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Oregon Attorney General

Current State AG
Dan Rayfield (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2024

Prior to his election as attorney general, AG Rayfield represented Oregon House District 16, encompassing Oregon State University and Corvallis, during which time he served as Speaker of the House for 2 years and as co-chair of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for 4 years. His priorities as speaker and as co-chair included growing the state’s economic reserves and investing in housing, public schools and education, community safety, and access to health and behavioral health care. AG Rayfield was also...

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Prior to his election as attorney general, AG Rayfield represented Oregon House District 16, encompassing Oregon State University and Corvallis, during which time he served as Speaker of the House for 2 years and as co-chair of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for 4 years. His priorities as speaker and as co-chair included growing the state’s economic reserves and investing in housing, public schools and education, community safety, and access to health and behavioral health care. AG Rayfield was also a partner in the law firm of Nelson MacNeil Rayfield working primarily on behalf of consumers against insurance companies.
AG Rayfield’s 2024 campaign priorities included building safer communities and stopping gun violence, tackling substance abuse and homelessness and protecting safe, equitable access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare.

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The AG is an elected position in Oregon.

  • Next Election:November 7, 2028
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none


Latest Oregon Attorney General News & Insights

Oregon AG Leads Dems in Brief Backing IRS Notice Challenge

Seventeen Democratic AGs, led by Oregon AG Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to IRS Notice 2025-42, a guidance document that tightened eligibility rules for certain federal clean-electricity tax credits. The brief was filed in Oregon Environmental Council, et al. v. IRS, a case in which plaintiffs challenge the IRS’s decision to…

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New AG Pick in NJ, NE AG to Seek Reelection, New OR Deputy AG

New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced her selection of Jennifer Davenport as the state’s next AG, who will assume office pending state Senate confirmation. Davenport, a Democrat, previously served as First Assistant AG in New Jersey. Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers announced that he will seek reelection in 2026. He is currently running unopposed in the…

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