Attorney General Races Highlight Competing Priorities

Attorney-general races are highlighting competing priorities, including legal experience, partisan positioning and candidates’ independence. In Colorado, Republican Michael Allen is emphasizing two decades as a prosecutor and experience leading a large office, while Democrat Jena Griswold’s profile has been shaped by her public criticism of President Trump despite comparatively limited legal practice. Georgia’s contest between Democrat Tanya Miller and Republican Brian Strickland is tied at about 44% each in a recent poll, prompting major party groups to commit millions of dollars. In Texas, Republican candidate Middleton has leaned into his conservative record and Trump-aligned messaging, while Democrat Johnson is challenging his culture-war rhetoric and defending his votes on bail reform. In New York, Attorney General Letitia James faces renewed questions about impartiality after expressing support for an alleged sexual-assault victim before being appointed to oversee the investigation; two men under investigation have sought her disqualification and deny wrongdoing. In Fiji, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has sent two potential nominees for attorney general to the solicitor-general for vetting after the post became vacant following Siromi Turaga’s resignation.