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Arkansas Attorney General

Current State AG
Tim Griffin (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2023

Tim Griffin was elected to be Arkansas’s 57th attorney general in November 2022. AG Griffin served as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 2014 to 2022. Prior to that, AG Griffin represented Arkansas’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District from 2011 to 2015. From 2006 to 2007, AG Griffin served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and he previously served as special assistant to the president and deputy director of political affairs for President George W. Bush at the White House. AG Griffin...

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Tim Griffin was elected to be Arkansas’s 57th attorney general in November 2022. AG Griffin served as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 2014 to 2022. Prior to that, AG Griffin represented Arkansas’s 2nd U.S. Congressional District from 2011 to 2015. From 2006 to 2007, AG Griffin served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and he previously served as special assistant to the president and deputy director of political affairs for President George W. Bush at the White House. AG Griffin has served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, for over 25 years and currently holds the rank of colonel.

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The AG is an elected position in Arkansas.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 term maximum


Latest Arkansas Attorney General News & Insights

Technology and Data at the Forefront of 2024 NAAG Capital Forum Discussions

Between December 9 and 11, 2024, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its annual Capital Forum in Washington, D.C. State AGs, AGs-elect, AG office staff, and private sector attendees heard from federal executive branch leaders and discussed issues of shared state and national importance.

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Georgia AG Launches Bid for Governor; Arkansas and Iowa AGs Hire New Staff

Republican Georgia AG Chris Carr has launched his campaign for governor in advance of the 2026 election. Brian Kemp, Georgia’s current governor, is term-limited. Arkansas AG Tim Griffin announced that Jeff Chandler, a former prosecutor and public defender, has been hired to serve as Deputy Attorney General leading the Special Prosecutions Division. Iowa AG Brenna…

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Arkansas AG Beefs Up Cyber Enforcement Staff; Anchor Joins Kentucky AG Office

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin announced staffing changes within the office’s Special Investigations Division that reflect an increasing focus on cyber threats. The office hired Jessica Middleton into the new Cybersecurity Analyst role, promoted Walter Mahone—who serves as Director of the Cyber Crimes Unit—to Deputy Chief of the full Division, and promoted Special Agent Amber Kalmer to…

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