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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 ...
Political party strength in Washington (state) Washington ratified its constitution and held its first state elections in 1889, the year it was admitted to the union as a state. It established the positions of governor, lieutenant governor, Secretary of State, attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, Commissioner of Public Lands, and ...
University of Washington (BA) University of Chicago (JD) 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 ...
An Eastern Washington attorney at the forefront of legal challenges to the state’s gun control laws and COVID health mandates announced Tuesday his candidacy for state attorney general.
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 ...
Earlier this month, the Seattle Times’ editorial board endorsed current Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson over his likely opponent, former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert, in the ...
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.
The government of Washington State is the governmental structure of the State of Washington, United States, as established by the Constitution of the State of Washington. The executive is composed of the Governor, several other statewide elected officials and the Governor's cabinet. The Washington State Legislature consists of the House of ...