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style="font-size: 125%;">Attorney General of Illinois</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg/120px-Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg/180px-Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg/240px-Seal_of_the_Attorney_General_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="201" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Seal of the attorney general</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_%281%29.jpg/220px-Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_%281%29.jpg/330px-Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_%281%29.jpg/440px-Kwame_Raoul_RFCG_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="711" data-file-height="1067" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Kwame_Raoul" title="Kwame Raoul">Kwame Raoul</a><br /></div>since January 14, 2019</div></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</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Pope_Cook" title="Daniel Pope Cook">Daniel Pope Cook</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">December 3, 1818</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data">Second</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/">www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Illinois attorney general</b> is the highest legal officer of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> and <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>, the attorney general is responsible for providing legal counsel for the various state agencies including the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">governor of Illinois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois General Assembly</a>, as well as conducting all legal affairs pertaining to the state. </p><p>The office of Illinois Attorney General was established on December 3, 1818, based on guidelines adopted by a state constitutional convention. The attorney general is second (behind the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">lieutenant governor</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Gubernatorial_lines_of_succession_in_the_United_States#Illinois" title="Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States">line of succession</a> to the office of <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a>.<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><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first person to fulfill the duties of the office was <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Pope_Cook" title="Daniel Pope Cook">Daniel Pope Cook</a> who only served eleven days, and was later elected to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a> was named in his honor. </p><p>The current holder of the office is <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Raoul" title="Kwame Raoul">Kwame Raoul</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role">Role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Illinois" title="Constitution of Illinois">Constitution of Illinois</a>, the attorney general is the state's chief legal officer, and has the powers and duties prescribed by law. The attorney general's duties include advocating for the people of Illinois, working with the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">General Assembly</a> to push for new legislation, and litigating to ensure that state laws are followed.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state's Attorney General Act specifies several duties, including:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Represent the people of Illinois before the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Illinois" title="Supreme Court of Illinois">Supreme Court</a> where the state or the people of the state are interested parties</li> <li>Prosecute all proceedings and actions in favor of the state</li> <li>Defend state officers acting in their official capacities in any actions or proceedings against them</li> <li>Consult with and advise the <a href="/wiki/State%27s_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="State's attorney">state's attorneys</a></li> <li>Investigate violations of all statutes that the attorney general has a duty to enforce</li> <li>Advise the governor and other state officers, and give written opinions on legal or constitutional matters when requested</li> <li>Give written opinions to the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">General Assembly</a> or any of its committees when requested</li> <li>Prepare drafts of contracts in which the state is interested</li> <li>Attend, present evidence to, and prosecute indictments by the statewide <a href="/wiki/Grand_juries_in_the_United_States" title="Grand juries in the United States">grand jury</a></li> <li>Ensure the proper allocation of funds appropriated to public institutions, and prosecute breaches of trust</li></ul> <p>The attorney general also oversees the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Public_Access_Counselor" title="Illinois Public Access Counselor">Public Access Counselor</a>, which is responsible for enforcing the state's <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom of Information Act (Illinois)">Freedom of Information Act</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Open_Meetings_Act_(Illinois)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Open Meetings Act (Illinois) (page does not exist)">Open Meetings Act</a>. </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=Illinois_Attorney_General&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of attorneys general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Parties</dt></dl> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#B0CEFF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic (21)</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FFB6B6; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican (17)</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#CCFFCC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic-Republican Party (United States)">Democratic-Republican (4)</a></span> </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Name<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Term </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daniel_Pope_Cook_(Illinois_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Daniel_Pope_Cook_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/60px-Daniel_Pope_Cook_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Daniel_Pope_Cook_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/90px-Daniel_Pope_Cook_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Daniel_Pope_Cook_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/120px-Daniel_Pope_Cook_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="386" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Pope_Cook" title="Daniel Pope Cook">Daniel Pope Cook</a> </td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td> <td>1819 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Mears_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Mears (politician)">William Mears</a> </td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td> <td>1819–1821 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SamuelLockwood.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/SamuelLockwood.jpg/60px-SamuelLockwood.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/SamuelLockwood.jpg/90px-SamuelLockwood.