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Georgia Attorney General, Democratic Primary

The chief lawyer representing Georgia in legal cases

Full office description

  • The Attorney General serves as the lawyer for the Georgia government in any legal cases. The Attorney General is also the chief legal advisor to the governor.
  • The Attorney General represents the state in court for all civil cases. They also represent the state in felony cases that reach the Georgia Supreme Court or cases that reach the United States Supreme Court.
  • The Attorney General helps maintain a fair and just state by filing lawsuits against individuals or companies that violate regulations and laws.
  • The Attorney General is elected to 4-year terms and cannot practice private law while in office. The Attorney General is paid a yearly salary of $139,169.

How this impacts you

  • CorruptionThe Attorney General can investigate and prosecute cases of corruption, such as elected officials that commit ethics violations or misuse state money. A recent example is the former district attorney in the Chattahoochee judicial circuit, who was indicted by the Attorney General in 2021 for offering bribes to prosecutors.

Election results

WINNER

Jen Jordan

77.6%

533,266 votes

Christian Wise Smith

22.4%

153,928 votes

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