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To be elected attorney general, a person must be qualified voter, permanently resident in the state of Minnesota at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 21 years of age. [ 2 ] In the event of a vacancy in the office of the attorney general, the Governor may appoint a successor to serve the balance of the term. [ 3 ]
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota.A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019.
The 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Incumbent DFLer Keith Ellison narrowly won reelection to a second term against Republican challenger Jim Schultz. This attorney general election marked the fourteenth in a row won by the DFL.
In Puerto Rico, the attorney general is officially called the secretary of justice, but is commonly known as the Puerto Rico attorney general. [4] Many states have passed term limits limiting the selection to 2 consecutive terms (9 states); 2 terms maximum (4 states), but 33 states have no term limits. [5]
Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump. Ellison squeaked into office ...
The 1986 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on 4 November 1986 in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent attorney general Hubert Humphrey III defeated Republican nominee Lewis Freeman and Grassroots nominee Derrick P. Grimmer.
On election day, 6 November 1962, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Walter Mondale won re-election by a margin of 236,162 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Robert Lowe Kunzig, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of attorney general. Mondale was sworn in for his second full term on 8 January 1963. [2]
Walz, 60, provides a balance to Harris, a former attorney general and U.S. senator who once nominated will be the first woman of color to head a major-party ticket. He was elected governor in 2018 ...