| Joe Foster | |
| Office: | 29th Attorney General of New Hampshire |
| Term Start: | May 15, 2013 |
| Term End: | March 31, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Mike Delaney |
| Successor: | Gordon J. MacDonald |
| State Senate1: | New Hampshire |
| District1: | 13th |
| Term Start1: | December 4, 2002 |
| Term End1: | December 3, 2008 |
| Office2: | Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 1994 |
| Term End2: | 1998 |
| Preceded1: | Debora Pignatelli |
| Succeeded1: | Bette Lasky |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Marissa Baltus |
| Education: | Tufts University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Joseph A. Foster (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 29th Attorney General of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017. He was formerly a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 13th district from 2002 until 2008 and served as the State Senate Majority Leader in 2007 and 2008. Previously he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998. On April 17, 2013, he was confirmed to the office of New Hampshire Attorney General.[1] He took office on May 15, 2013,[2] succeeding Michael A. Delaney who decided not to seek reappointment by Governor Maggie Hassan at the end of his term, and instead took Foster's old position at his law firm.[3] In 2013, Foster was described as a potential Congressional candidate.[4]