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Idaho Attorney General

{{Short description|Elected office in Idaho, United States}}

{{Infobox Political post

|post = Attorney General

|body = Idaho

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|insigniacaption = Great Seal of the State of Idaho

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|image = Raul Labrador 115th (cropped).jpg

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|incumbent = Raúl Labrador

|incumbentsince = January 2, 2023

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|termlength = Four years

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|website = {{Official website|www.ag.idaho.gov|name=Attorney General of Idaho}}

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The attorney general of Idaho is an elected office that assists local law enforcement agencies in the state of Idaho. They provide legal representation for state agencies, state corporations and any persons holding ownership of property, as well as enforcing consumer protection laws.{{Cite web|title=Section 67-1401 – Idaho State Legislature|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title67/t67ch14/sect67-1401/|access-date=2021-01-23|language=en-US}} They advise state officials and entities in relation to the law. The incumbent attorney general is Raúl Labrador, who was first elected in 2022. Although the attorney general has a four-year term, there are no limits on how many attempts that an incumbent can run for office.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Attorney_General_of_Idaho|title=Attorney General of Idaho|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}

Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. The Office of Attorney General of the State of Idaho was created by the Constitution of Idaho, 1889, Art. IV, Sec. 1.

Qualifications

Candidates for attorney general must be a good-standing member of the Idaho State Bar, a U.S. citizen, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Idaho for at least two years prior to the election.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Attorney_General_of_Idaho|title=Attorney General of Idaho|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}

Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho

Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historystateida00brosgoog|title=History of the State of Idaho|last=Brosnan|first=Cornelius James|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons|year=1918|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historystateida00brosgoog/page/n147 117]–128|access-date=June 29, 2010}}

The Office of Territorial Attorney General was created in 1885 (Laws of the Territory of Idaho, 1885, p. 31).

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|+ Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho

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|D. P. B. Pride

|1885–1887

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|Richard Z. Johnson

|1885–1890

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Officeholders

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|+ Attorneys general of the State of Idaho

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|George H. Roberts

|1891–1893

|Republican

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|George M. Parsons

|1893–1897

|Republican

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|Robert McFarland

|1897–1899

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|S. H. Hays

|1899–1901

|Democratic

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|Frank Martin

|1901–1903

|Democratic

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|John A. Bagley

|1903–1905

|Republican

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|John Guheen

|1905–1909

|Republican

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|D. C. McDougall

|1909–1913

|Republican

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|Joseph H. Peterson

|1913–1917

|Republican

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|T. A. Walters

|1917–1919

|Democratic

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|Roy L. Black

|1919–1923

|Republican

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|A. H. Conner

|1923–1927

|Republican

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|Frank L. Stephan

|1927–1929

|Republican

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|W. D. Gillis

|1929–1931

|Republican

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|Fred J. Babcock

|1931–1933

|Republican

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|Bert Miller

|1933–1937

|Democratic

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|J. W. Taylor

|1937–1941

|Democratic

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|Bert Miller

|1941–1945

|Democratic

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|Frank Langley

|1945–1947

|Democratic

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|Robert Ailshie

|1947

|Republican

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|Robert Smylie

|1947–1955

|Republican

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|Graydon W. Smith

|1955–1959

|Republican

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|Frank Benson

|1959–1963

|Democratic

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|Allan Shepard

|1963–1969

|Republican

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|Robert Robson

|1969–1971

|Republican

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|W. Anthony Park

|1971–1975

|Democratic

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|Wayne Kidwell

|1975–1979

|Republican

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|David Leroy

|1979–1983

|Republican

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|Jim Jones

|1983–1991

|Republican

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|Larry Echo Hawk

|1991–1995

|Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}

|align=center|31

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|Allan Lance

|1995–2003

|Republican

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|align=center|32

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|Lawrence Wasden

|2003–2023

|Republican

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|Raúl Labrador

|2023–present

|Republican

See also

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  • Full list of Idaho statewide elected officials below

References

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External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • [http://www.ag.idaho.gov/index.html Idaho Attorney General] official website
  • [http://www.abajournal.com/search/results/search&keywords=Idaho+Attorney+General/ Idaho Attorney General] articles at ABA Journal
  • [http://public.findlaw.com/LCsearch.html?restrict=consumer&entry=%22Idaho+Attorney+General%22 News and Commentary] at FindLaw
  • [http://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/ Idaho Statutes] at Law.Justia.com
  • [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&navby=title&v1=State+of+Idaho U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Idaho"] at FindLaw
  • [http://www.isb.idaho.gov/ Idaho State Bar]
  • [http://naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag/idaho/lawrence-wasden.php Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden profile] at National Association of Attorneys General
  • [http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/media_index.html Press releases] at Idaho Attorney General

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