Attorney General of Utah

Utah Attorney General
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$157,320
2024 FY Budget:	$66,011,400
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 1
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder
Attorney General of Utah Sean D. Reyes Republican Party Assumed office: December 30, 2013
Elections
Next election:	November 7, 2028
Last election:	November 5, 2024
Other Utah Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General •Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission

The Attorney General of Utah is a publicly elected executive position within the Utah state government. The attorney general is the chief law enforcement, legal officer, and lawyer for Utah. The attorney general also serves as a member of the State Boards of Prison Commissioners, Insane Asylum Commissioners, and Reform School Commissioners.

Utah has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor and attorney general.

Current officeholder

The current attorney general is Sean D. Reyes (R). Gov. Gary Herbert (R) appointed Reyes on December 30, 2013.

Authority

The office of attorney general is established in Article VII, Section 1 of the state constitution.

Article VII, Section 1:

The elective constitutional officers of the Executive Department shall consist of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Attorney General...

Qualifications

Article VII, Section 3 of the Utah Constitution establishes the qualifications of the office:

To be eligible for the office of Attorney General a person shall be 25 years of age or older, at the time of election, admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of Utah, and in good standing at the bar.

Elections

Utah state government organizational chart

According to Article VII, Section 2 of the state constitution, Utah voters elect the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and auditor.

Per Article VII, Section 1, the newly elected attorney general takes office beginning on the first Monday of January next after their election.

...every four years at the time and place of voting for members of the Legislature. The candidates respectively having the highest number of votes cast for the office voted for shall be elected. If two or more candidates have an equal and the highest number of votes for any one of the offices, the two houses of the Legislature at its next session shall elect by joint ballot one of those candidates for that office.

2024

See also: Utah Attorney General election, 2024

General election

General election for Attorney General of Utah

Derek Brown defeated Rudy Bautista, Michelle Quist, Andrew McCullough, and Austin Hepworth in the general election for Attorney General of Utah on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Brown (R)	58.5	545,063
		Rudy Bautista (D)	28.4	265,081
		Michelle Quist (United Utah Party)	6.9	64,794
		Andrew McCullough (L)	3.3	30,370
		Austin Hepworth (Unaffiliated)	2.9	27,182

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 932,490
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah

Derek Brown defeated Rachel Terry and Frank Demcy Mylar in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Brown	43.6	178,164
		Rachel Terry	32.5	133,019
		Frank Demcy Mylar	23.9	97,522

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 408,705
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Andrew McCullough advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Utah.

United Utah Party primary election

The United Utah Party primary election was canceled. Michelle Quist advanced from the United Utah Party primary for Attorney General of Utah.

Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah

Rudy Bautista defeated David Carlson in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rudy Bautista (D)	64.4	511
		David Carlson (D)	35.6	282

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	There were no incumbents in this race.	Total votes: 793
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Republican Convention for Attorney General of Utah

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rachel Terry in round 2 , and Frank Demcy Mylar in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Frank Demcy Mylar	59.8	2,234	616	Advanced (2)
		Rachel Terry	40.2	1,504	315	Advanced (2)
		Derek Brown	0.0	0	-631	1
		Trent Christensen	0.0	0	-340	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Frank Demcy Mylar	42.8	1,618	0	Advanced (2)
		Rachel Terry	31.5	1,189	0	Advanced (2)
		Derek Brown	16.7	631	0	1
		Trent Christensen	9.0	340	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 3,778
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Utah

Andrew McCullough advanced from the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Andrew McCullough (L)

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United Utah Party convention

United Utah Party convention for Attorney General of Utah

Michelle Quist advanced from the United Utah Party convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Michelle Quist (United Utah Party)

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2020

See also: Utah Attorney General election, 2020

General election

General election for Attorney General of Utah

Incumbent Sean D. Reyes defeated Greg Skordas and Rudy Bautista in the general election for Attorney General of Utah on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean D. Reyes (R)	60.6	878,853
		Greg Skordas (D)	33.7	489,499
		Rudy Bautista (L)	5.7	82,444

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,450,796
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah

