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Editors Lori Kalani and Bernard Nash

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Arkansas Attorney General

Current State AG
Tim Griffin (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2023

Tim Griffin was elected to be Arkansas’s 57th Attorney General in November 2022. AG Griffin served as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 2014 to 2022. Prior to that, AG Griffin represented Arkansas’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District from 2011 to 2015. From 2006 to 2007, AG Griffin served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and he previously served as special assistant to the president and deputy director of political affairs for President George W. Bush at the White House. AG Griffin...

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Tim Griffin was elected to be Arkansas’s 57th Attorney General in November 2022. AG Griffin served as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 2014 to 2022. Prior to that, AG Griffin represented Arkansas’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District from 2011 to 2015. From 2006 to 2007, AG Griffin served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and he previously served as special assistant to the president and deputy director of political affairs for President George W. Bush at the White House. AG Griffin has served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, for over 25 years and currently holds the rank of colonel.

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The AG is an elected position in Arkansas.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 term maximum


Latest Arkansas Attorney General News & Insights

Election News

AG Election Update

In a May 24 run-off election, incumbent Ken Paxton, a Republican, has defeated land commissioner George P. Bush by a margin of 67.9% to 32.1%. Former ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza won the Democratic run-off against Joe Jaworski by a margin of 62.8% to 37.2%. Paxton and Garza will face off in the statewide AG election in November.

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Podcast

State AG Pulse - Bless Your Heart, Arkansas

In this week’s episode, Bernie and Lori chat with Paul Connell, previously Chief Deputy AG in Wisconsin and Cozen O’Connor’s resident expert on the Arkansas AG race. We review the candidates’ backgrounds and qualifications and try our hand at picking who will win the race in November. We consider how the leading candidate’s background is…

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Election News

Developments in Post-AG Roles for Two Attorneys General

Hawaii AG Clare Connors’ nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii was approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and is now up for a full Senate vote. Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge, who is term-limited from running again for AG, dropped out of the 2022 gubernatorial race and will instead seek the Republican…

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