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Illinois Attorney General

Current State AG
Kwame Raoul (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Kwame Raoul was elected as the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois in 2018, and reelected in 2022. From 2004 to 2019, AG Raoul served as an Illinois State Senator, where he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Prior to serving in the Senate, he worked in private practice advising on healthcare and labor and employment matters, and as a labor and employment attorney for the City Colleges of Chicago. Born in Chicago to Haitian immigrants, AG Raoul began his legal career as a prosecutor in...

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Kwame Raoul was elected as the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois in 2018, and reelected in 2022. From 2004 to 2019, AG Raoul served as an Illinois State Senator, where he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Prior to serving in the Senate, he worked in private practice advising on healthcare and labor and employment matters, and as a labor and employment attorney for the City Colleges of Chicago. Born in Chicago to Haitian immigrants, AG Raoul began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

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The AG is an elected position in Illinois.

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

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  2. Primary Election
  3. General Election
Kwame Raoul (D)
Democrat
Incumbent

Kwame Raoul (D)

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Bob Fioretti (R)
Republican

Bob Fioretti (R)

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Kwame Raoul (D)
Democrat
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Kwame Raoul (D)

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Bob Fioretti (R)
Republican

Bob Fioretti (R)

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Latest Illinois Attorney General News & Insights

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Illinois AG Pens Latest EpiPen Deal With Mylan

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul reached an $8.25 million settlement with Mylan Inc. resolving allegations that the company used anticompetitive tactics to monopolize the epinephrine auto-injector market and overcharge Illinois Medicaid and employee health benefits programs for EpiPens. According to the AG’s office, Mylan allegedly raised prices, delayed generic competition, forced consumers to buy two-packs instead…

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Democratic AGs Take Issue with DOL’s Risky Reinterpretation of General Duty Clause

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul co-led a group of 11 Democratic AGs and three state labor departments in submitting a letter opposing a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rule that would limit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) ability to hold employers accountable for recognized workplace hazards in “inherently risky” employment activities, such as…

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AGs Clash over EPA Rollbacks, Net-Zero Standards

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 17 Democratic AGs, the city of Chicago, New York City, and the California Air Resources Board, in filing comments opposing the EPA’s proposal to repeal the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule—which restricts emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants—and revert to the more lenient 2012 emission standards.

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