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Iowa Attorney General

Current State AG
Brenna Bird (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2023

Brenna Bird was sworn in as the 34th Iowa Attorney General in January 2023. Prior to election, AG Bird served as the Guthrie County Attorney from 2018 to 2022, where she had been a prosecutor from 2016 to 2018. From 2010 to 2015, she worked as Governor Terry Branstad’s legal counsel, and prior to that she was U.S. Rep. Steve King’s counsel and chief of staff. She has also served as president of the Iowa County Attorney Association.

Brenna Bird was sworn in as the 34th Iowa Attorney General in January 2023. Prior to election, AG Bird served as the Guthrie County Attorney from 2018 to 2022, where she had been a prosecutor from 2016 to 2018. From 2010 to 2015, she worked as Governor Terry Branstad’s legal counsel, and prior to that she was U.S. Rep. Steve King’s counsel and chief of staff. She has also served as president of the Iowa County Attorney Association.

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The AG is an elected position in Iowa.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none


Latest Iowa Attorney General News & Insights

Senior Iowa AG Staff Assume New Roles; New Hampshire AG Launches New Data Privacy Unit

Iowa AG Brenna Bird has announced the promotions of three senior staff members. Ed Bull, previously Chief of the Health and Human Services Section, has been appointed Deputy Attorney General for Agency Counsel. Jeff Peterzalek, formerly Chief of the Office’s Administrative Law Section, will now serve as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation. Ian McConeghey, who…

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AGs Urge EPA to Adopt Rule Preempting State Labeling Requirements

Eleven Republican AGs filed a petition for rulemaking to the EPA demanding that it amend its regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) regarding additional labeling or packaging requirements imposed under state law for products subject to FIFRA.

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Republican AGs Support State Efforts to Prohibit Discriminatory De-Banking

A group of 20 Republican AGs sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury voicing concerns about the agency’s July 18, 2024 letter, which characterized a Florida law protecting individuals from de-banking as harmful to national security. In the letter, the AGs argue that state laws such as Florida’s HB 989 are necessary to protect consumers…

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