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The Oregon attorney general is a statutory officer within the executive branch of the state of Oregon, and serves as the chief legal officer of the state, heading its Department of Justice with its six operating divisions. [1] The attorney general is chosen by statewide partisan election to serve a term of four years.
Ellen F. Rosenblum (born January 6, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th Oregon Attorney General from June 2012 to December 2024. She is the first female state attorney general in Oregon's history, and previously was a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2005 to 2011.
The 2024 Oregon Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of Oregon.Incumbent Democratic attorney general Ellen Rosenblum was originally appointed to the role by former Governor John Kitzhaber on June 29, 2012, to finish the term of her predecessor John Kroger, who resigned from office. [1]
The state attorney general helms the Oregon Department of Justice and is tasked with legally representing the state. More than 1,000 people work for the Oregon DOJ across 10 divisions.
This story will be updated at 8 p.m. with the first election returns. This year's election for Oregon's attorney general is the first time since 2008 that there was no incumbent.
Candidates for Oregon attorney general. Will Lathrop. Will Lathrop. Will Lathrop, 46, of Newberg, graduated from Willamette University’s College of Law and previously worked as a deputy district ...
Daniel Adam Rayfield (born March 1, 1979) is an American politician and attorney who is the 18th Attorney General of the State of Oregon since 2024 after his predecessor Ellen Rosenblum resigned a week early. [1] He was the former speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2022 to 2024.
Democrat Dan Rayfield is running for Oregon attorney general. Rep. Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, and former Oregon speaker of the House Rayfield, 45, is a husband and father of one son.