The Maine Attorney General is the chief legal advisor and prosecutor of the State of Maine. The constitutional basis of the office is Article IX, Section 11 of the Maine Constitution, and the holder of the position is chosen biennially by the Maine Legislature in joint session.
State executive salariesOffice and current officialSalaryAttorney General of Maine Aaron Frey$14,271/year (first regular session) $10,158/year (second regular session)Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows$69,264Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Amanda BealMaine Treasurer Henry Beck5 more rows
eight District AttorneysThe Division provides investigative services for other divisions of the Attorney General's Office, several state licensing boards, and the eight District Attorneys in the State when the need arises.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021. As the nation's chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department's 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.
The current governor of Maine is Janet Mills, a Democrat, who took office January 2, 2019. The governor of Maine receives a salary of $70,000, which as of 2016 is the lowest by $20,000 of the 50 state governors.
Maine SenateMaine State SenateAuthorityArticle IV, Part Second, Maine ConstitutionSalarySession 1: $13,526/year Session 2: $9,661/year + per diemElectionsLast electionNovember 3, 2020 (all 35 seats)22 more rows
eightThe state of Maine is divided into eight prosecutorial districts, each headed by its own District Attorney.
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District Attorney: Jonathan Sahrbeck, Esq. District Attorney: Matthew Foster, Esq.
The vast majority of state attorneys general are elected separately from the governor, which means they're free to make their own decisions about which cases to prosecute. Governors can try to influence them informally—and in most cases, their interests line up—but they have no formal power over the AGs.
Of the 50 Attorneys General, 25 do not have a formal provision specifying the number of terms allowed. Of the 44 elected attorneys general, all serve four-year terms with the exception of Vermont, who serves a two-year term. 11 face a two term limit, otherwise unspecified.
The Attorney General is chief legal adviser to the Crown and has a number of independent public interest functions, as well as overseeing the Law Officers' departments.