List of minority attorneys general in the United States

This is a list of minority attorneys general in the United States. In the United States, an ethnic minority is anyone who has at least one parent who is not of non-Hispanic white descent (such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islands Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, or Native Americans). Ethnic minorities currently constitute around 41% of the total population.

List of ethnic-minority federal attorneys general

Italics denotes acting attorney general

PortraitNameMinority ethnicityPartyTook officeLeft officePresident(s)African AmericanBarbadian AmericanDemocratic George W. BushBarack ObamaMexican AmericanRepublicanGeorge W. BushAfrican AmericanDemocraticBarack Obama

List of ethnic-minority state attorneys general

Italics denotes acting attorney general

PictureNameEthnicityPartyStateTerm startTerm endNotesAfrican AmericanAfro-CaribbeanRepublicanSouth CarolinaElection disputed as part of 1876-77 South Carolina Government Dispute, forced out of office after the Compromise of 1877 ended ReconstructionMexican AmericanRepublicanNew MexicoMexican AmericanDemocraticNew MexicoMexican AmericanDemocraticNew MexicoJapanese AmericanHawaiiJapanese AmericanHawaiiRetiredAfrican AmericanRepublicanMassachusettsRetired to run successfully for U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts Japanese AmericanHawaiiResigned to accept appointment to Supreme Court of HawaiiChinese AmericanHawaiiJapanese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiMexican AmericanDemocraticNew MexicoRetired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. SenateJapanese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiKorean AmericanDemocraticHawaiiJapanese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiNative American (Pawnee)DemocraticIdahoRetired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of IdahoMexican AmericanDemocraticTexasRetiredAfrican AmericanDemocraticIllinoisRetired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of IllinoisAfrican AmericanDemocraticIndianaLost reelectionAfrican AmericanDemocraticGeorgiaRetired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of GeorgiaJessica Montoya Coggins (April 11, 2014). 'I'm From Here': Not All Hispanics Are Recent Arrivals. Published on NBC News.Mexican AmericanDemocraticNew MexicoTerm limited, ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in New Mexico's 1st districtMexican AmericanDemocraticColoradoRetired to run successfully for U.S. Senate seat from Colorado Japanese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiAfrican AmericanDemocraticIndianaWas appointed as interim AG, lost reelectionMexican AmericanRepublicanNevadaRetired to become a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of NevadaAfrican AmericanDemocraticNew JerseyRetiredMexican AmericanDemocraticNevadaTerm limited; ran successfully for U.S. Senate seat from NevadaAfrican AmericanIndian AmericanJamaican American DemocraticCaliforniaRetired to run successfully for U.S. Senate from CaliforniaChinese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiRetiredFilipino AmericanNative HawaiianJapanese American RepublicanUtahRetiredJapanese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiActingMexican AmericanDemocraticNew MexicoTerm limitedAfrican AmericanHaitian AmericanDemocraticDistrict of ColumbiaRetiredChinese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiAscended to Lieutenant Governor's officeAfrican AmericanRepublicanIndianaLost renominationMexican AmericanDemocraticCaliforniaRetired to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesIndian AmericanDemocraticNew JerseyRetired to become Enforcement Director at the Securities & Exchange CommissionAfrican AmericanDemocraticNew YorkIncumbentAfrican AmericanHaitian AmericanDemocraticIllinoisIncumbentAfrican AmericanDemocraticNevadaIncumbentAfrican AmericanDemocraticMinnesotaIncumbentChinese AmericanTaiwanese AmericanDemocraticConnecticutIncumbent African AmericanRepublicanKentuckyRetired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of KentuckyFilipino AmericanDemocraticCaliforniaIncumbentJapanese AmericanDemocraticHawaiiCuban AmericanRepublicanVirginiaLost reelectionHispanic AmericanDemocraticNew MexicoIncumbentPuerto RicanRepublicanIdahoIncumbentAfrican AmericanJamaican AmericanDemocraticMarylandIncumbentAfrican AmericanDemocraticMassachusettsIncumbentHispanic AmericanRepublicanTexasInterim AG during Ken Paxton's impeachment trialAfrican AmericanDemocratic WashingtonIncumbent

Territorial attorneys general

Several attorneys general of U.S. territories have been ethnic minorities. Many of these officials were appointed before elections were instituted in these jurisdictions. In each of the five current U.S. territories, Hispanic or non-white ethnic groups make up large majorities: Puerto Rican Hispanic Americans in Puerto Rico, African Americans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Chamorros in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and Samoans in American Samoa. Elected attorneys general and some appointed attorneys general in these territories that have come from these majority ethnic groups are not listed here; for more details see the lists in the articles for Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands, Attorney General of Guam, Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Attorney General of American Samoa.

Italics denotes acting attorney general

PictureNameEthnicityPartyStateTerm startTerm endNotesJapanese AmericanTerritory of HawaiiRetiredJapanese AmericanTerritory of HawaiiWould again serve as AG after Hawaii attained statehoodKorean AmericanTerritory of HawaiiJapanese AmericanRepublicanTerritory of HawaiiResigned to accept appointment to the Circuit CourtDominican AmericanPuerto RicoResignedNative HawaiianChinese AmericanRepublicanGuamRetiredIncumbent

See also Governor (United States) List of current United States governors List of United States governors born outside the United States List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States

References

External links Rutgers Program on the Governor