Oregon Attorney General | |
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Details of Office | |
Type: | Partisan |
Selection: | Statewide election |
Term: | 4 years |
Authority: | Statutory |
Established: | 1891 |
Incumbent | |
Name: | Dan Rayfield |
Party: | Democratic |
Term ends: | 2029 |
The Oregon attorney general is a statutory officer within the executive branch of the state of Oregon, and serves as the chief legal officer of the state, heading its Department of Justice with its six operating divisions.[1] The attorney general is chosen by statewide partisan election to serve a term of four years. The incumbent, Dan Rayfield, was sworn in on December 31, 2024, replacing Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat who was re-elected in 2020 and resigned one week before the end of her term.[2]