Washington Attorney General

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Not to be confused with Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
Attorney General of Washington
Office of the Attorney General
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years
No limit
Constituting instrumentWashington State Constitution
Formation1887
Salary$218,744[1]

The attorney general of Washington is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Washington and head of the Washington State Office of the Attorney General. The attorney general represents clients of the state and defends the public interest in accordance to state law. The office of the attorney general is an executive office elected by the citizens of Washington, and the officeholder serves a four-year term.[2]

Authority

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The powers and responsibilities of the Washington attorney general derive from the Washington State Constitution (Const. art. III, § 1)[3] and the Revised Code of Washington (RCW 43.10).[4]

List of attorneys general of Washington

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The following is a list of individuals who have served as attorney general of the U.S. state of Washington.[5][6] The attorney general is fifth (behind the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, and auditor, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Washington.[7]

  Denotes acting attorney general or time served as acting attorney general
# Image Attorney General Term of office Political party
1 File:Washington State Attorney General James B. Metcalf, circa 1888.jpg James B. Metcalfe 1887 1889 Democratic
2 File:Washington State Attorney General William Carey Jones, circa 1889.jpg William C. Jones 1889 1897 Republican
3 File:Washington State Attorney General Patrick Henry Winston Jr., circa 1897 (cropped).jpg Patrick Henry Winston Jr. 1897 1901 People's Party
4 File:Washington State Attorney General Wickliffe Stratton, circa 1901 (cropped).jpg Wickliffe Stratton 1901 1905 Republican
5 File:Washington State Attorney General John Atkinson, 1905 (square crop).jpg John Atkinson 1905 1909 Republican
6 File:Washington State Attorney General Walter P. Bell, 1909 (square crop).jpg Walter Bell 1909 1911 Republican
7 File:Washington State Attorney General William V. Tanner, 1911 (square crop).jpg William V. Tanner 1911 1912 Republican
1912 1919
8 File:Washington State Attorney General L. L. Thompson, 1919 (square crop).jpg L.L. Thompson 1919 1920 Republican
1920 1923
9 File:Washington State Attorney General John Dunbar, 1923 (square crop).jpg John Dunbar 1923 1925 Republican
1925 1933
10 Garrison Hamilton 1933 1940 Democratic
11 Smith Troy 1941 1944 Democratic
1944 1952
12 Don Eastvold 1953 1956 Republican
13 File:John J. O'Connell (cropped).jpg John J. O'Connell 1957 1969 Democratic
14 File:Slade Gorton.jpg Slade Gorton 1969 1981 Republican
15 File:Ken Eikenberry.jpg Ken Eikenberry 1981 1993 Republican
16 File:ChristineGregoireOfficial (cropped).jpg Christine Gregoire 1993 2005 Democratic
17 File:Rob McKenna; Washington AG (cropped).jpg Rob McKenna 2005 2013 Republican
18 File:Defend DACA rally - Seattle - September 5, 2017 - 15 - Bob Ferguson (cropped).jpg Bob Ferguson 2013 2025 Democratic
19 File:Nicholas W. Brown, U.S. Attorney official (cropped).jpg Nick Brown 2025 Incumbent Democratic

Current attorney general (Nick Brown)

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Nick Brown is the current attorney general in the state of Washington. He took over the seat in 2025, primarily running on a campaign of safety for Seattle citizens. Secondarily, he ran on access to abortion for Washington residents and mitigation of climate change.[8] He won the 2024 election by defeating republican challenger Pete Serrano, making history as the first black attorney general in the state of Washington.

During his time as attorney general he has made headlines for suing the Trump administration multiple times, most notably over SNAP benefits.[9] He has also recently pushed for a bill that would protect immigrant workers in the state of Washington.[10]

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