Wrigley</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Attorney_General" title="Ohio Attorney General">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dave_Yost" title="Dave Yost">Dave Yost</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Oklahoma" title="Attorney General of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gentner_Drummond" title="Gentner Drummond">Gentner Drummond</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Attorney_General" title="Oregon Attorney General">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Rosenblum" title="Ellen Rosenblum">Ellen Rosenblum</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General" title="Pennsylvania Attorney General">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Henry" title="Michelle Henry">Michelle Henry</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of attorneys general of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_Neronha" title="Peter Neronha">Peter Neronha</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Washington" title="Attorney General of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bob Ferguson (politician)">Bob Ferguson</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_West_Virginia" title="List of attorneys general of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Morrisey" title="Patrick Morrisey">Patrick Morrisey</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Wisconsin" title="Attorney General of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Kaul" title="Josh Kaul">Josh Kaul</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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