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Wyoming Attorney General

Current State AG
Keith Kautz (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2025

Keith Kautz was appointed as Wyoming Attorney General by Governor Mark Gordon in July 2025, filling the role vacated by former AG Bridget Hill when she joined the Wyoming Supreme Court. Before assuming office, AG Kautz served as a justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 2015 until 2024. From 1993 until 2015, he served as a district court judge for Wyoming’s Eighth District. He also was previously in private practice in Torrington, WY, as a partner in the firm Sawyer, Warren & Kautz.

Keith Kautz was appointed as Wyoming Attorney General by Governor Mark Gordon in July 2025, filling the role vacated by former AG Bridget Hill when she joined the Wyoming Supreme Court. Before assuming office, AG Kautz served as a justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 2015 until 2024. From 1993 until 2015, he served as a district court judge for Wyoming’s Eighth District. He also was previously in private practice in Torrington, WY, as a partner in the firm Sawyer, Warren & Kautz.

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State AGs are elected in 43 states and D.C. In Wyoming, the governor appoints the AG.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Appointed
  • Term/Limit:serves at pleasure of governor/none

Latest Wyoming Attorney General News & Insights

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Interim Wyoming AG Named; New Entrants in AL and FL AG Races

Alabama AG Steve Marshall, a term-limited Republican, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Tommy Tuberville. Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell, also a Republican, has entered the race for Alabama AG. In Wyoming, Ryan Schelhaas has been appointed the interim AG, effective May 28, 2025, following former…

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Deceptive Mailers Allegedly Used to Lure Customers into Overpriced Magazine Subscriptions

Colorado AG Phil Weiser and Wyoming AG Bridget Hill reached a settlement with marketing companies Atlantic Publishers Group, LLC and Publishers Partnership Services, LLC, and related individuals and entities (collectively “Defendants”) to resolve allegations that Defendants used deceptive practices to sell overpriced magazine subscriptions. The Colorado complaint alleged that Defendants targeted consumers with deceptive mailers…

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