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Attorney General of the State of Kansas
Seal of the attorney general of Kansas
Incumbent Kris Kobach since January 9, 2023
Formation	June 30, 1854
Website	www.ag.ks.gov

The attorney general of Kansas is a statewide elected official responsible for providing legal services to the state government of Kansas. Kris Kobach assumed office on January 9, 2023.

Divisions

Criminal Justice
Civil Litigation
Consumer Protection
Concealed Carry
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Legal Opinions and Government Counsel
Kansas Solicitor General Unit
Medicaid Fraud Unit

Officeholders

Kansas Territory attorneys general

Name	Term	Party
Andrew Jackson Isacks	1854–1857
William Weer	1857–1858
Alson C. Davis	1858–1861

State attorneys general

Politics of Kansas


Constitution United States Constitution Kansas Constitution
Executive Government Governor: Laura Kelly (D) Lieutenant Governor: David Toland (R) Secretary of State: Scott Schwab (R) Attorney General: Derek Schmidt (R) State Treasurer: Lynn Rogers (D) Insurance Commissioner: Vicki Schmidt (R) Corporation Commission State Cabinet
Legislature Legislature: Kansas Legislature Senate President: Ty Masterson (R) Vice President: Rick Wilborn (R) Majority Leader: Larry Alley (R) Minority Leader: Dinah Sykes (D) House of Representatives Speaker: Ron Ryckman Jr. (R) Speaker pro tempore: Blaine Finch (R) Majority Leader: Dan Hawkins (R) Minority Leader: Tom Sawyer (D)
Judiciary Courts of Kansas Supreme Court Court of Appeals Court of Impeachment
Political parties Political parties Democratic Party Republican Party Political party strength
Divisions Counties Cities and Towns
Congressional delegation Senate Pat Roberts (R) Roger Marshall (R) House of Representatives 1: Tracey Mann (R) 2: Jake LaTurner (R) 3: Sharice Davids (D 4: Ron Estes (R)
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Name	Term	Party
Benjamin Franklin Simpson	1861	Republican
Charles Chadwick	1861	Republican
Samuel Adams Stinson	1861–1863	Democratic
Warren William Guthrie	1863–1865	Republican
Jerome D. Brumbaugh	1865–1867
George Henry Hoyt	1867–1869
Addison Danford	1869–1871
Archibald L. Williams	1871–1875
Asa Maxson Fitz Randolph	1875–1877
Willard Davis	1877–1881
William Agnew Johnston	1881–1884
George Price Smith	1884–1885	Democratic
Simeon Briggs Bradford	1885–1889	Republican
Lyman Beecher Kellogg	1889–1891	Republican
John Nutt Ives	1891–1893	Democratic
John Thomas Little	1893–1895	Populist
Fernando Brenton Dawes	1895–1897	Republican
Louis C. Boyle	1897–1899	Populist
Aretas Allen Godard	1899–1903	Republican
Chiles Crittendon Coleman	1903–1907
Fred Schuyler Jackson	1907–1911
John Shaw Dawson	1911–1915
Sardius Mason Brewster	1915–1919
Richard Joseph Hopkins	1919–1923
Charles Benjamin Griffith	1923–1927
William A. Smith	1927–1930
Roland Boynton	1930–1935
Clarence Victor Beck	1935–1939
Jay S. Parker	1939–1943
Alexander Baldwin Mitchell	1943–1947
Edward F. Arn	1947–1949
Harold Ralph Fatzer	1949–1956
John Anderson Jr.	1956–1961
William M. Ferguson	1961–1965
Robert C. Londerholm	1965–1969
Kent Frizzell	1969–1971
Vern Miller	1971–1975	Democratic
Curt T. Schneider	1975–1979	Democratic
Robert Stephan	1979–1995	Republican
Carla J. Stovall	1995–2003
Phill Kline	2003–2007
Paul J. Morrison	2007–2008	Democratic
Stephen Six	2008–2011	Democratic
Derek Schmidt	2011–2023	Republican
Kris Kobach	2023–present	Republican

References

External links

Executive offices of Kansas

Attorneys General of Kansas

Attorneys General of Kansas
	Kansas Territory (1854–1861)	Isacks Weer A. Davis
	State of Kansas (1861–present)	Simpson Chadwick Stinson Guthrie Brumbaugh Hoyt Danford Williams Randolph W. Davis Johnston G. Smith Bradford Kellogg Ives Little Dawes Boyle Godard Coleman Jackson Dawson Brewster Hopkins Griffith W. Smith Boynton Beck Parker Mitchell Arn Fatzer Anderson Ferguson Londerholm Frizzell Miller Schneider Stephan Stovall Kline Morrison Six Schmidt Kobach

Attorneys general of the United States

Attorneys general of the United States
United States Attorney General: ▌Merrick Garland (D)
AL ▌Steve Marshall (R) AK ▌Treg Taylor (R) AZ ▌Kris Mayes (D) AR ▌Tim Griffin (R) CA ▌Rob Bonta (D) CO ▌Phil Weiser (D) CT ▌William Tong (D) DE ▌Kathy Jennings (D) FL ▌Ashley Moody (R) GA ▌Christopher M. Carr (R) HI ▌Anne E. Lopez (D) ID ▌Raúl Labrador (R) IL ▌Kwame Raoul (D) IN ▌Todd Rokita (R) IA ▌Brenna Bird (R) KS ▌Kris Kobach (R) KY ▌Russell Coleman (R) LA ▌Liz Murrill (R) ME ▌Aaron Frey (D) MD ▌Anthony Brown (D) MA ▌Andrea Campbell (D) MI ▌Dana Nessel (D) MN ▌Keith Ellison (DFL) MS ▌Lynn Fitch (R) MO ▌Andrew Bailey (R) MT ▌Austin Knudsen (R) NE ▌Mike Hilgers (R) NV ▌Aaron D. Ford (D) NH ▌John Formella (R) NJ ▌Matt Platkin (D) NM ▌Raúl Torrez (D) NY ▌Letitia James (D) NC ▌Josh Stein (D) ND ▌Drew Wrigley (R) OH ▌Dave Yost (R) OK ▌Gentner Drummond (R) OR ▌Ellen Rosenblum (D) PA ▌Michelle Henry (D) RI ▌Peter Neronha (D) SC ▌Alan Wilson (R) SD ▌Marty Jackley (R) TN ▌Jonathan Skrmetti (R) TX ▌Ken Paxton (R) UT ▌Sean Reyes (R) VT ▌Charity Clark (D) VA ▌Jason Miyares (R) WA ▌Bob Ferguson (D) WV ▌Patrick Morrisey (R) WI ▌Josh Kaul (D) WY ▌Bridget Hill (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Brian Schwalb (D) Territories: AS ▌Fainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu GU ▌Doug Moylan (R) MP ▌Ed Manibusan (D) PR ▌Domingo Emanuelli (NPP) VI ▌Ian Clement (acting)
Political party affiliations ▌28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory) ▌25 Democrats (23 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.