Attorney General of Connecticut

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The Attorney General of Connecticut is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Connecticut in legal matters and enforcing state laws to protect the public interest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public office ⓘ
state attorney general ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Connecticut ⓘ
appointedBy voters of Connecticut ⓘ
assumedOffice January 9, 2019 ⓘ
chiefFunction chief legal officer of Connecticut ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Connecticut General Statutes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
duty defends state statutes against legal challenges ⓘ
enforces antitrust laws ⓘ
enforces civil rights laws ⓘ
enforces environmental protection laws ⓘ
enforces state laws to protect the public interest ⓘ
initiates civil enforcement actions on behalf of the state ⓘ
protects consumers through enforcement of consumer protection laws ⓘ
provides legal advice to state agencies ⓘ
represents Connecticut in federal court ⓘ
represents Connecticut in multistate litigation ⓘ
represents state officials in court ⓘ
represents the state in civil legal matters ⓘ
electionCycle elected in even-numbered years ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder Charles Phelps ⓘ
headOfGovernment Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
headquartersLocation Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Hartford
inception 1897 ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut
legalAuthority Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 35 ⓘ
Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 735a ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional officer ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hartford County ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
officeHolder William Tong ⓘ
officeType statewide elected office ⓘ
oversightOf Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
partOf Connecticut state government ⓘ
positionHeld Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
residence Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Hartford
selectionMethod popular election ⓘ
subordinateTo none in legal decision-making ⓘ
symbol Seal of the Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
termLimits no term limits ⓘ
website https://portal.ct.gov/AG ⓘ
worksWith Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
Governor of Connecticut ⓘ
state agencies of Connecticut ⓘ

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Richard Blumenthal → positionHeld → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
George Jepsen → positionHeld → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
Government of Connecticut → hasExecutiveOfficer → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
Executive branch of Connecticut → oversees → Connecticut Office of the Attorney General ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Connecticut
William Tong → positionHeld → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
subject linked to: Attorney General of Connecticut
Charles Phelps → positionHeld → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
subject linked to: Attorney General of Connecticut
Attorney General of Connecticut → oversightOf → Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Connecticut
Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut → headOfGovernment → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
subject linked to: Attorney General of Connecticut
William Tong → positionHeld → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ
William Tong → officeContested → Attorney General of Connecticut ⓘ