Idaho Attorney General

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Attorney General of Idaho
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Incumbent
Raúl Labrador
since January 2, 2023
Term length Four years
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The attorney general of Idaho is an elected office that assists local law enforcement agencies in the state of Idaho. They provide legal representation for state agencies, state corporations and any persons holding ownership of property, as well as enforcing consumer protection laws. [1] They advise state officials and entities in relation to the law. The incumbent attorney general is Raúl Labrador, who was first elected in 2022. Although the attorney general has a four-year term, there are no limits on how many attempts that an incumbent can run for office. [2]

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Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. The Office of Attorney General of the State of Idaho was created by the Constitution of Idaho, 1889, Art. IV, Sec. 1.

Qualifications

Candidates for attorney general must be a good-standing member of the Idaho State Bar, a U.S. citizen, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Idaho for at least two years prior to the election. [3]

Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho

Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863. [4]

The Office of Territorial Attorney General was created in 1885 (Laws of the Territory of Idaho, 1885, p. 31).

Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho
#ImageNameTerm of servicePolitical party
1 D. P. B. Pride 1885–1887
2 Richard Z. Johnson.jpg Richard Z. Johnson 1885–1890

Officeholders

Attorneys general by party affiliation
PartyAttorneys general
Republican 22
Democratic 10
Populist 1
Attorneys general of the State of Idaho
#ImageNameTerm of servicePolitical party
1 George H. Roberts 1891–1893Republican
2 George M. Parsons 1893–1897Republican
3 Robert McFarland 1897–1899Populist
4 SHHays.jpg S. H. Hays 1899–1901Democratic
5 Frank Martin 1901–1903Democratic
6 John A. Bagley 1903–1905Republican
7 John Guheen 1905–1909Republican
8 D. C. McDougall 1909–1913Republican
9 Joseph H. Peterson 1913–1917Republican
10 T. A. Walters 1917–1919Democratic
11 Roy L. Black 1919–1923Republican
12 A. H. Conner 1923–1927Republican
13 Frank L. Stephan 1927–1929Republican
14 W. D. Gillis 1929–1931Republican
15 Fred J. Babcock 1931–1933Republican
16 Berthmiller.jpg Bert Miller 1933–1937Democratic
17 J. W. Taylor 1937–1941Democratic
18 Berthmiller.jpg Bert Miller1941–1945Democratic
19 Frank Langley 1945–1947Democratic
20 Robert Ailshie 1947Republican
21 Robert E. Smylie.jpg Robert Smylie 1947–1955Republican
22 Graydon W. Smith 1955–1959Republican
23 Frank Benson 1959–1963Democratic
24 Allan Shepard 1963–1969Republican
25 Robert Robson 1969–1971Republican
26 W. Anthony Park 1971–1975Democratic
27 Wayne Kidwell 1975–1979Republican
28 David Leroy 1979–1983Republican
29 Jim Jones 1983–1991Republican
30 LarryEchoHawkDOI.JPG Larry Echo Hawk 1991–1995Democratic
31 Allan Lance 1995–2003Republican
32 Lawrence Wasden 2003–2023Republican
32 Raul Labrador 115th (cropped).jpg Raúl Labrador 2023–presentRepublican

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Section 67-1401 – Idaho State Legislature" . Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Attorney General of Idaho". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Attorney General of Idaho". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  4. ↑ Brosnan, Cornelius James (1918). History of the State of Idaho. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp.  117–128. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
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