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style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Keith_Ellison_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="1700" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a><br /></div>since January 7, 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Mister or Madam Attorney General<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(informal)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable#United_States_of_America" title="The Honourable">The Honorable</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(formal)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Executive_Council" title="Minnesota Executive Council">Executive Council</a>, among others</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Capitol" title="Minnesota State Capitol">Minnesota State Capitol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">General election</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">Four years, no term limits</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution of Minnesota">Minnesota Constitution of 1858</a>, Article V</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Berry" title="Charles H. Berry">Charles H. Berry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">May 11, 1858<span class="noprint"><br />(166 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">May 11, 1858</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>121,248<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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ag.state.mn.us">Official page</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>attorney general of Minnesota</b> is a constitutional officer in the <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. Thirty individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is <a href="/wiki/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party">DFLer</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_and_term_of_office">Election and term of office</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Attorney_General_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Election and term of office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attorney general is elected by the people on <a href="/wiki/Election_Day_(United_States)" title="Election Day (United States)">Election Day</a> in November, and takes office on the first Monday of the next January. There is no <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">limit</a> to the number of terms an attorney general may hold. To be elected attorney general, a person must be qualified voter, permanently resident in the state of Minnesota at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 21 years of age.<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> </p><p>In the event of a vacancy in the office of the attorney general, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor</a> may appoint a successor to serve the balance of the term.<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 attorney general may also be <a href="/wiki/Recall_election" title="Recall election">recalled</a> by the voters or removed from office through an <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States" title="Impeachment in the United States">impeachment</a> <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_trial" title="Impeachment trial">trial</a>.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_duties">Powers and duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Attorney_General_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Powers and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attorney general is the chief law officer for the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">state of Minnesota</a>, and as such, represents the state of Minnesota <i><a href="/wiki/Parens_patriae" title="Parens patriae">parens patriae</a></i> in both <a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Minnesota" title="Courts of Minnesota">state</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States federal court">federal</a> court as well as in <a href="/wiki/Administrative_law" title="Administrative law">administrative</a> proceedings, such as matters of <a href="/wiki/Adjudication" title="Adjudication">adjudication</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rulemaking" title="Rulemaking">rulemaking</a>. In addition, the Office of the Attorney General handles <a href="/wiki/Felony" title="Felony">felony</a> criminal appeals, issues formal <a href="/wiki/Legal_opinion" title="Legal opinion">opinions</a> on questions of constitutional or statutory law, and provides <a href="/wiki/Legal_advice" title="Legal advice">legal advice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Litigation" class="mw-redirect" title="Litigation">litigation</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Appellate" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate">appellate</a> services to over 100 state agencies, boards, and commissions. On occasion, these services are extended to rural county prosecutors in serious felonies and criminal prosecutions. Separately, the attorney general's office enforces state <a href="/wiki/Competition_law" title="Competition law">antitrust</a> and <a href="/wiki/Consumer_protection" title="Consumer protection">consumer protection</a> laws, regulates charities, and advocates for residents and small businesses in utility matters.<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> </p><p>In addition to his or her functional responsibilities, the attorney general is an ex officio member of the Board of Pardons, the Executive Council, the Land Exchange Board, the Governing Board for the Minnesota Historical Society, the Records Disposition Panel, and the State Board of Investment.<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><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Attorney_General_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=3" 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="Minnesota_Territory"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Minnesota Territory</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Attorney_General_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Minnesota Territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Political party </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_A._Babcock" title="Lorenzo A. Babcock">Lorenzo A. Babcock</a> </td> <td>1849 </td> <td>1853 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LafayetteEmmett.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/LafayetteEmmett.jpg/60px-LafayetteEmmett.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/LafayetteEmmett.jpg/90px-LafayetteEmmett.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/LafayetteEmmett.jpg/120px-LafayetteEmmett.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="362" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LaFayette_Emmett" title="LaFayette Emmett">LaFayette Emmett</a> </td> <td>1853 </td> <td>1858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years. Beginning with the 1962 election, the term of the office increased from two to four years. </p> <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)"> DFL (8)</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 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</th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlesHBerry1885.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/CharlesHBerry1885.jpg/60px-CharlesHBerry1885.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/CharlesHBerry1885.jpg/90px-CharlesHBerry1885.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/CharlesHBerry1885.jpg/120px-CharlesHBerry1885.jpg 2x" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Berry" title="Charles H. Berry">Charles H. Berry</a></td> <td>1858–1860</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GordonECole1860.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/GordonECole1860.jpg/60px-GordonECole1860.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/GordonECole1860.jpg/90px-GordonECole1860.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/GordonECole1860.jpg/120px-GordonECole1860.jpg 2x" data-file-width="393" data-file-height="409" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_E._Cole" title="Gordon E. Cole">Gordon E. Cole</a></td> <td>1860–1866</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Colvill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/William_Colvill.jpg/60px-William_Colvill.