Attorney General of Iowa

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Attorney General of Iowa is the chief legal officer of the State of Iowa, United States.

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]

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
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No. Name[3][4] Took office Left office Party
1 David C. Cloud 1853 1856 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
2 File:Samuelallenricecommons.jpg Samuel A. Rice 1856 1861 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
3 Charles C. Nourse 1861 1865 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
4 Isaac L. Allen 1865 1866 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
5 Frederick E. Bissell 1866 1867 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
6 Henry O'Connor 1867 1872 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
7 File:Marsena E. Cutts (Iowa Congressman).jpg Marsena E. Cutts 1872 1877 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
8 John F. McJunkin 1877 1881 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
9 File:Smith McPherson - History of Iowa.jpg Smith McPherson 1881 1885 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
10 Andrew J. Baker 1885 1889 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
11 John Young Stone 1889 1895 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
12 Milton Remley[5] 1895 1901 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
13 File:Charles W. Mullan - History of Iowa.jpg Charles W. Mullan 1901 1907 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
14 John F. Riggs 1907 1909 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
15 File:H.W. Byers LCCN2014685607.jpg Howard Webster Byers 1909 1911 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
16 George Cosson 1911 1917 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
17 Horace M. Havner 1917 1921 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
18 Ben Gibson 1921 1927 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
19 John Fletcher 1927 1933 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
20 Edward L. O'Connor 1933 1937 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
21 File:John H. Mitchell.png John H. Mitchell 1937 1938 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic
22 Fred D. Everett 1939 1940 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
23 John M. Rankin 1941 1947 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
24 Robert L. Larson 1947 1953 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
25 File:Leo Hoegh.png Leo Hoegh 1953 1955 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
26 File:Dayton Countryman.png Dayton Countryman 1955 1957 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
27 File:Norman A. Erbe (cropped).jpg Norman A. Erbe 1957 1961 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
28 File:Evan Hultman.png Evan Hultman 1961 1965 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
29 File:Lawrence Scalise.jpeg Lawrence F. Scalise 1965 1967 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
30 File:Richard C. Turner.png Richard C. Turner 1967 1979 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican
31 File:Thomas Miller.jpeg Tom Miller 1979 1991 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
32 File:Bonnie J. Campbell.gif Bonnie Campbell 1991 1995 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
33 File:Tom Miller (cropped).jpg Tom Miller 1995 2023 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic
34 File:Brenna Bird by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Brenna Bird 2023 Incumbent style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican

References

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External links

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