North Dakota Attorney General

Chief legal officer of the U.S. state of North Dakota

North Dakota Attorney General

Incumbent
Drew Wrigley

since February 8, 2022

Member of| North Dakota Industrial Commission
Term length| Four years
Formation| 1889
First holder| George F. Goodwin
Website| https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov

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The North Dakota attorney general is the chief legal officer of the North Dakota state government. The attorney general's office represents the state government in court cases and issues opinions of points of law upon request. Drew Wrigley was appointed to the position on February 8, 2022, to finish the term of Wayne Stenehjem, who died in office.

## History

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Since the creation of the office by the state's constitution in 1889, the state has seen a total of 28 attorneys general. The office has been known to change hands rather quickly. The office has been held by the North Dakota Republican Party for a wide majority of its existence; only three of the 28 attorneys general were from the state's Democratic Party and two attorneys general ran on the Non Partisan League-ticket. The attorney general originally served a two-year term, but this was extended to four in 1964 by a constitutional amendment.

## Oversight

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The Office of the Attorney General oversees the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the office of the state Fire Marshall, and is charged with enforcement of the state open meetings and open records laws. The attorney general is also responsible for gambling regulations (except horse betting), overseeing the state's lottery and charitable gaming, as well as the intergovernmental compacts related to Native American gaming within North Dakota.[1]

## See also

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* List of attorneys general of North Dakota

## References

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1. ^ 2015–2017 Biennial Report (PDF) (Report). Office of the North Dakota Attorney General. 2017. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

## External links

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* North Dakota Century Code at Law.Justia.com
* State Bar Association of North Dakota

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Attorneys general of the United States

United States Attorney General: ▌Pam Bondi (R)

▌Steve Marshall (R)

▌Treg Taylor (R)

▌Kris Mayes (D)

▌Tim Griffin (R)

▌Rob Bonta (D)

▌Phil Weiser (D)

▌William Tong (D)

▌Kathy Jennings (D)

▌James Uthmeier (R)

▌Christopher M. Carr (R)

▌Anne E. Lopez (D)

▌Raúl Labrador (R)

▌Kwame Raoul (D)

▌Todd Rokita (R)

▌Brenna Bird (R)

▌Kris Kobach (R)

▌Russell Coleman (R)

▌Liz Murrill (R)

▌Aaron Frey (D)

▌Anthony Brown (D)

▌Andrea Campbell (D)

▌Dana Nessel (D)

▌Keith Ellison (DFL)

▌Lynn Fitch (R)

▌Andrew Bailey (R)

▌Austin Knudsen (R)

▌Mike Hilgers (R)

▌Aaron Ford (D)

▌John Formella (R)

▌Matt Platkin (D)

▌Raúl Torrez (D)

▌Letitia James (D)

▌Jeff Jackson (D)

▌Drew Wrigley (R)

▌Dave Yost (R)

▌Gentner Drummond (R)

▌Dan Rayfield (D)

▌Dave Sunday (R)

▌Peter Neronha (D)

▌Alan Wilson (R)

▌Marty Jackley (R)

▌Jonathan Skrmetti (R)

▌Ken Paxton (R)

▌Derek Brown (R)

▌Charity Clark (D)

▌Jason Miyares (R)

▌Nick Brown (D)

▌JB McCuskey (R)

▌Josh Kaul (D)

▌Ryan Schelhaas* (R)

Federal districts:

▌Brian Schwalb (D)

Territories:

▌Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde

▌Doug Moylan (R)

▌Ed Manibusan (D)

▌Vacant*

▌Gordon Rhea

Political party affiliations

* ▌29 Republicans (28 states, 1 territory)
* ▌24 Democrats (22 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
* ▌1 New Progressive (1 territory)
* ▌2 Unknown (2 territories)
An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
State abbreviations link to position articles.

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State government of North Dakota

* State Capitol
* North Dakota Constitution
* Coat of arms
* Flag
* Seal

Executive branch|

* Governor
* Agriculture Commissioner
* Attorney General
* Auditor
* Insurance Commissioner
* Lieutenant Governor
* Secretary of State
* Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Tax Commissioner
* Treasurer
* State Cabinet

Legislative branch|

* Legislative Assembly
* House of Representatives
* Senate

Judicial branch|

* Court System
* Supreme Court
* Court of Appeals
* District Court
* Municipal Courts

Departments and divisions|

* Agriculture
* Career and Technical Education
* Commerce
* Corrections and Rehabilitation
* Emergency Services
* Financial Institutions
* Game and Fish
* Health
* Human Services
* Labor
* Land
* Office of Management and Budget
* Parks and Recreation
* Public Instruction
* Securities
* Seed
* Transportation
* Veterans Affairs

Boards and commissions|

* Board of Higher Education
* Industrial Commission
* Bank of North Dakota
* Mineral Resources
* State Mill and Elevator
* Public Service Commission
* Water Commission

Other|

* Highway Patrol
* State Library
* State Penitentiary
* Vision Services/School for the Blind
* State School for the Deaf
* University System

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