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The attorney general of Mississippi is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Mississippi.The attorney general is a constitutional officer responsible for representing state agencies in legal matters, supplying other state officials and prosecutors with legal advice, and bringing lawsuits on behalf of the state.
Lynn Fitch (born October 5, 1961) is an American lawyer, politician, and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously, she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
In 1987, Moore ran for the office of Attorney General of Mississippi. In race which drew significant public attention, he defeated former Jackson mayor Dale Danks in the Democratic primary and won the general election. [12] He was the first Gulf Coast candidate to win a state office in over 100 years. [2]
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued a Wednesday statement saying the use of force was justified in four fatal shootings involving Mississippi law enforcement officers last year.
In Mississippi — one of the poorest states in the U.S. and where a 16-year-old worker recently died after becoming entangled in a factory conveyor belt — a candidate for attorney general said ...
The state's trigger law would ban abortions in 10 days, after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday. Mississippi Attorney General certifies abortion trigger law, then abortion clinic ...
Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood of Houston was the last Democrat in statewide office, when he retired in 2020, Republicans were elected to the attorney general position for the first time since Reconstruction. As a result, 2020 marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans held every statewide office in the state.
James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi from 2004 to 2020. Hood was first elected Attorney General in 2003, defeating Republican Scott Newton. A former district attorney, Hood succeeded fellow Democrat Mike Moore.