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Iowa Attorney General

Attorney general of the U.S. state of Iowa

Summary

Attorney general of the U.S. state of Iowa

FieldValue
postAttorney General
bodyIowa
imageBrenna Bird by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
incumbentBrenna Bird
incumbentsinceJanuary 3, 2023
typeChief legal officer
seatLucas State Office Building, Des Moines
formationFebruary 9, 1853
firstDavid 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.

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.

Republican Brenna Bird has been Attorney General since 2023.

List of attorneys general of Iowa

;Parties

No.NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1[[File:DavidCCloud.jpeg60px]]David C. Cloud18531856
2[[File:Samuelallenricecommons.jpg60px]]Samuel A. Rice18561861
3Charles C. Nourse18611865
4Isaac L. Allen18651866
5[[File:Frederick E. Bissell - History of Iowa.jpg60px]]Frederick E. Bissell18661867
6Henry O'Connor18671872
7[[File:Marsena E. Cutts (Iowa Congressman).jpg60px]]Marsena E. Cutts18721877
8John F. McJunkin18771881
9[[File:Smith McPherson - History of Iowa.jpg60px]]Smith McPherson18811885
10Andrew J. Baker18851889
11John Young Stone18891895
12Milton Remley18951901
13[[File:Charles W. Mullan - History of Iowa.jpg60px]]Charles W. Mullan19011907
14[[File:H.W. Byers LCCN2014685607.jpg60px]]Howard Webster Byers19071911
15George Cosson19111917
16Horace M. Havner19171921
17Ben Gibson19211927
18John Fletcher19271933
19Edward L. O'Connor19331937
20[[File:John H. Mitchell.png60px]]John H. Mitchell19371938
21Fred D. Everett19391940
22John M. Rankin19411947
23Robert L. Larson19471953
24[[File:Leo Hoegh.png60px]]Leo Hoegh19531955
25[[File:Dayton Countryman.png60px]]Dayton Countryman19551957
26[[File:Norman A. Erbe (cropped).jpg60px]]Norman A. Erbe19571961
27[[File:Evan Hultman.png60px]]Evan Hultman19611965
28[[File:Lawrence Scalise.jpeg60px]]Lawrence F. Scalise19651967
29[[File:Richard C. Turner.png60px]]Richard C. Turner19671979
30[[File:Thomas Miller.jpeg60px]]Tom Miller19791991
31[[File:Bonnie J. Campbell.gif60px]]Bonnie Campbell19911995
32[[File:Tom Miller (cropped).jpg60px]]Tom Miller19952023
33[[File:Brenna Bird by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg60px]]Brenna Bird2023Incumbent

References

References

  1. "DAS - Press Releases".
  2. (1999–2000). "Iowa Official Register". Iowa Secretary of State.
  3. "various Iowa Official Registers". Iowa.
  4. "History of Iowa Vol. III Directory of Public Officials". GenWeb.
  5. [https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph22chap Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa.] 1893.
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