Illinois Attorney General
- Current State AG
- Kwame Raoul (D)
- Political Party
- Democrat
- Assumed Office
2019
Kwame Raoul was elected as the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois in 2018, and reelected in 2022. From 2004 to 2019, AG Raoul served as an Illinois State Senator, where he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Prior to serving in the Senate, he worked in private practice advising on healthcare and labor and employment matters, and as a labor and employment attorney for the City Colleges of Chicago. Born in Chicago to Haitian immigrants, AG Raoul began his legal career as a prosecutor in...
Kwame Raoul was elected as the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois in 2018, and reelected in 2022. From 2004 to 2019, AG Raoul served as an Illinois State Senator, where he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Prior to serving in the Senate, he worked in private practice advising on healthcare and labor and employment matters, and as a labor and employment attorney for the City Colleges of Chicago. Born in Chicago to Haitian immigrants, AG Raoul began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
The AG is an elected position in Illinois.
- Next Election:November 3, 2026
- Election Process:Elected
- Term/Limit:4 years / none
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