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Attorneys General of Oregon
Name/Party |
Term |
Authority/Remarks |
Chamberlain, George E.-D
|
May 20, 1891-Jan. 14, 1895 |
Appointed by Governor Pennoyer; elected June 1892 |
Idleman, Cicero M.-R
|
Jan. 14, 1895-Jan. 9, 1899 |
Elected 1894 |
Blackburn, D.R.N.-R
|
Jan. 9, 1899-Jan. 12, 1903 |
Elected 1898 |
Crawford, Andrew M.-R
|
Jan. 13, 1903-Jan. 3, 1915 |
Elected 1902; reelected 1906, 1910 |
Brown, George M.-R
|
Jan. 4, 1915-Oct. 14, 1920 |
Elected 1914; reelected 1918; resigned |
Van Winkle, Isaac H.-R
|
Oct. 14, 1920-Dec. 14, 1943 |
Appointed by Governor Olcott; elected 1920; reelected 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; died in office |
Neuner, George-R
|
Dec. 21, 1943-Jan. 5, 1953 |
Appointed by Governor Snell; elected 1944; reelected 1948 |
Thornton, Robert Y.-D
|
Jan. 5, 1953-May 20, 1969 |
Elected 1952; reelected 1956, 1960, 1964 |
Johnson, Lee-R
|
May 20, 1969-Jan. 3, 1977 |
Elected 1968; reelected 1972 |
Redden, James-D
|
Jan. 3, 1977-Mar. 24, 1980 |
Elected 1976 |
Brown, James M.-D
|
Mar. 24, 1980-Jan. 4, 1981 |
Appointed by Governor Atiyeh |
Frohnmayer, David B.-R
|
Jan. 5, 1981-Dec. 31, 1991 |
Elected 1980; reelected 1984, 1988; resigned 1991 |
Crookham, Charles S.-R
|
Jan 2, 1992-Jan. 3, 1993 |
Appointed by Governor Roberts |
Kulongoski, Ted-D
|
Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 4, 1997 |
Elected 1992 |
Myers, Hardy-D
|
Jan. 6, 1997-Jan. 5, 2009 |
Elected 1996; reelected 2000, 2004 |
Kroger, John R.–D |
Jan. 5, 2009–June 29, 2012 |
Elected 2008; resigned 2012
|
Rosenblum, Ellen–D |
June 29, 2012- |
Appointed by Governor Kitzaber; elected 2012 |