Idaho Attorney General Explained

Post:Attorney General
Body:Idaho
Insignia:Seal of Idaho.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Great Seal of the State of Idaho
Incumbent:Raúl Labrador
Incumbentsince:January 2, 2023
Termlength:Four years

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.[1] 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.[2]

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 a good-standing member of 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.[3]

Attorneys general of the Territory of Idaho

Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.[4]

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
ImageNameTerm of servicePolitical party
1D. P. B. Pride1885–1887
2Richard Z. Johnson1885–1890

Officeholders

Party! Attorneys general
Republican22
Democraticalign=right 10
Populistalign=right 1
Attorneys general of the State of Idaho
ImageNameTerm of servicePolitical party
1George H. Roberts1891–1893Republican
2George M. Parsons1893–1897Republican
3Robert McFarland1897–1899Populist
4S. H. Hays1899–1901Democratic
5Frank Martin1901–1903Democratic
6John A. Bagley1903–1905Republican
7John Guheen1905–1909Republican
8D. C. McDougall1909–1913Republican
9Joseph H. Peterson1913–1917Republican
10T. A. Walters1917–1919Democratic
11Roy L. Black1919–1923Republican
12A. H. Conner1923–1927Republican
13Frank L. Stephan1927–1929Republican
14W. D. Gillis1929–1931Republican
15Fred J. Babcock1931–1933Republican
16Bert Miller1933–1937Democratic
17J. W. Taylor1937–1941Democratic
18Bert Miller1941–1945Democratic
19Frank Langley1945–1947Democratic
20Robert Ailshie1947Republican
21Robert Smylie1947–1955Republican
22Graydon W. Smith1955–1959Republican
23Frank Benson1959–1963Democratic
24Allan Shepard1963–1969Republican
25Robert Robson1969–1971Republican
26W. Anthony Park1971–1975Democratic
27Wayne Kidwell1975–1979Republican
28David Leroy1979–1983Republican
29Jim Jones1983–1991Republican
30Larry Echo Hawk1991–1995Democratic
31Allan Lance1995–2003Republican
32Lawrence Wasden2003–2023Republican
32Raúl Labrador2023–presentRepublican

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Section 67-1401 – Idaho State Legislature. 2021-01-23. en-US.
  2. Web site: Attorney General of Idaho. Ballotpedia. en. 2019-12-03.
  3. Web site: Attorney General of Idaho. Ballotpedia. en. 2019-12-03.
  4. Book: Brosnan, Cornelius James. History of the State of Idaho. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1918. 117–128. June 29, 2010.