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Mississippi Attorney General

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

2019

Current Leadership Positions
NAAG Southern Region Chair

Lynn Fitch was elected as Mississippi’s first woman Attorney General in 2019. 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...

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Lynn Fitch was elected as Mississippi’s first woman Attorney General in 2019. 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 7, 2023
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none

Election Timeline & Candidates

  1. Candidate Filing Deadline
  2. Primary Election/ Republican Runoff on Aug. 29, 2023
  3. General Election
Greta Martin (D)
Democrat

Greta Martin (D)

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Lynn Fitch (R)
Republican
Incumbent

Lynn Fitch (R)

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Greta Martin (D)
Democrat

Greta Martin (D)

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Lynn Fitch (R)
Republican
Incumbent

Lynn Fitch (R)

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Latest Mississippi Attorney General News & Insights

Artificial Intelligence’s Potential for Exploitation of Children Alarms AGs

The National Association of Attorneys General, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of AGs from all 50 states, D.C., and three U.S. territories, sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to take action to combat the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the exploitation of children. In their letter, the AGs express concern with…

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Fight Against Organized Retail Crime Continues with New Partnership

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin announced he is joining the Organized Retail Crime Alliance, a new collaboration between U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and law enforcement, prosecutors, and private sector partners from Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama to combat organized retail crime (ORC). AG Griffin’s announcement emphasized that all consumers pay for the billions of dollars lost…

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28 AGs Call on GoFundMe for Changes in Terms of Service

New Mexico AG Hector Balderas, Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, and Louisiana AG Jeff Landry led a coalition of 28 AGs that sent a letter calling on the online crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to make improvements in the clarity and disclosure of the site’s Terms of Service for consumers who use the platform. The AGs alleged that…

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