Incumbent Sean D. Reyes defeated David Leavitt in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Utah on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean D. Reyes	54.0	275,212
		David Leavitt	46.0	234,036

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 509,248
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah

Greg Skordas defeated Kevin Craig Probasco in the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Utah on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
		Kevin Craig Probasco (D)
✔		Greg Skordas (D)

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Republican Convention for Attorney General of Utah

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: David Leavitt in round 2 , and Sean D. Reyes in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sean D. Reyes	57.5	2,014	236	Advanced (2)
		David Leavitt	42.5	1,488	486	Advanced (2)
		John Swallow	0.0	0	-790	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sean D. Reyes	49.8	1,778	0	Advanced (2)
		David Leavitt	28.1	1,002	0	Advanced (2)
		John Swallow	22.1	790	0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 3,570
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2016

See also: Utah Attorney General election, 2016

The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent Sean D. Reyes defeated Jon Harper, Andrew McCullough, and Michael IsBell in the Utah attorney general election.

Utah Attorney General, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sean D. Reyes Incumbent	65.41%	719,043
	Democratic	Jon Harper	25.07%	275,568
	Libertarian	Andrew McCullough	6.73%	73,973
	Independent American Party	Michael IsBell	2.79%	30,687
Total Votes				1,099,271
Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office-Elections

Full history

To view the electoral history dating back to 2000 for the office of Utah Attorney General, click [show] to expand the section.

2014 See also: Utah Attorney General special election, 2014 On November 4, 2014, Republican incumbent Sean Reyes won election to fill the remainder of the term. Attorney General of Utah, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Sean Reyes Incumbent 63.1% 355,275      Democratic Charles Stormont 27% 151,967      Libertarian Andrew McCullough 4% 22,333      Constitution Gregory Hansen 3.3% 18,722      Independent Leslie Curtis 2.7% 15,108 Total Votes 563,405 Election results via Utah Lieutenant Governor 2012 See also: Utah attorney general election, 2012 Incumbent Mark Shurtleff (R) did not seek re-election in 2012. John Swallow (R) defeated Dee W. Smith (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the November 6, 2012 general election. Attorney General of Utah General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Dee W. Smith 30.1% 269,893      Republican John Swallow 64.6% 579,118      Libertarian W. Andrew McCullough 5.3% 47,347 Total Votes 896,358 Election results via Utah Lieutenant Governor (dead link) 2008 On November 4, 2008, Mark L. Shurtleff won re-election to the office of Utah Attorney General. He defeated Jean Welch Hill (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the general election. Utah Attorney General, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mark L. Shurtleff Incumbent 69.3% 650,147      Democratic Jean Welch Hill 26.6% 249,492      Libertarian W. Andrew McCullough 4.1% 38,231 Total Votes 937,870 Election results via Elections.utah.gov. 2004 On November 2, 2004, Mark L. Shurtleff won re-election to the office of Utah Attorney General. He defeated Gregory G. Skordas (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the general election. Utah Attorney General, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mark L. Shurtleff Incumbent 68.4% 614,742      Democratic Gregory G. Skordas 28.4% 255,779      Libertarian W. Andrew McCullough 3.2% 28,704 Total Votes 899,225 Election results via Utah Secretary of State. 2000 On November 7, 2000, Mark L. Shurtleff won election to the office of Utah Attorney General. He defeated Reed M. Richards (D) and W. Andrew McCullough (L) in the general election. Utah Attorney General, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mark L. Shurtleff 57.5% 435,988      Democratic Reed M. Richards 39.5% 299,683      Libertarian W. Andrew McCullough 2.9% 22,273 Total Votes 757,944 Election results via Utah Secretary of State.

Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy in the office of attorney general, treasurer, auditor, or superintendent of public instruction, Article VII, Section 10 of the state constitution allows the governor to fill the vacancy by appointment. The appointee must be from the same political party as the previous officer and shall hold the office until a successor is elected and qualified.

