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Virginia Attorney General

Current State AG
Jason Miyares (R)
Political Party
Republican
Assumed Office

2022

Jason Miyares was elected as attorney general in 2021. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2015 to 2021 while also working as a partner with the consulting firm Madison Strategies. Earlier in his career, AG Miyares was an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia Beach, and also worked as a campaign manager and adviser to former U.S. Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA).

Jason Miyares was elected as attorney general in 2021. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2015 to 2021 while also working as a partner with the consulting firm Madison Strategies. Earlier in his career, AG Miyares was an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia Beach, and also worked as a campaign manager and adviser to former U.S. Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA).

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The AG is elected in Virginia. AG Miyares was elected on November 2, 2021

  • Next Election:November 4, 2025
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / none


Latest Virginia Attorney General News & Insights

News

McKinsey to Pay $650 Million to Resolve Investigations into Alleged Role in OxyContin Crisis

McKinsey & Company, Inc., has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a federal criminal investigation into its advice to Purdue Pharma L.P. (Purdue) on how to increase sales of OxyContin, and a civil settlement to resolve allegations that it provided advice that resulted in the submission of false claims to federal healthcare…

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Election News

Former State Delegate Jones Launches Bid for VA AG

Former Norfolk Delegate Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones has announced that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for Virginia AG in advance of the state’s 2025 election. Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor is also in the running for the Democratic nomination for Virginia AG. Virginia AG Jason Miyares, a Republican, has not yet announced whether…

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News

GOP AGs & DOJ Choreograph Separate Actions Against TikTok

A group of 21 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland, No.24-1113, in support of the U.S. DOJ and urging the court to deny the petition for review of TikTok Inc. and its parent company, ByteDance, Ltd., in their First Amendment challenge…

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