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In the 2018 elections, Kaul ran for Attorney General of Wisconsin defeating incumbent Republican Brad Schimel. Kaul won by a small margin of just over 17,000 votes, but Schimel decided not to seek a recount and conceded defeat on November 19. Kaul became the state's first Democratic Attorney General since his mother's term in office. [5] [6]
The attorney general is the chief law officer of the state of Wisconsin, and amongst other duties has charge and conduct for the state of all suits instituted for and against the government thereof, certifies all bonds issued by the state, protects the School Trust Funds managed by the Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, and provides written opinions on questions of law to either ...
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined 42 other attorneys general in the lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. ... "Wisconsin DOJ is dedicated to protecting consumers against deceptive marketing ...
The Attorney General of Wisconsin oversees the agency. The attorney general is Josh Kaul , who was elected to his first four-year term in November, 2018, and assumed the office on January 7, 2019. [ 1 ]
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection fielded over 10,000 consumer complaints in 2023, leading to settlements of over $3.3 million, according to a news release.
Josh Kaul, a Democrat seeking a second term as Wisconsin attorney general, faces a Nov. 8 election challenge from Republican Eric Toney.
Brad Schimel (born February 18, 1965) is an American lawyer, judge, and Republican politician. He was the 44th attorney general of Wisconsin, serving from 2015 to 2019.He was defeated seeking re-election in 2018, and was subsequently appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Waukesha County, by Governor Scott Walker.
Enforcement of consumer protection laws was taken away from the elected Wisconsin Attorney General and transferred to Thompson's appointee at what is now the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Wisconsin Office of Public Intervenor, which for decades prior functioned as an ombudsman for the state's natural resources ...