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In 2012, Ferguson was elected the 18th attorney general of Washington State, defeating fellow King County Council member Reagan Dunn with 53.5% of the vote to Dunn's 46.5%. [35] He won even though an out-of-state group spent an unprecedented amount to support Dunn. [36] During the campaign, Ferguson visited all 39 Washington state counties. [37]
The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, or of any of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer.
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 the citizens of Washington, and the officeholder serves a four-year term.
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 governor of a Democratic stronghold that hasn ...
We asked candidates running in the Democratic primary for attorney general to tell us what their top priorities for the office would be. Under the Dome: Democrats running for attorney general tell ...
WASHINGTON – As President-elect Donald Trump organizes his administration, a key decision will be who to name as attorney general to run a Department of Justice he and his allies say was ...
Nicholas William Brown (born April 2, 1977) [1] is an American lawyer serving as the 19th attorney general of Washington since 2025. He served as United States attorney for the Western District of Washington from October 2021 to June 21, 2023, and was elected the Attorney General for Washington in 2024. Brown is the first African American to ...
(The Center Square) – Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office has signed a $250,000 contract with Pacifica Law Group, which is headed by Zack Pekelis, a former AGO employee ...