Washington Attorney General

Current State AG: Nick Brown (D)
Political Party: Democrat
Assumed Office: 2025

The first man of color to be elected attorney general in Washington, Nick Brown is a former JAG Officer who earned the Bronze Star medal in 2005 for his service in Iraq. Most recently, he served as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington where he worked fighting drug cartels and sex trafficking, addressing the fentanyl crisis, and reducing violent crime. From 2007 to 2013, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, and from 2013 to 2017, he was general counsel to Governor Jay Inslee.
AG Brown’s 2024 campaign for state attorney general focused on ensuring safety for all Washingtonians, with priorities including addressing gun violence, protecting democracy, combating climate change, and defending abortion access in Washington.

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The AG is an elected position in Washington.

Next Election:November 7, 2028
Election Process:Elected
Term/Limit:4 years / none

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News September 24, 2026

Settlement Reached Between AGs and Paramount and Warner Bros.

A coalition of 12 state AGs reached a settlement with Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery resolving the states’ lawsuit alleging the merger of the two entertainment companies.

News September 24, 2026

FTC and Washington Reach $225M Settlement with Amway

The FTC and the state of Washington announced a $225 million settlement with Amway Corp. and two of its licensees, World Wide Group LLC (WWG) and Leadership Team Development Inc. (LTD), resolving allegations that the companies use unfair and deceptive tactics to recruit members to their direct selling and multilevel marketing opportunity. Amway offers a…

News August 20, 2026

“All Bets Are Off” as Washington Judge Orders Kalshi to Halt Operations

A judge has issued a final order requiring KalshiEX (Kalshi) to suspend many of its Washington operations after concluding that Kalshi likely violated the Washington Gambling Act and the Consumer Protection Act. The order requires Kalshi to stop offering, accepting, or facilitating wagers on sports, elections, politics, entertainment, tech, and science, or mentions in Washington…

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