District of Columbia AG Karl Racine announced that he will not seek reelection or run for mayor in 2022. Elected in 2015, AG Racine is the first elected AG in the District. Ryan Jones, an attorney in private practice, previously declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the office.

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Hawaii AG Clare Connors was nominated by President Joe Biden for U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Connors was appointed to the AG’s office in January 2019 by Governor David Ige. Prior to serving as AG, Connors worked as a private-practice attorney and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2004 to 2011. To…

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Michigan Republican State Representative Ryan Berman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2022 election for Michigan AG. As previously reported, incumbent Michigan Democratic AG Dana Nessel is seeking reelection for a second term. In addition, private-practice attorney Matthew DePerno, who was one of the attorneys who challenged in court the 2020 presidential…

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On the heels of our piece from last week about the value of seeking state attorneys general (AG) buy-in on draft legislation, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) rejected a petition submission for a proposed law that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state.

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Governor Kevin Stitt appointed John O’Connor, an attorney in private practice, as Oklahoma AG to serve out the current term, which ends on January 9, 2023. As previously reported, former Oklahoma AG Mike Hunter resigned, stating that certain personal matters threatened to overshadow the work of the AG’s office.

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