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Nick Brown (Washington)

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Nick Brown
Candidate, Attorney General of Washington
Attorney General of Washington
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
0
Predecessor: Bob Ferguson (D)
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Years in office: 2021 - 2023
Compensation
Base salary
$187,543
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 7, 2028
Education
Bachelor's
Morehouse College, 1999
Law
Harvard Law School, 2003
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Years of service
2003 - 2007
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Nick Brown (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of Washington. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Brown (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Attorney General of Washington. He declared candidacy for the 2028 election.[source]

Biography

Nick Brown served as an officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Army.[1] He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Morehouse College in 1999 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2003.[2] Brown's professional experience includes working as the general counsel for Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) and as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.[1]

Political career

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Brown's political career includes the following offices:

Elections

2028

See also: Washington Attorney General election, 2028

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General election

The general election will occur on November 7, 2028.

General election for Attorney General of Washington

Incumbent Nick Brown is running in the general election for Attorney General of Washington on November 7, 2028.

Candidate
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Nick Brown (D)

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2024

See also: Washington Attorney General election, 2024

General election

General election for Attorney General of Washington

Nick Brown defeated Pete Serrano in the general election for Attorney General of Washington on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nick Brown
Nick Brown (D)
 
55.6
 
2,093,570
Image of Pete Serrano
Pete Serrano (R)
 
44.3
 
1,669,884
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3,616

Total votes: 3,767,070
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Attorney General of Washington

Pete Serrano and Nick Brown defeated Manka Dhingra in the primary for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Pete Serrano
Pete Serrano (R)
 
42.1
 
814,372
Image of Nick Brown
Nick Brown (D)
 
35.3
 
682,360
Image of Manka Dhingra
Manka Dhingra (D)
 
22.5
 
435,919
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
1,284

Total votes: 1,933,935
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Endorsements

Brown received the following endorsements.

Campaign themes

2028

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2024

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Candidate statement

Brown provided the following candidate statement for the Washington State voter guide:

Nick Brown was raised in Pierce County where his parents, a nurse and an Army veteran, taught him the importance of service and giving back to the community. Nick went to Morehouse College on an ROTC scholarship and after Harvard Law School, served as an Army JAG officer and federal prosecutor.

As General Counsel to Governor Inslee, Nick oversaw work to end the death penalty and coordinated the administration’s response to Donald Trump’s hateful Muslim ban. In 2021 President Biden appointed Nick as the first Black U.S. Attorney in state history. There, Nick prioritized addressing the fentanyl crisis, protecting consumers, cracking down on sex trafficking, and combatting violent crime.

As Attorney General, Nick will work to keep all Washingtonians safe – from crime, gun violence, discrimination, and the growing housing crisis. Nick believes Donald Trump poses an unprecedented threat to our country and will fight to protect our state from attacks on civil liberties. Nick believes the decision to have an abortion should be between a woman, her family, and doctor. He will fight any attempt to take away reproductive rights.

Nick is proudly endorsed by Governor Inslee, the Washington Education Association, Washington Conservation Action, and Washington State Labor Council. [3]

—Nick Brown (2024)[4]

Campaign finance summary


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Nick Brown campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Attorney General of WashingtonWon general$2,319,221 $2,873,565
Grand total$2,319,221 $2,873,565
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

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 {https://nickbrownforag.com/ Nick Brown 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed June 28, 2024]
  2. United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington, "Nicholas W. Brown sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington," October 8, 2021
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. VoteWA.gov, “Nick Brown,” accessed July 22, 2024

Political offices
Preceded by
Bob Ferguson (D)
Attorney General of Washington
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
2021-2023
Succeeded by
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