Massachusetts Attorney General

Current State AG: Andrea Campbell (D)
Political Party: Democrat
Assumed Office: 2023

Andrea Campbell was elected as the 45th Massachusetts Attorney General in 2022. AG Campbell had served since 2015 on the Boston City Council representing District 4, and in 2018 she was unanimously elected city council president. From 2013 to 2014, she was deputy legal counsel to Governor Deval Patrick. Earlier in her career, she worked in private practice and for a nonprofit that provided free legal services pertaining to education rights and access.

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The AG is an elected position in Massachusetts.

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

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News April 17, 2025

Democratic AGs Mount Fevered Challenge to Proposed Rule Impacting Affordable Care Act

A group of 22 Democratic AGs submitted comments opposing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s (CMS) Proposed Rule, which would change enrollment, eligibility, and coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). In their comments, the AGs urge CMS to withdraw the Proposed Rule, contending that the contemplated changes—which include forcing state ACA…

News April 10, 2025

Democratic AGs Fight NIH Grant Funding Disruptions

A group of 16 Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell, filed a lawsuit alleging that the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) delays in the review and approval of grant applications and terminations of issued grants are unconstitutional and violate the Administrative Procedure Act. The complaint alleges that since January 2025, the NIH has…

News February 13, 2025

Democratic AGs Secure Order Blocking Cuts to NIH-Funded Research Grants

A group of 22 Democratic AGs obtained a temporary restraining order blocking Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (Rate Change Notice), which would reduce to 15 percent all indirect cost rates for NIH grants; indirect cost rates cover research institutions’ operational, administrative, and overhead expenses. In the complaint, the…

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