Connecticut Attorney General


The Connecticut Attorney General is the state attorney general of Connecticut.
The Attorney General is elected to a four-year term. According to state statute, eligibility for the office requires being "an attorney at law of at least ten years' active practice at the bar of this state." A State Supreme Court ruling from 2010, Bysiewicz v. Dinardo Et Al. attempted to clarify this statute. The court’s ruling sets a de facto 10-year residency requirement for candidates and bars those with no litigation experience, although "litigation experience" was left undefined. These requirements are stronger than other states in the area. In New York, the only requirements are being a resident for five years and at least 30 years old. In Massachusetts, the only requirements are being admitted to the state bar and having US citizenship for five years.
The office of the Attorney General was officially created by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1897. The current Attorney General is William Tong, a Democrat serving since January 9, 2019. Tong succeeded retiring Attorney General George Jepsen, a fellow Democrat.

List of Attorneys General

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NameTownPolitical PartyTerm
Charles PhelpsVernonRepublican1899–1903
William A. KingWindhamRepublican1903–1907
Marcus H. HolcombSouthingtonRepublican1907–1910
John H. LightNorwalkRepublican1910–1915
George E. HinmanWindhamRepublican1915–1919
Frank E. HealyWindsor LocksRepublican1919–1927
Benjamin W. AllingNew BritainRepublican1927–1931
Warren B. BurrowsGrotonRepublican1931–1935
Edward J. DalyHartfordDemocratic1935–1937
Charles J. McLaughlinWest HartfordDemocratic1937–1938
Dennis P. O'ConnorHartfordDemocratic1938–1939
Francis A. PallottiHartfordRepublican1939–1945
William L. HaddenWest HavenRepublican1945–1951
George C. ConwayGuilfordRepublican1951–1953
William L. BeersNew HavenRepublican1953–1955
John J. BrackenHartfordRepublican1955–1959
Albert L. ColesBridgeportDemocratic1959–1963
Harold M. MulveyNew HavenDemocratic1963–1968
Robert K. KillianHartfordDemocratic1968–1975
Carl R. AjelloAnsoniaDemocratic1975–1983
Joseph I. LiebermanStamfordDemocratic1983–1989
Clarine Nardi RiddleNew HavenDemocratic1989–1991
Richard BlumenthalGreenwichDemocratic1991–2011
George JepsenHartfordDemocratic2011–2019
William TongStamfordDemocratic2019-