Connecticut Attorney General

Incumbent William Tong is seeking a third term after winning by 16 points in 2022. He faces a Republican challenger, John Bolton, a member of the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission. The ct.gov website references the job of the AG: The Attorney General is the chief civil legal officer of the State. The Office of the Attorney General was officially established in 1897. The Connecticut Constitution and General Statutes authorize the Attorney General to represent the interests of the people of the State of Connecticut in all civil legal matters involving the state to protect the public interest, and to serve as legal counsel to all state agencies.

William Tong Interview (forthcoming)

Campaign Website

https://portal.ct.gov/ag/about-the-ag/senior-leadership

Candidate Statement

Attorney General Tong is a national leader in many of the most consequential lawsuits and investigations in our country today, including bipartisan, multistate efforts to hold the addiction industry accountable for their role in the opioid crisis; to restore fair competition and prices in the generic drug industry; to hold social media giants accountable for the harms they may cause to kids and young people; to stop robocall scammers; and to ensure corporations safeguard our personal information from misuse and respect consumers’ rights regarding the collection and use of their information.  

John Bolton Interview (forthcoming)

Campaign Website

https://johnbolton4ag.com

Candidate Statement

As your Attorney General, I will restore the office to its proper role: serving as the People’s Lawyer.

My mission is simple: protect Connecticut families, defend consumers, fight fraud and corruption, promote public safety, uphold the rule of law, and hold government accountable to the people it serves.

The Attorney General’s client is the people of Connecticut—not political insiders, special interests, or national partisan agendas.

As the People’s Lawyer, I will put Connecticut first. Every decision. Every day.