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Kentucky Attorney General

Current State AG
Russell Coleman (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2024

Russell Coleman was sworn in as the 52nd Kentucky Attorney General in January 2024. In 2017, AG Coleman was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Prior to that, his government service included serving as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Oldham County and as senior advisor and legal counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, after which he was in private practice. Early in his career, AG Coleman was a Special Agent with the FBI.

Russell Coleman was sworn in as the 52nd Kentucky Attorney General in January 2024. In 2017, AG Coleman was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Prior to that, his government service included serving as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Oldham County and as senior advisor and legal counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, after which he was in private practice. Early in his career, AG Coleman was a Special Agent with the FBI.

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The AG is an elected position in Kentucky.

  • Next Election:November 2, 2027
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 terms


Latest Kentucky Attorney General News & Insights

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Republican AGs Urge DEA to Crush “Designer Xanax”

A group of 21 Republican AGs sent a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration requesting emergency action to schedule bromazolam under the Controlled Substances Act. The letter describes bromazolam—an unregulated benzodiazepine that is often referred to as “designer Xanax”—as “highly potent and unpredictable” and “particularly lethal for unsuspecting users” because of its unregulated status,…

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Kentucky AG Sues Temu over Alleged Data Misuse and Counterfeit Sales

Kentucky AG Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit against PDD Holdings Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., d/b/a Temu, alleging widespread violations of state consumer protection laws. According to the complaint, the Temu shopping app allegedly collects and misuses sensitive user information without proper disclosure, including granular geolocation, lists of installed apps and associated accounts, and access to…

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New Administration Slams Brakes on Defense of Federal Highway Emissions Rule

The U.S. DOJ, as counsel for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit seeking voluntary dismissal of its appeal of a lower court decision invalidating a final rule requiring all states with National Highway System mileage to take affirmative steps to set declining CO2…

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