Duties

The mission of the office of the attorney general is to uphold the constitutions of the United States and of the state, enforce the law, provide counsel to state agencies and public officials, assist law enforcement, and protect the interests of the state, its people, environment and resources. Specific duties of the attorney general include:

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Prosecute or defend all causes in which the state or a state agency is a party. Initiate legal proceedings on behalf of the state. Direct the process of executions on judgments. Account for state funds which comes into possession of the office. Keep a file on each case, civil or criminal, in which the attorney general is required to appear. Act as supervisor to district and county attorneys within the state. Give opinions on questions of law to state agencies, officers, boards, commissions and to county or district attorneys. Assist district or county attorneys when required by public service or by the governor. Purchase property in the name of the state offered under executions and enter partial or whole satisfactions of judgment as directed by the state board of examiners. If a judgment debtor’s property is under a prior encumbrance, the attorney general shall redeem the property. Pay costs necessary to the prosecution of any proceedings necessary to set aside fraudulent conveyances made by judgment debtors. Discharge the duties of a member of any official boards of which the attorney general is legally required to be a member. Prosecute corporations which act illegally. Investigate in order to recover property which should revert to the state. Administer the state children's justice center program. Assist the state constitutional defense council. Investigate and prosecute criminal violations of the Utah False Claims Act. Investigate and prosecute complaints of abuse, neglect or exploitation of patients at health care facilities that receive payments under the state Medicaid program.

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Divisions

As of January 11, 2021, divisions within the Attorney General's Office included:

• Constitutional
• Appellate
• Civil
• Criminal

State budget

See also: Utah state budget and finances

The budget for the attorney general's office in Fiscal Year 2024 was $66,011,400.

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

See statutes: UT Code § 67-22-1 (2014)

The attorney general, along with Utah's other elected executives, is entitled to a fixed salary, pursuant to Article VII, Section 18 of the Utah Constitution.

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and any other state officer as the Legislature may provide, shall receive for their services a fixed and definite compensation as provided by law.

The amount of compensation the attorney general receives annually is set by Title 67, Chapter 22, Section 1 of the Utah Code.

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $157,320, according to the Council of State Governments.

2021

In 2021, the attorney general received a salary of $157,320, according to the Council of State Governments.

2020

In 2020, the attorney general received a salary of $152,709 according to the Council of State Governments.

2019

In 2019, the attorney general received a salary of $104,405 according to the Council of State Governments.

2018

In 2018, the attorney general received a salary of $104,405 according to the Council of State Governments.

2017

In 2017, the attorney general received a salary of $104,405 according to the Council of State Governments.

2016

In 2016, the attorney general received a salary of $104,405 according to the Council of State Governments.

2015

In 2015, the attorney general received a salary of $98,509 according to the Council of State Governments.

2014

In 2014, the attorney general received a salary of $98,509 according to the Council of State Governments.

2013

In 2013, the attorney general was paid an estimated $98,509. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.

Historical officeholders

There have been 21 attorneys general of Utah since 1896.

List of officeholders from 1896-Present
#	Name	Tenure	Party
1	A. C. Bishop	1896 - 1901
2	M. R. Breeden	1901 - 1909
3	A. R. Barns	1909 - 1917
4	Dan B. Shields	1917 - 1921
5	Harvey H. Cluff	1921 - 1929
6	George P. Parker	1929 - 1933
7	Joseph Chez	1933 - 1941
8	Grover A. Giles	1941 - 1949
9	Clinton D. Vernon	1949 - 1953
10	E. R. Callister	1953 - 1959
11	Walter L. Budge	1959 - 1961
12	A. Pratt Kessler	1961 - 1965
13	Phil L. Hansen	1965 - 1969
14	Vernon B. Romney	1969 - 1977
15	Robert B. Hansen	1977 - 1981
16	David L. Wilkinson	1981 - 1989
17	Paul Van Dam	1989 – 1993
18	Jan Graham	1993 - 2001
19	Mark L. Shurtleff	2001 - 2013	Republican
20	John Swallow	2013 - 2013	Republican
21	Sean Reyes	2013 - present	Republican

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Contact information

Office of the Attorney General
350 North State Street Suite 230
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320

Phone: 801-366-0260

External links

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