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Montana Attorney General

Current State AG
Austin Knudsen (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2021

Current Leadership Positions
RAGA Vice-Chairman

Austin Knudsen, a fifth generation Montanan, was elected as the 25th Montana Attorney General in 2020. Most recently, AG Knudsen served as the Roosevelt County attorney, before which he was in private practice and also served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. From 2015 to 2019, AG Knudsen served two terms as the Speaker of the Montana House, one of the youngest people to serve in the role in Montana history.

Austin Knudsen, a fifth generation Montanan, was elected as the 25th Montana Attorney General in 2020. Most recently, AG Knudsen served as the Roosevelt County attorney, before which he was in private practice and also served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. From 2015 to 2019, AG Knudsen served two terms as the Speaker of the Montana House, one of the youngest people to serve in the role in Montana history.

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The AG is an elected position in Montana.

  • Next Election:November 5, 2024
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 terms in a 16 year period

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  2. Primary Election
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Ben Alke (D)
Democrat

Ben Alke (D)

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Austin Knudsen (R)
Republican
Incumbent

Austin Knudsen (R)

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Ben Alke (D)
Democrat

Ben Alke (D)

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Austin Knudsen (R)
Republican
Incumbent

Austin Knudsen (R)

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Latest Montana Attorney General News & Insights

Montana AG Warns Google Over Potential Bias in Its AI System

Montana AG Austin Knudsen sent a letter to Google LLC warning it that its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system may violate state consumer protection and human rights laws. In the letter, AG Knudsen voices concerns that Gemini may prioritize providing outputs in line with Google’s political biases, manipulating or withholding information from consumers, and that…

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GOP AGs Tell BlackRock to be Bo(u)lder With Its Conflicts Oversight

A group of 15 Republican AGs sent a letter to BlackRock, Inc.’s fund directors (collectively, “BlackRock”) reiterating concerns as to whether the investment adviser has sufficiently investigated its ESG policies and potential conflicts of interest. In the letter, the AGs voice concerns over BlackRock’s conflicting statements raised in Tennessee’s December 2023 lawsuit against BlackRock regarding…

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