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The North Dakota attorney general is the chief legal officer of the North Dakota state government. The attorney general's office represents the state government in court cases and issues opinions of points of law upon request. Drew Wrigley was appointed to the position on February 8, 2022, to finish the term of Wayne Stenehjem, who died in office.
The following is a list of attorneys general of North Dakota. Attorneys general previously were elected to a two year-term, which was extended to four in 1964. Attorneys general previously were elected to a two year-term, which was extended to four in 1964.
On August 16, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Wrigley to be the U.S. attorney for the District of North Dakota. [4] On August 27, 2018, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. [5] His nomination was not acted upon during the 115th United States Congress. He was renominated in February 2019. [6]
On Monday, North Dakota’s governor, Doug Burgum, signed into law a near-total abortion ban. ... North Dakota attorney general Drew Wrigley was critical of the ruling. “Since pre-statehood, the ...
The Associated Press sent a text message to North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley. The state had motioned for summary judgment to dismiss the complaint in the lawsuit originally brought in ...
The office has been used as a pathway to larger roles in North Dakota government; recent tax commissioners have run for governor, attorney general, and the U.S. House. Former North Dakota U.S. senators Byron Dorgan, Kent Conrad, and Heidi Heitkamp all previously served as tax commissioners of the state.
North Dakota's only abortion clinic moved from Fargo to nearby Moorhead, Minnesota, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling. North Dakota is one of more than 20 Republican-led states ...
Wayne Stenehjem (/ ˈ s t ɛ n dʒ əm / STEN-jəm; February 5, 1953 – January 28, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 29th Attorney General of North Dakota from 2000 until his death in 2022. [1]