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Mississippi Attorney General

Current State AG
Lynn Fitch (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2019

Current Leadership Positions

Lynn Fitch was elected as Mississippi’s first woman attorney general in 2019 and reelected in 2023. Previously, AG Fitch served two terms as state treasurer from 2012 to 2020. Before that, she served as executive director of the Mississippi State Personnel Board, executive director at the Department of Employment Security, and counsel for the state House of Representatives Ways and Means and Local and Private Legislation Committees. She began her legal career as a special assistant AG and was later in private practice...

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Lynn Fitch was elected as Mississippi’s first woman attorney general in 2019 and reelected in 2023. Previously, AG Fitch served two terms as state treasurer from 2012 to 2020. Before that, she served as executive director of the Mississippi State Personnel Board, executive director at the Department of Employment Security, and counsel for the state House of Representatives Ways and Means and Local and Private Legislation Committees. She began her legal career as a special assistant AG and was later in private practice as a bond lawyer.

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The AG is an elected position in Mississippi.

  • Next Election:November 2, 2027
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none


Latest Mississippi Attorney General News & Insights

Republican AGs Argue Court Fumbled Decision Blocking Launch of Live Sports Content Platform

A group of six Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in litigation between Walt Disney Co. and FuboTV that argued that the Second Circuit should reverse the lower court’s decision granting a preliminary injunction blocking the launch of live sports content platform Venu. FuboTV Inc. and…

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Quick Guide: AG Elections: Summing Up 2023 and Eying Up 2024

The 2023 AG elections showed Republican wins across the board, contrasting with Democratic success across the country on ballot initiatives in Ohio, judicial races in Pennsylvania, legislative races in Virginia and the Kentucky governor’s race. In Episode 10, Stephen Cobb and Emily Yu parse the 2023 elections and consider the implications for 2024, when 10…

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