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Russell Coleman
2024 - Present
2028
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Russell Coleman (Republican Party) is the Attorney General of Kentucky. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on January 3, 2028.
Coleman (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Kentucky. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Russell Coleman earned a bachelor's degree in 1998 and a law degree in 2004 from the University of Kentucky. Coleman's career experience includes working as a partner with Frost Brown Todd, a United States attorney for the Western District of Kentucky with the U.S. Department of Justice, and legal counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell.[1]
Political career
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Coleman's political career includes the following offices:
- 2024-present: Attorney General of Kentucky
- 2017-2021: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Elections
2023
See also: Kentucky Attorney General election, 2023
General election
General election for Attorney General of Kentucky
Russell Coleman defeated Pamela Stevenson in the general election for Attorney General of Kentucky on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russell Coleman (R) | 58.0 | 752,692 |
 | Pamela Stevenson (D) | 42.0 | 544,748 | |
| Total votes: 1,297,440 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Pamela Stevenson advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kentucky.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Russell Coleman advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Kentucky.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Coleman in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Russell Coleman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Daniel Cameron (R) |
Attorney General of Kentucky 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by - |
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