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/SamuelLockwood.jpg/120px-SamuelLockwood.jpg 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="318" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_D._Lockwood" title="Samuel D. Lockwood">Samuel D. Lockwood</a> </td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td> <td>1821–1822 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>James Turney </td> <td>Democratic-Republican </td> <td>1822–1829 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Forquer" title="George Forquer">George Forquer</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1829–1832 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Semple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/James_Semple.jpg/60px-James_Semple.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/James_Semple.jpg/90px-James_Semple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/James_Semple.jpg/120px-James_Semple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="402" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Semple" title="James Semple">James Semple</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1832–1834 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ninian_Wirt_Edwards" title="Ninian Wirt Edwards">Ninian Wirt Edwards</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1834–1835 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png/60px-Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png/90px-Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png/120px-Judge_Jesse_B._Thomas.png 2x" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_B._Thomas_Jr." title="Jesse B. Thomas Jr.">Jesse B. Thomas Jr.</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1835–1836 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png/60px-Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png/90px-Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png/120px-Judge_Walter_B._Scates.png 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_B._Scates" title="Walter B. Scates">Walter B. Scates</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1836–1837 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_F._Linder" title="Usher F. Linder">Usher F. Linder</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1837–1838 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>George W. Olney </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1838–1839 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wickliffe_Kitchell" title="Wickliffe Kitchell">Wickliffe Kitchell</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1839–1840 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Lamborn" title="Josiah Lamborn">Josiah Lamborn</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1840–1843 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_A._McDougall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/James_A._McDougall.jpg/60px-James_A._McDougall.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/James_A._McDougall.jpg/90px-James_A._McDougall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/James_A._McDougall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="119" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_A._McDougall" title="James A. McDougall">James A. McDougall</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1843–1846 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>David B. Campbell </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1846–1848 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="center">Office abolished 1848–1867 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_G._Ingersoll_(6268133678).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Robert_G._Ingersoll_%286268133678%29.jpg/60px-Robert_G._Ingersoll_%286268133678%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Robert_G._Ingersoll_%286268133678%29.jpg/90px-Robert_G._Ingersoll_%286268133678%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Robert_G._Ingersoll_%286268133678%29.jpg/120px-Robert_G._Ingersoll_%286268133678%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1750" data-file-height="2249" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll" title="Robert G. Ingersoll">Robert G. Ingersoll</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1867–1869 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bushnell" title="Washington Bushnell">Washington Bushnell</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1869–1873 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_K._Edsall" title="James K. Edsall">James K. Edsall</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1873–1881 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_McCartney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/James_McCartney.jpg/60px-James_McCartney.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/James_McCartney.jpg/90px-James_McCartney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/James_McCartney.jpg/120px-James_McCartney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="3688" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_A._McCartney" title="James A. McCartney">James A. McCartney</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1881–1885 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Hunt_(1841%E2%80%931901).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/George_Hunt_%281841%E2%80%931901%29.png/60px-George_Hunt_%281841%E2%80%931901%29.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/George_Hunt_%281841%E2%80%931901%29.png/90px-George_Hunt_%281841%E2%80%931901%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/George_Hunt_%281841%E2%80%931901%29.png/120px-George_Hunt_%281841%E2%80%931901%29.png 2x" data-file-width="412" data-file-height="536" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Hunt_(attorney)" title="George Hunt (attorney)">George Hunt</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1885–1893 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>21 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_T._Moloney" title="Maurice T. Moloney">Maurice T. Moloney</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1893–1897 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_C._Akin_(1852%E2%80%931936).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Edward_C._Akin_%281852%E2%80%931936%29.png/60px-Edward_C._Akin_%281852%E2%80%931936%29.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Edward_C._Akin_%281852%E2%80%931936%29.png/90px-Edward_C._Akin_%281852%E2%80%931936%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Edward_C._Akin_%281852%E2%80%931936%29.png/120px-Edward_C._Akin_%281852%E2%80%931936%29.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="1008" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Akin" title="Edward C. Akin">Edward C. Akin</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1897–1901 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>23 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howland_J._Hamlin" title="Howland J. Hamlin">Howland J. Hamlin</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1901–1905 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>24 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Henry_Stead_(1858%E2%80%931918).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/William_Henry_Stead_%281858%E2%80%931918%29.png/60px-William_Henry_Stead_%281858%E2%80%931918%29.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/William_Henry_Stead_%281858%E2%80%931918%29.png/90px-William_Henry_Stead_%281858%E2%80%931918%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/William_Henry_Stead_%281858%E2%80%931918%29.png/120px-William_Henry_Stead_%281858%E2%80%931918%29.