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The attorney general is a constitutional officer responsible for representing state agencies in legal matters, supplying other state officials and prosecutors with legal advice, and bringing lawsuits on behalf of the state. They serve a four-year term with no term limits. The office was created by 1817 Constitution of Mississippi as a ...
Republican. Education. University of Mississippi ( BA, JD) Signature. Lynn Fitch (born October 5, 1961) is an American lawyer, politician, and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously, she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
University of Mississippi ( BA, JD) James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi from 2004 to 2020. Hood was first elected Attorney General in 2003, defeating Republican Scott Newton. A former district attorney, Hood succeeded fellow Democrat Mike Moore.
In 2022, Mississippi became the final state with a law, one that incumbent Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch supported, requiring equal pay for equal work by women and men. A 1963 federal law ...
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch argued in a court filing that steps such as age verification for digital sites could mitigate harm caused by “sex trafficking, sexual abuse, child ...
The 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Jim Hood declined to seek re-election to a fifth term, instead running unsuccessfully for Governor. [1] State Treasurer Lynn Fitch won the Republican nomination in a primary runoff against Andy Taggart, and she ...
Democratic. Spouse. Letitia Moore. Children. 1. Education. University of Mississippi ( BA, JD) Michael Cameron Moore (born April 3, 1952) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Attorney General of Mississippi from 1988 to 2004.
The 2023 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2023 to elect the next Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Attorney General Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican Attorney General since 1878. [6] Fitch ran for and won re-election. [7] Democratic Attorney and ...