Pam Bondi | |
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![]() Bondi in 2018 | |
87th United States Attorney General | |
Assumed office February 5, 2025 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Merrick Garland |
37th Attorney General of Florida | |
In office January 4, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
Governor | Rick Scott |
Preceded by | Bill McCollum |
Succeeded by | Ashley Moody |
Personal details | |
Born | Pamela Jo Bondi November 17, 1965 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican (2000–present) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2000) |
Spouse(s) |
Garret Barnes
(m. 1990; div. 1992)Scott Fitzgerald
(m. 1996; div. 2002) |
Domestic partner(s) | John Wakefield (2017–present) |
Education | University of Florida (BA) Stetson University (JD) |
Pamela Jo Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as the 87th United States attorney general since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to the office.
In 2020, Bondi was one of President Donald Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial. She became a vocal supporter of Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, and made claims of election fraud. By 2024, she led the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute. On November 21, 2024, President-elect Trump announced she would be nominated for attorney general. She was confirmed in a 54–46 Senate vote on February 4, 2025, and sworn in the next day.