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About Lynn Fitch (R) has served as attorney general of Mississippi since January 2020 and is the first woman to hold the position. Prior to that, she served as Mississippi’s state treasurer from 2012–19 and was also the first Republican woman to hold that position. Her family history includes owning a slave plantation, ties to … Read more
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About Curtis Hill (R) is a lawyer who served as Indiana’s attorney general from 2017–21. In that role, he advocated for conservative legal measures, including defending civil forfeiture and backing a measure to require parental consent for minors prior to an abortion. In 2018 multiple women accused Hill of sexual harassment and misconduct, prompting calls … Read more
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Steve Marshall (R) has served as Alabama’s attorney general since 2017 and readily won reelection in 2022 given the Republican dominance in the state.
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Ashley Moody (R) has served as Florida’s attorney general since 2019 and won reelection in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement. Since beginning her second term she has continued to express her right-wing views, in part by endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) for president instead of showing ongoing loyalty to Trump.
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About The Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF) is the 501(c)(4) political action arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA). Founded in 2014, the group describes its mission as being to “provide a forum for conservative attorneys general and their staff to study, discuss, and engage on important legal policy issues affecting the states.” … Read more
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About Derek Schmidt (R) has served as the attorney general of Kansas since 2011 and ran for governor in 2022 with Trump’s endorsement, but lost in a close race to Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly. He was previously a member of the Kansas Senate, serving from 2001–11. Schmidt has a history of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and his … Read more
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About Wayne Stenehjem (R) was the attorney general of North Dakota from 2000–22, becoming the state’s longest-serving AG before he died of cardiac arrest in February 2022. Following his death, Stenehjem’s staff deleted large quantities of his emails, leading to allegations that they were trying to hide something from the public. His successor, Drew Wrigley … Read more
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About Alan Wilson (R ) is a lawyer who, after easily winning the GOP primary earlier in 2022, is running unopposed for his fourth term as South Carolina’s attorney general with Trump’s endorsement. As AG he has litigated as a right-wing politician, opposing same-sex marriage, the Affordable Care Act, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals … Read more