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Nebraska Attorney General

Current State AG
Mike Hilgers (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2022

Mike Hilgers was elected as Nebraska’s 33th attorney general in 2022. AG Hilgers served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2017 to 2022, holding the positions of rules chairman, chair of the executive board, and speaker. In 2015, AG Hilgers founded his own practice, Hilgers Graben PLLC, providing commercial and IP litigation services. He served earlier in his career as a judicial clerk for  Edith Brown Clement, senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mike Hilgers was elected as Nebraska’s 33th attorney general in 2022. AG Hilgers served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2017 to 2022, holding the positions of rules chairman, chair of the executive board, and speaker. In 2015, AG Hilgers founded his own practice, Hilgers Graben PLLC, providing commercial and IP litigation services. He served earlier in his career as a judicial clerk for  Edith Brown Clement, senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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The AG is an elected position in Nebraska.

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


Latest Nebraska Attorney General News & Insights

State AGs Seek to Intervene in EV Fuel Economy Case

AGs from Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, and West Virginia—joined by the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce and several corn-grower associations—have moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by California and other states challenging NHTSA’s 2025 Interpretive Rule, which limits the agency’s authority to enforce certain electric vehicle (EV) fuel economy standards. In their motion, the…

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Nebraska AG Latest to Hit the Brakes on GM Data Practices

Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively, “GM”) over allegations that GM misled vehicle purchasers into enrolling in programs that collected and shared their driving data with third parties in violation of state consumer protection law. According to the complaint, the driving data that GM collected, processed, and…

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No Buyer’s Remorse for Nebraska AG Over Temu Data Use Lawsuit

Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued PDD Holdings Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., d/b/a Temu, alleging that Temu’s shopping app operates as malware designed to gain unauthorized access to users’ data in violation of state consumer protection laws. According to the complaint, Temu’s app is designed to surreptitiously gain unrestricted access to a user’s phone operating system—including location…

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