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State AG Pulse | An Early Peek At the 2026 State AG Elections

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2026 is set to be a bumper year for state AG elections with 30+ states across the nation set to elect or re-elect their chief legal officer. And with AGs weighing in on everything from tariffs to taxes to immigration,...more

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Nevada AG Race Expands; Texas AG Contest Adds Democratic Candidate

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Nicole Cannizzaro, Nevada’s state senate majority leader and a former prosecutor, has announced that she is running for Nevada AG in 2026 to replace AG Aaron Ford, who is term-limited. Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine and Douglas...more

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Virginia Democratic Attorney General Primary: A Narrow Victory for Jay Jones

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In a closely contested Democratic primary held on Tuesday, June 17, Virginia state delegate Jay Jones narrowly defeated Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in the race for attorney general. This outcome sets...more

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Virginia Viewpoint: Primary Election Results

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On Tuesday, voters in Virginia cast ballots in the Republican and Democratic primaries that will shape hotly contested statewide elections and determine control of the House of Delegates this November. As is customary,...more

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2025 Virginia Democratic Primary Results

On June 17, Virginia Democrats selected their statewide nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, completing the ticket that will appear alongside gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger in November. Early...more

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Republicans Join Georgia and Michigan 2026 AG Races

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Republican Georgia State Senator Bill Cowsert has announced his intention to run for Georgia AG in 2026, joining fellow Republican State Senator Brian Strickland, who has filed papers that will enable him to start raising...more

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Wyoming AG to Take the Bench; Republican Race for TX AG Grows; New FTC Commissioner Appointed

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Wyoming AG Bridget Hill was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court by Governor Mark Gordon, and will take the bench on May 28, 2025. The Wyoming AG is also appointed by the governor, and AG Hill’s replacement has not yet been...more

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Boulder DA Joins CO AG Race, Texas Deputy AG Takes New Role in Federal Administration

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Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty, a Democrat, has announced his intention to run for Colorado AG in 2026. We have previously covered the announcement by term-limited Colorado AG Phil Weiser, who has served since...more

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Ohio News: AG Yost Announces Bid for Governor, State Auditor Joins AG Race

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, currently serving his second term and term-limited, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in 2026....more

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A Look Ahead to the 2024 State AG Elections From DAGA President Sean Rankin — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) President Sean Rankin joins Troutman Pepper Partners Ashley Taylor and Clayton Friedman to discuss the upcoming November 5 election and...more

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State AG Pulse | Swinging Through the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt and the South

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In our third State AG Pulse episode in season 4, we spotlight the pivotal Pennsylvania race with the benefit of insights from Cozen Public Strategies’ Jim Davis in Harrisburg and Joe Hill in Philadelphia. Meghan Stoppel and...more

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2024 Will Be a Big Year for State AG Elections—Is Your Company Prepared?

The rise of the state attorney general (AG) as a regulator, disruptor and policy engine should be well-known to everyone in the business world by now. If your company doesn’t have a strategy for building relationships with...more

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Fourth Democrat Enters Pennsylvania AG Race

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Democratic state lawmaker Jared Solomon has announced his campaign for Pennsylvania AG. Solomon is the fourth Democrat to enter the race; as we previously reported, former Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene Depasquale,...more

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State Attorneys General Post-Election Report 2022

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STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL POST-ELECTION REPORT 2022 State attorneys general continue to dominate the national legal and political landscape, with a partisan fervor that sometimes obscures the ongoing investigations and...more

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Orrick’s 2022 State Attorney General Election Report

It was a busy 2022 election year for state Attorneys General (AGs) with races in 31 of the 43 states with elected AGs, including the District of Columbia. The Orrick State Attorney General Team’s election results report...more

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2022 State Attorneys General Election Results and Analysis

Election Day this year saw races in 30 states and one in D.C. for attorney general, an increasingly relevant political position that holds enormous power over individuals and businesses alike. Tuesday’s elections resulted in...more

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Right to Robocall: Federal Judge Strikes Down Wyoming’s Ban on Political Robocalls, Finding That It Violates First Amendment...

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A federal judge recently put a kibosh on a Wyoming statute that prohibits political robocalls, ruling that they are protected by the First Amendment, despite Wyoming’s attorney general arguing that the statute advances...more

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Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Due Process Rights in Administrative Hearings

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The due process clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not allow "the same person to serve as an accuser, advocate, and final decisionmaker in agency adjudication," the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled in...more

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Federal Judge: Arkansas Law Prohibiting Political Robocalls is Unconstitutional

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A federal judge in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Arkansas recently held that an Arkansas state law prohibiting political robocalls is unconstitutional. Under the Arkansas Code, - It is unlawful for...more

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