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/William_Colvill.jpg/90px-William_Colvill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/William_Colvill.jpg/120px-William_Colvill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1872" data-file-height="2640" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Colvill" title="William J. Colvill">William J. Colvill</a></td> <td>1866–1868</td> <td>Union Democrat</td> <td>Read law under <a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FrancesRECornell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/FrancesRECornell.jpg/60px-FrancesRECornell.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/FrancesRECornell.jpg/90px-FrancesRECornell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/FrancesRECornell.jpg/120px-FrancesRECornell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="238" data-file-height="305" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_R._E._Cornell" title="Francis R. E. Cornell">Francis R. E. Cornell</a></td> <td>1868–1874</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_P._Wilson" title="George P. Wilson">George P. Wilson</a></td> <td>1874–1880</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_M._Start_(Minnesota_Supreme_Court).PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Charles_M._Start_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/60px-Charles_M._Start_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG" decoding="async" width="60" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Charles_M._Start_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/90px-Charles_M._Start_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Charles_M._Start_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/120px-Charles_M._Start_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="749" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_M._Start" title="Charles M. Start">Charles M. Start</a></td> <td>1880–1881</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law under <a href="/wiki/William_C._Wilson_(judge)" title="William C. Wilson (judge)">William C. Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_John_Hahn" title="William John Hahn">William John Hahn</a></td> <td>1881–1887</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MosesClapp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/MosesClapp.jpg/60px-MosesClapp.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/MosesClapp.jpg/90px-MosesClapp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/MosesClapp.jpg/120px-MosesClapp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moses_E._Clapp" title="Moses E. Clapp">Moses E. Clapp</a></td> <td>1887–1893</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin_Law_School" title="University of Wisconsin Law School">University of Wisconsin Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Henry W. Childs</td> <td>1893–1899</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>10</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wallace_B._Douglas_(Minnesota_Supreme_Court).PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Wallace_B._Douglas_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/60px-Wallace_B._Douglas_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG" decoding="async" width="60" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Wallace_B._Douglas_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/90px-Wallace_B._Douglas_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Wallace_B._Douglas_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/120px-Wallace_B._Douglas_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="756" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wallace_B._Douglas" title="Wallace B. Douglas">Wallace B. Douglas</a></td> <td>1899–1904</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Law_School" title="University of Michigan Law School">University of Michigan Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>William J. Donahower</td> <td>1904–1905</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_T._Young" title="Edward T. Young">Edward T. Young</a></td> <td>1905–1909</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>George T. Simpson</td> <td>1909-1912</td> <td>Republican</td> <td>Read law </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>14</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg/60px-LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg/90px-LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg/120px-LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1148" data-file-height="1488" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_A._Smith" title="Lyndon A. Smith">Lyndon A. Smith</a></td> <td>1912–1918</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University_Law_Center" title="Georgetown University Law Center">Georgetown University Law Center</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>15</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clifford_L._Hilton_(Minnesota_Supreme_Court).PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Clifford_L._Hilton_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/60px-Clifford_L._Hilton_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG" decoding="async" width="60" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Clifford_L._Hilton_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/90px-Clifford_L._Hilton_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Clifford_L._Hilton_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG/120px-Clifford_L._Hilton_%28Minnesota_Supreme_Court%29.PNG 2x" data-file-width="504" data-file-height="743" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_L._Hilton" title="Clifford L. Hilton">Clifford L. Hilton</a></td> <td>1918–1927</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin_Law_School" title="University of Wisconsin Law School">University of Wisconsin Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>16</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_F._Pratt_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Albert_F._Pratt_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Albert_F._Pratt_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Albert_F._Pratt_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Albert_F._Pratt_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Albert_F._Pratt_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Albert_F._Pratt_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="949" data-file-height="1236" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_F._Pratt" title="Albert F. Pratt">Albert F. Pratt</a></td> <td>1927–1928</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>17</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G.A._Youngquist_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/G.A._Youngquist_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-G.A._Youngquist_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/G.A._Youngquist_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-G.A._Youngquist_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/G.A._Youngquist_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-G.A._Youngquist_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="1321" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/G._Aaron_Youngquist" title="G. Aaron Youngquist">G. Aaron Youngquist</a></td> <td>1928–1929</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_College_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul College of Law">St. Paul College of Law</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>18</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_N._Benson_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Henry_N._Benson_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Henry_N._Benson_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Henry_N._Benson_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Henry_N._Benson_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Henry_N._Benson_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Henry_N._Benson_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="947" data-file-height="1223" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_N._Benson" title="Henry N. Benson">Henry N. Benson</a></td> <td>1929–1933</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66FF99"> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_H._Peterson" title="Harry H. Peterson">Harry H. Peterson</a></td> <td>1933–1936</td> <td>Farmer-Labor</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#66FF99"> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_S._Ervin" title="William S. Ervin">William S. Ervin</a></td> <td>1936–1939</td> <td>Farmer-Labor</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>21</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JosephAABurnquist.