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Kentucky Attorney General

Current State AG
Russell Coleman (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2024

Russell Coleman was sworn in as the 52nd Kentucky Attorney General in January 2024. In 2017, AG Coleman was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Prior to that, his government service included serving as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Oldham County and as senior advisor and legal counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, after which he was in private practice. Early in his career, AG Coleman was a Special Agent with the FBI.

Russell Coleman was sworn in as the 52nd Kentucky Attorney General in January 2024. In 2017, AG Coleman was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Prior to that, his government service included serving as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Oldham County and as senior advisor and legal counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, after which he was in private practice. Early in his career, AG Coleman was a Special Agent with the FBI.

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The AG is an elected position in Kentucky.

  • Next Election:November 2, 2027
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 terms


Latest Kentucky Attorney General News & Insights

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TikTok Can’t Scroll Past Kentucky’s Lawsuit

Kentucky AG Russell Coleman’s lawsuit against TikTok Inc. and affiliated entities (collectively, “TikTok”) will proceed after a state court denied the platform’s motion to dismiss claims that it used addictive design features to drive compulsive use among minors and misled users about youth safety, all in violation of the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act. In the…

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Kentucky AG Moves to Shut Down Unsafe AI Chats

Kentucky AG Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit against Character Technologies, Inc. and its founders alleging violations of the state’s consumer protection and data privacy laws arising from the operation and marketing of the Character.AI chatbot platform. According to the complaint, Character.AI operates a platform designed mimic human conversation through chatbots modeled on real and fictional…

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AGs Divided as EPA Proposes Putting Climate Protections in Reverse

Democratic and GOP AGs submitted dueling comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding and related greenhouse gas vehicle emission standards. The Finding concluded that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare and provided the legal foundation for federal motor vehicle emissions standards. A group of 23 Democratic AGs,…

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