New Republican AGs Take Office
Governors in Alaska, Florida, Missouri and Wyoming have recently announced the appointments of new attorneys general in their states.
Alaska Attorney General
- Current State AG
- Stephen Cox (R)
- Political Party
- Republican
- Assumed Office
2025
Stephen J. Cox was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy as the next Attorney General of Alaska in August 2025, when former AG Treg Taylor resigned to run for governor. AG Cox most recently served as senior vice president, chief legal and strategy officer at Bristol Bay Industrial, an investment platform of Bristol Bay Native Corporation. AG Cox has also held several high-profile federal roles. In 2020, he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, serving as the chief...
Stephen J. Cox was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy as the next Attorney General of Alaska in August 2025, when former AG Treg Taylor resigned to run for governor. AG Cox most recently served as senior vice president, chief legal and strategy officer at Bristol Bay Industrial, an investment platform of Bristol Bay Native Corporation. AG Cox has also held several high-profile federal roles. In 2020, he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, serving as the chief federal law enforcement officer for a 43-county region. Before serving as a U.S. Attorney, AG Cox was deputy associate attorney general and chief of staff in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Associate Attorney General in Washington, D.C. Earlier in his career, AG Cox was a principal attorney for Apache Corporation’s Alaska operations.
State AGs are elected in 43 states and D.C. In Alaska, the governor appoints the AG.
- Next Election:November 3, 2026
- Election Process:Appointed
- Term/Limit:Serves at pleasure of governor/none
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Alaska: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Stephen J. Cox as the next Alaska AG, effective August 29, 2025. Former Alaska AG Treg Taylor previously announced that he would be stepping down on August 29, 2025. AG Cox is a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, and had previously served as a DOJ…
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