Nebraska Attorney General Explained

Post:Attorney General
Body:Nebraska
Incumbent:Mike Hilgers
Incumbentsince:January 5, 2023
Type:Chief legal officer
Seat:Lincoln
Termlength:4 years
Formation:February 21, 1867
First:Champion Chase
Website:Nebraska Attorney General official website

The Nebraska attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer and lawyer for the U.S. state of Nebraska.

List of attorneys general

Parties
ImageAttorney GeneralTermParty
1Champion S. Chase1867–1869Republican
2Seth Robinson1869–1871Republican
3George H. Roberts1871–1873Republican
4Joseph R. Webster1873–1875Republican
5George H. Roberts1875–1879Republican
6Caleb J. Dilworth[1] 1879–1883Republican
7Isaac Powers, Jr.1883–1885Republican
8William Leese1885–1891Republican
9George H. Hastings1891–1895Republican
10Arthur S. Churchill1895–1897Republican
11Constantine J. Smyth1897–1901Fusion
12Frank N. Prout1901–1905Republican
13Norris Brown1905–1907Republican
14William T. Thompson1907–1910Republican
15Arthur F. Mullen1910–1911Democratic
16Grant G. Martin1911–1915Republican
17Willis E. Reed1915–1919Democratic
18Clarence A. Davis1919–1923Republican
19Ora S. Spillman1923–1929Republican
20Christian A. Sorensen1929–1933Republican
21Paul F. Good1933–1935Democratic
22William H. Wright1935–1937Democratic
23Richard C. Hunter1937–1939Democratic
24Walter R. Johnson1939–1949Republican
25James H. Anderson1949–1950Republican
26Harold P. Caldwell1950–1951Democratic
27Clarence S. Beck1951–1961Republican
28Clarence A. H. Meyer1961–1975Republican
29Paul L. Douglas1975–1984Republican
30Robert M. Spire1985–1991Republican
31Don Stenberg1991–2003Republican
32Jon Bruning2003–2015Republican
33Doug Peterson2015–2023Republican
34Mike Hilgers2023–presentRepublican

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Notes and References

  1. News: Republican Ticket. Nebraska State Journal. 2. November 5, 1878.