Attorney General of Iowa

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Attorney General of Iowa
Brenna Bird by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Incumbent
Brenna Bird
since January 3, 2023
TypeChief legal officer
Seat Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines
FormationFebruary 9, 1853
Website Iowa Attorney General official website

The Attorney General of Iowa is the chief legal officer of the State of Iowa, United States.

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The office was created February 9, 1853. The Office of the Attorney General is housed in the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines; the attorney general also has a room in the Iowa State Capitol to prepare legislation. [1] [ failed verification ]

As stated in Iowa law, the powers and duties of the office include: Representing the departments and agencies of state government; taking action for citizens in consumer protection and other areas; enforcing the state's environmental protection laws; playing a central role in the criminal justice system; and providing assistance and advocacy for the victims of crime. The attorney general also issues legal opinions on questions of law submitted by elected or appointed state officials and defends all tort claim actions against the state. Iowa is unique in that its attorney general belongs to the judicial branch of government; in 48 of the other 50 states, the attorney general is a member of the executive branch. [2]

Republican Brenna Bird has been Attorney General since 2023.

List of attorneys general of Iowa

Parties

   Democratic (7)    Republican (26)

No.Name [3] [4] Took officeLeft officeParty
1 David C. Cloud 18531856 Democratic
2 Samuelallenricecommons.jpg Samuel A. Rice 18561861 Republican
3Charles C. Nourse18611865 Republican
4Isaac L. Allen18651866 Republican
5Frederick E. Bissell18661867 Republican
6 Henry O'Connor 18671872 Republican
7 Marsena E. Cutts (Iowa Congressman).jpg Marsena E. Cutts 18721877 Republican
8 John F. McJunkin 18771881 Republican
9 Smith McPherson - History of Iowa.jpg Smith McPherson 18811885 Republican
10 Andrew J. Baker 18851889 Republican
11 John Young Stone 18891895 Republican
12 Milton Remley [5] 18951901 Republican
13 Charles W. Mullan - History of Iowa.jpg Charles W. Mullan 19011907 Republican
14John F. Riggs19071909 Republican
15 H.W. Byers LCCN2014685607.jpg Howard Webster Byers 19091911 Republican
16 George Cosson 19111917 Republican
17H. M. Havner19171921 Republican
18 Ben Gibson 19211927 Republican
19John Fletcher19271933 Republican
20Edward L. O'Connor19331937 Democratic
21 John H. Mitchell.png John H. Mitchell 19371938 Democratic
22Fred D. Everett19391940 Republican
23 John M. Rankin 19411947 Republican
24 Robert L. Larson 19471953 Republican
25 Leo Hoegh.png Leo Hoegh 19531955 Republican
26 Dayton Countryman.png Dayton Countryman 19551957 Republican
27 Norman A. Erbe (cropped).jpg Norman A. Erbe 19571961 Republican
28 Evan Hultman.png Evan Hultman 19611965 Republican
29 Lawrence Scalise.jpeg Lawrence F. Scalise 19651967 Democratic
30 Richard C. Turner.png Richard C. Turner 19671979 Republican
31 Thomas Miller.jpeg Tom Miller 19791991 Democratic
32 Bonnie J. Campbell.gif Bonnie Campbell 19911995 Democratic
33 Tom Miller (cropped).jpg Tom Miller 19952023 Democratic
34 Brenna Bird by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Brenna Bird 2023Incumbent Republican

References

  1. ↑ "DAS - Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ↑ Iowa Official Register. Iowa State Law Library: Iowa Secretary of State. 1999–2000. p. 20. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. ↑ "various Iowa Official Registers". Iowa. Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  4. ↑ "History of Iowa Vol. III Directory of Public Officials". Iowa History Project. GenWeb. Archived from the original on 2004-10-25.
  5. ↑ Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa. 1893.
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