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There have been four styles of selection of Pennsylvania Attorney General. The first phase was colonial, with the first attorney general commissioned in 1683. At the outbreak of the Revolution, the sitting attorney general, a loyalist, fled, and new attorneys general were appointed, under the Constitution of 1776, by the state president (or ...
Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and was on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Michelle A. Henry (c. 1969) [3] is an American prosecutor who served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2023 to 2025. She was appointed to the role by Governor Josh Shapiro to replace himself in the role.
Pennsylvania’s attorney general defends the state’s election practices and outcomes, which have become a target of legal challenges since the 2020 presidential contest.
The race to become Pennsylvania’s next attorney general will be one of the more closely watched contests as six candidates jockey for the office.
The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, ... Pennsylvania: Republican: January 21, 2025: 2029 Widener University (Delaware)
Pennsylvania’s next attorney general will have the discretion to focus on gun crimes they deem important. Here’s where Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday stand.
Kathleen Margaret Kane (née Granahan) [2] is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016, following her conviction for perjury, obstruction of justice, and related charges for illegal activities while she was attorney general. [3]