Treg Taylor

Tregarrick R. "Treg" Taylor is an American lawyer serving since 2021 as the Alaska attorney general. He succeeded Ed Sniffen, who resigned after being appointed to the position two weeks before.^[1][2]

Treg Taylor
33rd Attorney General of Alaska
In office January 30, 2021 – August 29, 2025 Acting: January 30, 2021 – May 11, 2021
Governor	Mike Dunleavy
Preceded by	Ed Sniffen (acting)
Succeeded by	Stephen J. Cox (acting)
Personal details
Born	Tregarrick Taylor
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jodi
Children	6
Education	Brigham Young University (BA, JD)
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Education

Taylor briefly attended the United States Air Force Academy.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2004 with a Juris Doctor.^[3]

Career

In 2016, Taylor was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Anchorage Municipal Assembly.^[4] Taylor has served as the deputy attorney general of Alaska for the civil division.^[5] Taylor assumed office as Alaska attorney general in an acting capacity January 30, 2021. He was confirmed to the position by the Alaska Legislature on May 11, 2021.^[6]

Taylor supported the Pebble Mine proposal and expressed opposition to the federal government's decision to block the project.^[7]

He has threatened legal action against Walgreens over the potential distribution of abortion pills in Alaska, even though abortion and the relevant medications remain legal in Alaska.^[8]

Personal life

Taylor and his wife, Jodi, have six children and live in Anchorage.^[9]