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New York Attorney General

Current State AG
Letitia James (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2019

Letitia James was elected as attorney general in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Prior to her election, she served as the public advocate for New York City and as New York City Council Member for the 35th District, where she worked to improve living conditions in the city. She began her legal career as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society and went on to head the Brooklyn regional office of the New York state AG’s office. She is...

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Letitia James was elected as attorney general in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. Prior to her election, she served as the public advocate for New York City and as New York City Council Member for the 35th District, where she worked to improve living conditions in the city. She began her legal career as a public defender at the Legal Aid Society and went on to head the Brooklyn regional office of the New York state AG’s office. She is the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York and the first woman to be elected AG.

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The AG is an elected position in New York.

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


Latest New York Attorney General News & Insights

AGs Urge Congress to Keep CFPB Rule Limiting Overdraft Fees

A group of 23 Democratic AGs and Hawaii’s Office of Consumer Protection sent a letter to U.S. House of Representatives leaders urging them to vote against House Joint Resolution 59, which would overturn the CFPB’s 2024 Rule limiting overdraft fees by large financial institutions. In their letter, the AGs argue that the purported bases for…

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Democratic AGs Sue to Halt Dismantling of Federal Agencies

A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block an Executive Order that directs the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and four other agencies to reduce their statutorily mandated functions and associated staff to the minimum required by law. The complaint…

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NY Settles With Insurer on Data Breach Rooted in Security Deficiencies

New York AG Letitia James settled with Root Insurance Company to resolve allegations that the company’s data security deficiencies led to a 2021 data breach involving 72,000 people, in violation of state consumer protection and data security laws. According to the settlement, Root inadequately safeguarded personal information that its online automobile insurance quoting tool prefilled…

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