Attorney General of Iowa

The Attorney General of Iowa is the chief legal officer of the State of Iowa, United States.

Attorney General of Iowa
Incumbent
Brenna Bird
since January 3, 2023
TypeChief legal officer
SeatLucas State Office Building, Des Moines
FormationFebruary 9, 1853
WebsiteIowa Attorney General official website

The office was created February 9, 1853. The Office of the Attorney General is housed in the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines; the attorney general also has a room in the Iowa State Capitol to prepare legislation.[1]

As stated in Iowa law, the powers and duties of the office include: Representing the departments and agencies of state government; taking action for citizens in consumer protection and other areas; enforcing the state's environmental protection laws; playing a central role in the criminal justice system; and providing assistance and advocacy for the victims of crime. The attorney general also issues legal opinions on questions of law submitted by elected or appointed state officials and defends all tort claim actions against the state. Iowa is unique in that its attorney general belongs to the judicial branch of government; in 48 of the other 50 states, the attorney general is a member of the executive branch.[2]

Republican Brenna Bird has been Attorney General since 2023.

List of attorneys general of Iowa
Parties

  Democratic (7)   Republican (26)

No. Name[3][4]Took officeLeft officeParty
1   David C. Cloud18531856Democratic
2 Samuel A. Rice18561861Republican
3 Charles C. Nourse18611865Republican
4 Isaac L. Allen18651866Republican
5 Frederick E. Bissell18661867Republican
6 Henry O'Connor18671872Republican
7 Marsena E. Cutts18721877Republican
8 John F. McJunkin18771881Republican
9 Smith McPherson18811885Republican
10 Andrew J. Baker18851889Republican
11 John Young Stone18891895Republican
12 Milton Remley[5]18951901Republican
13 Charles W. Mullan19011907Republican
14 John F. Riggs19071909Republican
15 Howard Webster Byers19091911Republican
16 George Cosson19111917Republican
17 H. M. Havner19171921Republican
18 Ben Gibson19211927Republican
19 John Fletcher19271933Republican
20 Edward L. O'Connor19331937Democratic
21 John H. Mitchell19371938Democratic
22 Fred D. Everett19391940Republican
23 John M. Rankin19411947Republican
24 Robert L. Larson19471953Republican
25 Leo Hoegh19531955Republican
26 Dayton Countryman19551957Republican
27 Norman A. Erbe19571961Republican
28 Evan Hultman19611965Republican
29 Lawrence F. Scalise19651967Democratic
30 Richard C. Turner19671979Republican
31 Tom Miller19791991Democratic
32 Bonnie Campbell19911995Democratic
33 Tom Miller19952023Democratic
34 Brenna Bird2023IncumbentRepublican
  • Samuel Allen Rice
    Samuel Allen Rice
  • Smith McPherson
    Smith McPherson
  • John H. Mitchell
    John H. Mitchell
  • Leo Hoegh
    Leo Hoegh
  • Dayton Countryman
    Dayton Countryman
  • Norman A. Erbe
    Norman A. Erbe
  • Evan Hultman
    Evan Hultman
  • Richard C. Turner
    Richard C. Turner
  • Tom Miller
    Tom Miller

References
  1. "DAS - Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. Iowa Official Register. Iowa State Law Library: Iowa Secretary of State. 1999–2000. p. 20. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. "various Iowa Official Registers". Iowa. Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  4. "History of Iowa Vol. III Directory of Public Officials". Iowa History Project. GenWeb. Archived from the original on 2004-10-25.
  5. Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa. 1893.
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