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Kansas Attorney General

Current State AG
Kris Kobach (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2023

Kris Kobach was elected as the 45th Kansas Attorney General in 2022. AG Kobach previously served as the 31st Secretary of State of Kansas from 2011 to 2019.  In 2001, AG Kobach received a White House Fellowship from President George W. Bush, and he went on to serve in the United States Department of Justice under Attorney General John Ashcroft as counsel to the attorney general. Early in his career, AG Kobach clerked for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and shortly thereafter became...

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Kris Kobach was elected as the 45th Kansas Attorney General in 2022. AG Kobach previously served as the 31st Secretary of State of Kansas from 2011 to 2019.  In 2001, AG Kobach received a White House Fellowship from President George W. Bush, and he went on to serve in the United States Department of Justice under Attorney General John Ashcroft as counsel to the attorney general. Early in his career, AG Kobach clerked for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and shortly thereafter became a professor of constitutional law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

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The AG is an elected position in Kansas.

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

Election Timeline & Candidates

  1. Candidate Filing Deadline
  2. Primary Election
  3. General Election
Chris Mann (D)
Democrat

Chris Mann (D)

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Kris Kobach (R)
Republican
Incumbent

Kris Kobach (R)

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Chris Mann (D)
Democrat

Chris Mann (D)

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Kris Kobach (R)
Republican
Incumbent

Kris Kobach (R)

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Latest Kansas Attorney General News & Insights

AG Coalition Challenging Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Goes Bipartisan

Five more states—Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Vermont—joined California AG Rob Bonta’s lawsuit challenging Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion acquisition of TEGNA, making the coalition bipartisan.

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