Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Puerto Rico has had a record four women hold office as attorney general, the most of any U.S. state or territory. Anne X. Alpern of Pennsylvania is the first woman to hold office as the attorney-general of a state. [1]
Letitia Ann James (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the attorney general of New York (NYAG), having won the 2018 election to succeed Barbara Underwood. A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first African American and first woman to be elected New York Attorney General. [1] [2]
Two Democrats are running in the May 21 primary to replace Oregon Attorney to replace Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who announced in September that she would not seek a fourth term.
The most prevalent method of selecting a state's attorney general is by popular election. 43 states have an elected attorney general. [1] Elected attorneys general serve a four-year term, except in Vermont, where the term is two years. [2] Seven states do not popularly elect an attorney general. In Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and ...
The most heated Franklin County primary this year is the prosecutor's race. Meet the three Democrats running and where they stand on key issues.
Destiny Wells celebrates after being named the Democrat nominee for attorney general on Saturday, July 13, 2024, during the Indiana Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis.
Mayes was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Arizona Attorney General election, running against Republican Abraham Hamadeh. [15] The race was one of the closest in Arizona history and required a mandatory recount because the vote difference was significantly less than the 0.5% vote threshold required by state law for recounts. [16]
Candidates for secretary of state. Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, who has served since 1997, is running for reelection, according to BusinessNC. She is the first woman elected to a ...