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Attorney General of Iowa
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Incumbent
Brenna Bird
since January 3, 2023
TypeChief legal officer
SeatLucas State Office Building, Des Moines
FormationFebruary 9, 1853
First holderDavid C. Cloud
WebsiteIowa Attorney General official website

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

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Parties

  Democratic (7)   Republican (26)

No. Name[3][4]Took officeLeft officeParty
1 Image David C. Cloud18531856Democratic
2 Image Samuel A. Rice18561861Republican
3 Charles C. Nourse18611865Republican
4 Isaac L. Allen18651866Republican
5 Image Frederick E. Bissell18661867Republican
6 Henry O'Connor18671872Republican
7 Image Marsena E. Cutts18721877Republican
8 John F. McJunkin18771881Republican
9 Image Smith McPherson18811885Republican
10 Andrew J. Baker18851889Republican
11 John Young Stone18891895Republican
12 Milton Remley[5]18951901Republican
13 Image Charles W. Mullan19011907Republican
14 Image Howard Webster Byers19071911Republican
15 George Cosson19111917Republican
16 Horace M. Havner19171921Republican
17 Ben Gibson19211927Republican
18 John Fletcher19271933Republican
19 Edward L. O'Connor19331937Democratic
20 Image John H. Mitchell19371938Democratic
21 Fred D. Everett19391940Republican
22 John M. Rankin19411947Republican
23 Robert L. Larson19471953Republican
24 Image Leo Hoegh19531955Republican
25 Image Dayton Countryman19551957Republican
26 Image Norman A. Erbe19571961Republican
27 Image Evan Hultman19611965Republican
28 Image Lawrence F. Scalise19651967Democratic
29 Image Richard C. Turner19671979Republican
30 Image Tom Miller19791991Democratic
31 Image Bonnie Campbell19911995Democratic
32 Image Tom Miller19952023Democratic
33 Image Brenna Bird2023IncumbentRepublican

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa. 1893.
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