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
Type	Chief legal officer
Seat	Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines
Formation	February 9, 1853
Website	Iowa 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][failed verification]}

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 office	Left office	Party
1		David C. Cloud	1853	1856	Democratic
2		Samuel A. Rice	1856	1861	Republican
3		Charles C. Nourse	1861	1865	Republican
4		Isaac L. Allen	1865	1866	Republican
5		Frederick E. Bissell	1866	1867	Republican
6		Henry O'Connor	1867	1872	Republican
7		Marsena E. Cutts	1872	1877	Republican
8		John F. McJunkin	1877	1881	Republican
9		Smith McPherson	1881	1885	Republican
10		Andrew J. Baker	1885	1889	Republican
11		John Young Stone	1889	1895	Republican
12		Milton Remley[5]	1895	1901	Republican
13		Charles W. Mullan	1901	1907	Republican
14		John F. Riggs	1907	1909	Republican
15		Howard Webster Byers	1909	1911	Republican
16		George Cosson	1911	1917	Republican
17		Horace M. Havner	1917	1921	Republican
18		Ben Gibson	1921	1927	Republican
19		John Fletcher	1927	1933	Republican
20		Edward L. O'Connor	1933	1937	Democratic
21		John H. Mitchell	1937	1938	Democratic
22		Fred D. Everett	1939	1940	Republican
23		John M. Rankin	1941	1947	Republican
24		Robert L. Larson	1947	1953	Republican
25		Leo Hoegh	1953	1955	Republican
26		Dayton Countryman	1955	1957	Republican
27		Norman A. Erbe	1957	1961	Republican
28		Evan Hultman	1961	1965	Republican
29		Lawrence F. Scalise	1965	1967	Democratic
30		Richard C. Turner	1967	1979	Republican
31		Tom Miller	1979	1991	Democratic
32		Bonnie Campbell	1991	1995	Democratic
33		Tom Miller	1995	2023	Democratic
34		Brenna Bird	2023	Incumbent	Republican