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/JosephAABurnquist.jpg/60px-JosephAABurnquist.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/JosephAABurnquist.jpg/90px-JosephAABurnquist.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/JosephAABurnquist.jpg/120px-JosephAABurnquist.jpg 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_A._A._Burnquist" title="Joseph A. A. Burnquist">Joseph A. A. Burnquist</a></td> <td>1939–1955</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>22</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg/60px-Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg/90px-Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg/120px-Miles_Lord_-_Federal_Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="202" data-file-height="244" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miles_Lord" title="Miles Lord">Miles Lord</a></td> <td>1955–1960</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>23</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mondale_as_Senator.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mondale_as_Senator.jpg/60px-Mondale_as_Senator.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mondale_as_Senator.jpg/90px-Mondale_as_Senator.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mondale_as_Senator.jpg/120px-Mondale_as_Senator.jpg 2x" data-file-width="179" data-file-height="225" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a></td> <td>1960–1964</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>24</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png/60px-Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png/90px-Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png/120px-Robert_W._Mattson_Sr.png 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="602" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Mattson_Sr." title="Robert W. Mattson Sr.">Robert W. Mattson Sr.</a></td> <td>1964–1967</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>25</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas_M._Head.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Douglas_M._Head.jpg/60px-Douglas_M._Head.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Douglas_M._Head.jpg/90px-Douglas_M._Head.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Douglas_M._Head.jpg/120px-Douglas_M._Head.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1549" data-file-height="2020" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_M._Head" title="Douglas M. Head">Douglas M. Head</a></td> <td>1967–1971</td> <td>Republican</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>26</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Warren_Spannaus.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Warren_Spannaus.png/60px-Warren_Spannaus.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Warren_Spannaus.png/90px-Warren_Spannaus.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Warren_Spannaus.png/120px-Warren_Spannaus.png 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="553" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Spannaus" title="Warren Spannaus">Warren Spannaus</a></td> <td>1971–1983</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>27</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hubert_Humphrey_III_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hubert_Humphrey_III_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Hubert_Humphrey_III_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hubert_Humphrey_III_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Hubert_Humphrey_III_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Hubert_Humphrey_III_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Hubert_Humphrey_III_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="769" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Hubert Humphrey III">Hubert Humphrey III</a></td> <td>1983–1999</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>28</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg/60px-MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg/90px-MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg/120px-MikeHatchMinnesota2006-08-21_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1043" data-file-height="1296" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hatch" title="Mike Hatch">Mike Hatch</a></td> <td>1999–2007</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>29</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg/60px-Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg/90px-Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg/120px-Lori_Swanson_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1617" data-file-height="2255" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lori_Swanson" title="Lori Swanson">Lori Swanson</a></td> <td>2007–2019</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Mitchell_College_of_Law" title="William Mitchell College of Law">William Mitchell College of Law</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#95b0c9"> <td>30</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Keith_Ellison_portrait_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Keith_Ellison_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="1700" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a></td> <td>2019–present</td> <td>DFL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party">Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party</a>: On April 15, 1944, the state Democratic Party and the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party">Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party</a> merged and created the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party">Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party</a> (DFL). It is affiliated with the national <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Attorney_General_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Mitchell_College_of_Law" title="William Mitchell College of Law">William Mitchell College of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_South_Dakota" title="Attorney General of South Dakota">Attorney General of South Dakota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Attorney_General_of_Minnesota&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/ss/sseloffcomp.pdf">State Elected Officials' Compensation</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Report). 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Department_of_Justice" title="Montana Department of Justice">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Knudsen" title="Austin Knudsen">Austin Knudsen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Attorney_General" title="Nebraska Attorney General">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hilgers" title="Mike Hilgers">Mike Hilgers</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Attorney_General" title="Nevada Attorney General">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_D._Ford" title="Aaron D. 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/Texas_Attorney_General" title="Texas Attorney General">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Attorney_General" title="Utah Attorney General">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sean_Reyes" title="Sean Reyes">Sean Reyes</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Attorney_General" title="Vermont Attorney General">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charity_Clark" title="Charity Clark">Charity Clark</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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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