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Dave Sunday

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Dave Sunday
Image of Dave Sunday
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$191,061

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Penn State University, 2002

Law

Widener Law School, 2007

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Dave Sunday (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He assumed office on January 21, 2025. His current term ends on January 16, 2029.

Sunday (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Dave Sunday served in the U.S. Navy. He earned an undergraduate degree in finance from Penn State University in 2002 and a J.D. from Widener Law School in 2007. Sunday's career experience includes working as an attorney, specifically as a prosecutor with the York County District Attorney’s Office.[1]

Political career

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Sunday's political career includes the following offices:

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2024

General election

General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dave Sunday
Dave Sunday (R)
 
50.8
 
3,496,679
Image of Eugene DePasquale
Eugene DePasquale (D)
 
46.2
 
3,179,376
Image of Rob Cowburn
Rob Cowburn (L)
 
1.3
 
88,835
Image of Richard Weiss
Richard Weiss (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
68,046
Image of Justin Magill
Justin Magill (Constitution Party)
 
0.5
 
31,282
Image of Eric Settle
Eric Settle (Forward Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
18,151

Total votes: 6,882,369
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania

Eugene DePasquale defeated Jack Stollsteimer, Joe Khan, Keir Bradford-Grey, and Jared Solomon in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eugene DePasquale
Eugene DePasquale
 
35.2
 
371,911
Image of Jack Stollsteimer
Jack Stollsteimer
 
20.1
 
212,413
Image of Joe Khan
Joe Khan
 
15.9
 
167,895
Image of Keir Bradford-Grey
Keir Bradford-Grey Candidate Connection
 
15.2
 
160,369
Image of Jared Solomon
Jared Solomon
 
13.1
 
137,920
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
4,577

Total votes: 1,055,085
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania

Dave Sunday defeated Craig Williams in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dave Sunday
Dave Sunday
 
69.9
 
620,515
Image of Craig Williams
Craig Williams
 
29.5
 
261,419
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
5,282

Total votes: 887,216
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sunday in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary


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Dave Sunday campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Attorney General of PennsylvaniaWon general$14,082,223 $3,674,592
Grand total$14,082,223 $3,674,592
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Michelle Henry (D)
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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