Massachusetts Attorney General

Current State AG: Andrea Campbell (D)
Political Party: Democrat
Assumed Office: 2023

Andrea Campbell was elected as the 45th Massachusetts Attorney General in 2022. AG Campbell had served since 2015 on the Boston City Council representing District 4, and in 2018 she was unanimously elected city council president. From 2013 to 2014, she was deputy legal counsel to Governor Deval Patrick. Earlier in her career, she worked in private practice and for a nonprofit that provided free legal services pertaining to education rights and access.

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The AG is an elected position in Massachusetts.

Next Election:November 3, 2026
Election Process:Elected
Term/Limit:4 years / none

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News November 13, 2025

Democratic AGs Continue to Snap Back on Full SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown Fallout

Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell and California AG Rob Bonta co-led a group of 23 Democratic AGs and three governors in filing a renewed motion for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Trump Administration to prevent the federal government from clawing back Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits affecting more than 42 million Americans.

News October 30, 2025

Democratic and Republicans AGs Separately Weigh In on Impact of Shutdown to SNAP Program

Ohio AG Dave Yost led a group of 19 Republican AGs in sending a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, asking him to ensure the continuation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the ongoing federal shutdown. In the letter, the AGs urged Schumer to support a continuing resolution to keep SNAP…

News October 23, 2025

MA and MN AGs Seek Another Term, MO AG Sworn In, WI AG Race Widens

Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell has announced that she will seek a second term as AG. Campbell, a Democrat, is the first Black woman to be elected to statewide office in Massachusetts.

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