Democratic Attorneys General Association

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Democratic Attorneys General Association
Co-ChairKathy Jennings (DE)
Co-ChairKwame Raoul (IL)
Vice ChairKeith Ellison (MN)
Founded2002
AffiliatedDemocratic Party
State attorneys general
22 / 50
Territorial attorneys general
1 / 5
Federal district attorneys general
1 / 1
Website
dems.ag
Party affiliation of current United States attorneys general:
  Democratic (22 states, 1 territory[a], and 1 district)
  Republican (28 states, 1 territory[b])
  Non-partisan (2 territories)
  New Progressive (1 territory)

The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) is a United States national political advocacy group that focuses on electing Democrats as state attorneys general. Its Republican counterpart is the Republican Attorneys General Association. It currently has 24 members, comprising 23 state attorneys general and the DC attorney general.

Operations

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DAGA was formed in 2002.[1]

Its executive committee is made up of Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, Attorney General of Delaware Kathy Jennings, Attorney General of Minnesota Keith Ellison, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Attorney General of California Rob Bonta, and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark.[2]

Position on abortion

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In 2019, the group announced that it would not endorse any candidate who did not support abortion. The only anti-abortion Democratic attorney general at the time was Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. This decision was criticized by former Senator Heidi Heitkamp.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Attorney generals in the Northern Mariana Islands are elected non-partisan; however, Edward Manibusan affiliates with the Democratic Party
  2. ^ Attorney generals in Guam are elected non-partisan; however, Doug Moylan affiliates with the Republican Party

References

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  1. ^ "State AG Offices Still a Democratic Power Source". Roll Call. September 15, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Home". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Abortion Is New Litmus Test for Democratic Attorneys General Group (Published 2019)". The New York Times. November 18, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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