(Bozeman Daily Chronicle) Beyond the contrast in policy and plans, the candidates to be Montana’s next attorney general offer broadly divergent views on the job description for the position they’re running to fill this November.
(Deseret News) Democrat Greg Skordas has a lot of ground to cover in a short time to make the race against Republican Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes competitive. A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll shows Reyes with a commanding lead, though less than half of voters say they would choose him and nearly a quarter remain undecided.
(Houston Chronicle) Joe Jaworski, a mediator and former Galveston mayor, announced his candidacy for attorney general last week. Getting an early start in a bid to unseat Paxton, a Republican, in 2022, Jaworski doesn’t expect to be the only Democrat vying for the position.
(Washington Post) Attorney General Mark R. Herring will seek a third term as Virginia’s top lawyer next year, abandoning plans to run for governor in a crowded Democratic primary, according to five people with knowledge of his decision.
(Fulton Sun) The three candidates running for Missouri attorney general come from diverse legal backgrounds and all say their experiences make them qualified to be the state’s top law enforcement officer.
(The Philadelphia Inquirer) Heather Heidelbaugh wants to deny Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro a second term. It’s an expensive and challenging proposition. Read More…
(The St. Louis American) In a contest between two highly qualified first-time candidates, Rich Finneran won the Democratic primary for Missouri attorney general over Elad Gross. With 3,501 of 3,574 precincts in the state reporting, Finneran was up 55.1% to 44.9%, a margin of nearly 50,000 votes.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Democrats will choose between a former assistant Missouri attorney general and a former federal prosecutor in the Aug. 4 primary to decide who will challenge Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt this fall.
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