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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 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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State AGs Press Businesses to Honor Privacy Opt-Out Signals

California AG Rob Bonta, along with AGs from Colorado and Connecticut and the California Privacy Protection Agency, announced a coordinated investigative sweep against a range of specific businesses regarding whether they are failing to comply with Global Privacy Control (GPC). GPC is a browser setting or extension that allows users to signal their preference to…

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