Iowa_Attorney_General

Attorney General of Iowa

Attorney General of Iowa

Attorney general of the U.S. state of Iowa

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)

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References

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    "DAS - Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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    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.
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    "various Iowa Official Registers". Iowa. Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
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    "History of Iowa Vol. III Directory of Public Officials". Iowa History Project. GenWeb. Archived from the original on 2004-10-25.
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    Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa. 1893.
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