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The Attorney General of Minnesota is the chief legal officer for the State of Minnesota. The office of the attorney general represents and provides legal advice to over 100 state agencies, boards and commissions. The attorney general represents the state in state and federal court, as well as in administrative adjudication and rulemaking hearings. The attorney general handles felony criminal appeals, advises local prosecutors in the conduct of criminal trials and handles cases at the request of local prosecutors. The attorney general is also responsible for representing residential and small business utility consumers through participation in matters before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

Current officeholder

The current officeholder is Lori Swanson. Having taken the oath of office on January 2, 2007, she became the first woman in the state to serve as Attorney General. She was re-elected in 2010.

Authority

The state Constitution addresses the office of attorney general in Article V, the Executive Department.

Under Article V, Section I:

The executive department consists of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, and attorney general...

Elections

Minnesota elects attorneys general in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For Minnesota, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 are all attorney general election years. There are no term limits.

Electoral history

2006

2006 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lori Swanson	41.8%
	Democratic Party	Steve Kelley	37.3%
	Democratic Party	Bill Luther	20.9%
Total Votes			300,387

2006 Race for Attorney General - General Election ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lori Swanson	53.2%
	Republican Party	Jeff Johnson	40.7%
	Independent	John James	4.1%
	Green Party	Papa John Kolstad	1.9%
Total Votes			2,125,209

2010

See also: Minnesota Attorney General election, 2010

Democratic Primary

2010 Race for Attorney General - Democratic Primary ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lori Swanson	85.6%
	Democratic Party	Leo F. Meyer	14.4%
Total Votes			397,317

Republican Primary

2010 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Chris Barden	54.0%
	Republican Party	Sharon Anderson	46.0%
Total Votes			121,532

General Election

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Lori Swanson	52.9%
	Republican Party	Chris Barden	41.3%
	Independent	Bill Dahn	5.1%
	Resource Party	David J. Hoch	0.7%
	Write-In		0.1%
Total Votes			2,033,087

Compensation

Article V, Section 4 of the Minnesota Constitution addresses compensation:

...The duties and salaries of the executive officers shall be prescribed by law.

In 2010, the Attorney General of Minnesota was paid an estimated $114,288 according to the Council of State Governments.^[5]

Contact Information

Capitol Address:
Minnesota Attorney General's Office
1400 Bremer Tower
Saint Paul, MN 55101

Phone: (651) 296-3353
Toll Free Phone: (800) 657-3787
E-mail: attorney.general@state.mn.us

External links

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References

[0] Minnesota Secretary of State - 2006 Primary Election Results

[1] Minnesota Secretary of State - 2006 General Election Results

[2010primary-2] 3.0 ^3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 Attorney General Primary Election Results

[3] Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results

[4] The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," retrieved July 3, 2011

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