National Association of Attorneys General
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is a nonpartisan organization of 56 state and territory attorneys general in the United States. The Association's mission is "promote the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and insights on subjects of importance to attorneys general and their staff; foster local, state, and federal engagement, cooperation, and communication on legal and law enforcement issues; and provide training, research, and analysis to attorneys general and their staffs on a wide range of subjects relevant to the practice areas of the attorneys general offices."[1]
The members include the Attorneys General of all 50 states and the equivalent chief legal officers of the District of Columbia, the commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
NAAG’s operations are led by the Executive Committee, which consists of 12 attorneys general, including: four officers, four region chairs, three presidential appointees, and the chair of the Mission Foundation. The officers are elected yearly through geographical rotation by state.[2]
The current president of NAAG is District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine.[3]
Past NAAG Presidents[]
2017 – 2018: Derek Schmidt (KS)
2016 – 2017: George Jepsen (CT)
2015 – 2016: Marty Jackley (SD)
2013 – 2014: JB Van Hollen (WI)
2012 – 2013: Doug Gansler (MD)
2008 – 2009: Patrick C. Lynch (RI)
2007 – 2008: Lawrence Wasden (ID)
2006 – 2007: Thurbert Baker (GA)
2005 – 2006: Stephen Carter (IN)
2004 – 2005: William H. Sorrell (VT)
2003 – 2004: Bill Lockyer (CA)
2002 – 2003: W.A. Drew Edmondson (OK)
2001 – 2002: Carla J. Stovall (KS)
1999 – 2000: Christine O. Gregoire (WA)
References[]
- ^ "About NAAG". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "NAAG Leadership". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Racine Elected to Lead Attorneys General". The Washington Informer. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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