The State AG Report

Editor-in-Chief: Christopher Allen
Contributing Editors: Hannah Land, Keturah Taylor, Emily Yu

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Minnesota Attorney General

Current State AG
Keith Ellison (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Current Leadership Positions
DAGA Executive Committee

Keith Ellison was elected as attorney general in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Prior to being elected, AG Ellison served in the U.S. House of Representatives, including 12 years on the House Financial Services Committee. Before being elected to Congress, AG Ellison served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and worked in private practice specializing in civil rights law and criminal defense, including five years as executive director of the Legal Rights Center.

Keith Ellison was elected as attorney general in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Prior to being elected, AG Ellison served in the U.S. House of Representatives, including 12 years on the House Financial Services Committee. Before being elected to Congress, AG Ellison served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and worked in private practice specializing in civil rights law and criminal defense, including five years as executive director of the Legal Rights Center.

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The AG is an elected position in Minnesota.

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


Latest Minnesota Attorney General News & Insights

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Bipartisan AGs Tell Health Care Company to Step Up Response to Cyber Attack

A multistate coalition of 17 Democratic and 5 Republican AGs wrote a letter to UnitedHealth Group Inc. urging the company to improve its response following a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, which provides a data clearinghouse used by providers, pharmacies, and insurers. In the letter, the AGs note that in the wake of a…

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Minnesota to Island Mountain: Scale Down Interest-Rates and Collections

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison reached a settlement with three online lenders operating jointly under Island Mountain Development Group to resolve allegations that the companies violated Minnesota and federal consumer-lending laws by issuing illegal loans to consumers with excessive interest rates. According to AG Ellison’s complaint, these lenders issued thousands of loans to Minnesota consumers that…

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