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Colorado Attorney General

Current State AG
Phil Weiser (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Phil Weiser was elected as Colorado Attorney  General in 2018 and again in 2022. Prior to his election, AG Weiser was dean of the University of Colorado School of Law, where he had earlier taught. AG Weiser’s career in public service has included clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, serving as deputy assistant AG in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Obama, and working in President Clinton’s DOJ Antitrust Division...

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Phil Weiser was elected as Colorado Attorney  General in 2018 and again in 2022. Prior to his election, AG Weiser was dean of the University of Colorado School of Law, where he had earlier taught. AG Weiser’s career in public service has included clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, serving as deputy assistant AG in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Obama, and working in President Clinton’s DOJ Antitrust Division.

 

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The AG is an elected position in Colorado.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026 (Open Seat)
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:Four years/two consecutive terms


Latest Colorado Attorney General News & Insights

Democratic AGs Defend Fed Independence

Colorado AG Phil Weiser led a group of 23 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Cook, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject President Trump’s request to immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position. A lower court had previously enjoined Cook’s removal pending resolution of the case. In…

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Democratic AGs Seek to Intervene in DOJ’s Review of $14B HPE/Juniper Deal

Thirteen Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, have moved to intervene in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California’s review of an antitrust settlement concerning the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Juniper Networks, Inc. In their motion, the AGs express concerns about the process and…

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Democratic AGs Move to Disconnect DOJ Settlement in $14B HPE/Juniper Merger

Twenty Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, have submitted a letter to the U.S. DOJ opposing its proposed settlement in the antitrust litigation related to the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Juniper Networks, Inc. In the letter, the AGs argue that public information raises concerns that the merger…

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