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="978" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_H._Stead" title="William H. Stead">William H. Stead</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1905–1913 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>25 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png/60px-Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png/90px-Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png/120px-Wikipedia_Patrick_Lucey.png 2x" data-file-width="1043" data-file-height="1075" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Lucey_(Illinois_lawyer)" title="Patrick J. Lucey (Illinois lawyer)">Patrick J. Lucey</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1913–1917 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>26 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_J._Brundage_(3409862227)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Edward_J._Brundage_%283409862227%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Edward_J._Brundage_%283409862227%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Edward_J._Brundage_%283409862227%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Edward_J._Brundage_%283409862227%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Edward_J._Brundage_%283409862227%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Edward_J._Brundage_%283409862227%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="669" data-file-height="945" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Brundage" title="Edward J. Brundage">Edward J. Brundage</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1917–1925 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>27 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oscar_E._Carlstrom_(3x4a).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Oscar_E._Carlstrom_%283x4a%29.jpg/60px-Oscar_E._Carlstrom_%283x4a%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Oscar_E._Carlstrom_%283x4a%29.jpg/90px-Oscar_E._Carlstrom_%283x4a%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Oscar_E._Carlstrom_%283x4a%29.jpg/120px-Oscar_E._Carlstrom_%283x4a%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1226" data-file-height="1635" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oscar_E._Carlstrom" title="Oscar E. Carlstrom">Oscar E. Carlstrom</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1925–1933 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>28 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Otto_Kerner_Sr._(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Otto_Kerner_Sr._%281%29.jpg/60px-Otto_Kerner_Sr._%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Otto_Kerner_Sr._%281%29.jpg/90px-Otto_Kerner_Sr._%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Otto_Kerner_Sr._%281%29.jpg/120px-Otto_Kerner_Sr._%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="1453" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Otto_Kerner_Sr." title="Otto Kerner Sr.">Otto Kerner Sr.</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1932–1938 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>29 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Edward_Cassidy" title="John Edward Cassidy">John Edward Cassidy</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1938–1941 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>30 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_F._Barrett" title="George F. Barrett">George F. Barrett</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1941–1949 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>31 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivan_A._Elliott" title="Ivan A. Elliott">Ivan A. Elliott</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1949–1953 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>32 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Latham_Castle.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Latham_Castle.png/60px-Latham_Castle.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Latham_Castle.png/90px-Latham_Castle.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Latham_Castle.png/120px-Latham_Castle.png 2x" data-file-width="712" data-file-height="860" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latham_Castle" title="Latham Castle">Latham Castle</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1953–1959 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>33 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grenville_Beardsley" title="Grenville Beardsley">Grenville Beardsley</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1959–1960 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>34 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_L._Guild" title="William L. Guild">William L. Guild</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1960–1961 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>35 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Judge_William_G._Clark.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Judge_William_G._Clark.png/60px-Judge_William_G._Clark.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Judge_William_G._Clark.png/90px-Judge_William_G._Clark.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Judge_William_G._Clark.png/120px-Judge_William_G._Clark.png 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_G._Clark" title="William G. Clark">William G. 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Scott</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1969–1980 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>37 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TyFahner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/TyFahner.jpg/60px-TyFahner.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/TyFahner.jpg/90px-TyFahner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/TyFahner.jpg/120px-TyFahner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="294" data-file-height="397" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_C._Fahner" title="Tyrone C. Fahner">Tyrone C. Fahner</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1980–1983 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>38 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Attorney_General_Neil_Hartigan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="549" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_F._Hartigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Neil F. Hartigan">Neil F. 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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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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Guam" title="Attorney General of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Moylan" title="Douglas Moylan">Doug Moylan</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edward_Manibusan" title="Edward Manibusan">Ed Manibusan</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Justice_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Domingo_Emanuelli" title="Domingo Emanuelli">Domingo Emanuelli</a> (NPP)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gordon_C._Rhea" title="Gordon C. Rhea">Gordon Rhea</a></div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>Political party affiliations</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span>28 <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> (27 states, 1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span>25 <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a> (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span>1 <a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)">New Progressive</a> (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span>2 Unknown (2 territories)<br />An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.<br />State abbreviations link to position articles.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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