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New Jersey Attorney General

Current State AG
Jennifer Davenport (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2026

Jennifer Davenport was appointed as the New Jersey Attorney General in January 2026. AG Davenport most recently worked in the private sector as Senior Director for Compliance and as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel at PSEG. Before that, she held senior federal and state law enforcement leadership roles—including New Jersey’s First Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the General Crimes Unit at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, Division Counsel to the DEA, and Commissioner on...

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Jennifer Davenport was appointed as the New Jersey Attorney General in January 2026. AG Davenport most recently worked in the private sector as Senior Director for Compliance and as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel at PSEG. Before that, she held senior federal and state law enforcement leadership roles—including New Jersey’s First Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the General Crimes Unit at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office, Division Counsel to the DEA, and Commissioner on the Waterfront Commission. She began her career as an intelligence analyst with the DEA, later clerking for Chief Judge John W. Bissell and practicing as a litigation associate at national law firms.

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State AGs are elected in 43 states and D.C. In New Jersey, the governor appoints the AG.

  • Next Election:November 6, 2029
  • Election Process:Appointed
  • Term/Limit:4 years/ none

Latest New Jersey Attorney General News & Insights

New York, New Jersey AGs Blow Whistle on FIFA Ticketing

New York AG Letitia James and New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport subpoenaed FIFA as part of an investigation into ticketing practices for the 2026 World Cup. According to the AGs, the investigation stems from reports that fans were misled about seat locations after FIFA introduced new “Front Categories” for premium seats following initial ticket sales,…

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Multistate Coalition Calls for Caps on Deceptive Rental Fees

A bipartisan coalition of 27 AGs, led by Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, submitted a comment letter to the FTC urging the agency to propose a rule that would regulate hidden and deceptive rental fees. In the letter, the AGs argue that hidden rental fees obscure the actual cost of rent; cause financial strain…

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Multistate Coalition Defends Law Firms in Trump EO Appeals

A coalition of 21 AGs led by Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals backing four law firms challenging what the states describe as retaliatory executive orders imposed by the Trump Administration. In the brief, the amici argue that the orders punish the firms for…

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