Florida Attorney General

The attorney general of Florida is the state attorney general of the state government of the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general is also the chief legal officer and the head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs. 

The state attorney general is elected to a four-year term, and can only be reelected once. The election is held at the same statewide election as the governor, lieutenant governor, etc. 

 Official duties and responsibilities 

 As the state's chief legal and law officer, ensures that the laws of the state are enforced.
 Heads the Department of Legal Affairs, which is responsible for providing state legal services and support for local law enforcement.
 Oversees law enforcement agencies, including district attorneys and sheriffs.

 List of Florida attorneys general 
+Attorneys general by party affiliation Party Attorneys general Democratic 27 Republican 11 Whig 1
 # Image Name Term of service Political party160pxJoseph Branch1845–1846Democratic260pxAugustus Maxwell1846–1848Democratic360pxJames T. Archer1848Democratic460pxDavid P. Hogue1848–1853Whig560pxMariano D. Papy1853–1861Democratic660pxJohn B. Galbraith1861–1868Democratic760pxJames Westcott III1868Democratic8A. R. Meek1868–1870Republican9Sherman Conant1870–1871Republican1060pxJ. B. C. Drew1871–1872Republican1160pxHoratio Bisbee Jr.1872Republican12J. P. C. Emmons1872–1873Republican1360pxWilliam A. Cocke1873–1877Democratic1460pxGeorge P. Raney1877–1885Democratic1560pxCharles Merian Cooper1885–1889Democratic1660pxWilliam Bailey Lamar1889–1903Democratic1760pxJames B. Whitfield1903–1904Democratic1860pxW. H. Ellis1904–1909Democratic1960pxPark Trammell1909–1913Democratic2060pxThomas F. West1913–1917Democratic2160pxVan C. Swearingen1917–1921Democratic2260pxRivers Buford1921–1925Democratic2360pxJ. B. Johnson1925–1927Democratic2460pxFred Henry Davis1927–1931Democratic2560pxCary D. Landis1931–1938Democratic2660pxGeorge Couper Gibbs1938–1941Democratic2760pxJ. Thomas Watson1941–1949Democratic2860pxRichard Ervin1949–1964Democratic2960pxJames W. Kynes1964–1965Democratic3060pxEarl Faircloth1965–1971Democratic3160pxRobert L. Shevin1971–1979Democratic3260pxJames C. Smith1979–1987Democratic3360pxBob Butterworth1987–2002Democratic3460pxRichard E. Doran2002–2003Republican3560pxCharlie Crist2003–2007Republican3660pxBill McCollum2007–2011Republican3760pxPam Bondi2011–2019Republican3860pxAshley Moody2019–2025Republican -- John Guard 2025 Republican3960pxJames Uthmeier2025-presentRepublican

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