Idaho Attorney General

The attorney general of Idaho is an elected office that assists local law enforcement agencies in the state of Idaho. They provide legal representation for state agencies, state corporations and any persons holding ownership of property, as well as enforcing consumer protection laws. They advise state officials and entities in relation to the law. The incumbent attorney general is Raúl Labrador, who was first elected in 2022. Although the attorney general has a four-year term, there are no limits on how many attempts that an incumbent can run for office.

Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. The Office of Attorney General of the State of Idaho was created by the Constitution of Idaho, 1889, Art. IV, Sec. 1.

Qualifications Candidates for attorney general must be members in good-standing with the Idaho State Bar, a U.S. citizen, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Idaho for at least two years prior to the election.

Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.

The Office of Territorial Attorney General was created in 1885 (Laws of the Territory of Idaho, 1885, p. 31). + Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho # Image Name Term of service Political party1D. P. B. Pride1885–18872Richard Z. Johnson1885–1890

Officeholders + Attorneys general by party affiliation Party Attorneys general Republican 22 Democratic 10 Populist 1 + Attorneys general of the State of Idaho # Image Name Term of service Political party1George H. Roberts1891–1893Republican2George M. Parsons1893–1897Republican3Robert McFarland1897–1899Populist4S. H. Hays1899–1901Democratic5Frank Martin1901–1903Democratic6John A. Bagley1903–1905Republican7John Guheen1905–1909Republican8D. C. McDougall1909–1913Republican9Joseph H. Peterson1913–1917Republican10T. A. Walters1917–1919Democratic11Roy L. Black1919–1923Republican12A. H. Conner1923–1927Republican13Frank L. Stephan1927–1929Republican14W. D. Gillis1929–1931Republican15Fred J. Babcock1931–1933Republican16Bert Miller1933–1937Democratic17J. W. Taylor1937–1941Democratic18Bert Miller1941–1945Democratic19Frank Langley1945–1947Democratic20Robert Ailshie1947Republican21Robert Smylie1947–1955Republican22Graydon W. Smith1955–1959Republican23Frank Benson1959–1963Democratic24Allan Shepard1963–1969Republican25Robert Robson1969–1971Republican26W. Anthony Park1971–1975Democratic27Wayne Kidwell1975–1979Republican28David Leroy1979–1983Republican29Jim Jones1983–1991Republican30Larry Echo Hawk1991–1995Democratic31Allan Lance1995–2003Republican32Lawrence Wasden2003–2023Republican33Raúl Labrador2023–presentRepublican

Idaho Attorney General

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