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1887. The attorney general of Washington is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Washington and head of the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. The attorney general represents clients of the state and defends the public interest in accordance to state law. The office of the attorney general is an executive office elected by ...
Campaign website. Robert Watson Ferguson (born February 23, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 18th attorney general of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. [1] Prior to being attorney general, Ferguson was a member of the King County Council.
Rob McKenna. Robert Marion McKenna (born October 1, 1962) [1] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th attorney general of Washington from 2005 to 2013 after serving on the Metropolitan King County Council from 1996 to 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he ran for Governor of Washington in 2012, losing to Democrat Jay ...
August 5, 2024 at 12:08 AM. SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River Killer are vying to become the next ...
Ferguson’s approach is similar to one that New York Attorney General Leticia James used in 2020 to sue the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, based on state civil laws regulating charities. James ...
Washington’s new Indigenous Cold Case Unit. The unit was originally recommended by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force out of the Attorney General’s Office.
In May 2023, it was reported that Brown has expressed interest in mounting a candidacy for Attorney General of Washington in the 2024 election. [11] Brown announced on June 20, 2023, that he would resign as U.S. attorney, effective the next day, and joined Pacifica Law Group LLP as a partner, where he works now while running for office.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation's largest grocery chains. In the suit filed in King County ...