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What does the Attorney General of Kansas do?

Apr 26, 2022 · © 2011 - 2023 Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt 120 SW 10 th Ave, 2 nd Floor, Topeka, KS 66612-1597 • (785) 296-2215

Who is the Attorney General of the US?

Derek Schmidt was elected the 44th attorney general of Kansas in 2010 and was reelected in 2014 and 2018. He is the state's second longest-serving attorney general, and in 2018 received more votes than any other candidate for attorney general in Kansas history.

Who is running for Attorney General of Kansas in 2022?

© 2011 - 2023 Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt 120 SW 10 th Ave, 2 nd Floor, Topeka, KS 66612-1597 • (785) 296-2215

What is the Attorney General of Kansas doing to prevent scams?

Incumbent Derek Schmidt defeated Sarah Swain in the general election for Attorney General of Kansas on November 6, 2018.

Is the Kansas attorney general elected or appointed?

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Does Kansas have a Secretary of State?

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Who was the third territorial attorney general of Kansas?

Alson C. Davis served as the third territorial attorney general. Alson was appointed by President James Buchanan to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, and took the oath of office on June 5, 1858. Davis served in such capacity until Kansas attained statehood.

Who is Kent Frizzell?

Kent Frizzell was the 36th attorney general of the State of Kansas. He was born on February 11, 1929. He grew up in the same Wichita neighborhood as Attorneys General Vern Miller and Robert Stephen. All three were boyhood friends. Frizzell earned an economics degree from Friends University and received his law degree from Washburn University. He then served four years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. After his military service, Frizzell commenced the practice of law in Wichita. He was elected to serve as a Kansas State Senator from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, Frizzell was elected attorney general of Kansas. After his tenure, Frizzell was appointed as the U. S. assistant attorney of the Land and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. During this assignment, he attained national prominence when he entered the barricaded and armed encampment at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and negotiated with the Oglala Sioux an end to a lengthy and violent confrontation. Frizzell served as solicitor and undersecretary of the Department of the Interior. Upon completion of his federal government service, he taught energy law at the University of Tulsa School of Law and was director of the National Energy Law and Policy Institute at the school. He died on October 26, 2016, in Tulsa.

Who was William Weer?

William Weer served as the second territorial attorney general (United States Attorney for the District of Kansas). He was appointed after Andrew Jackson Isaaks resigned. Weer had previously served as legal counsel for the Wyandotte Reserve. He was active in the Kansas State Militia, and earned the rank of brigadier general. Weer served during the Civil War for the Union Army with some successes and significant failures. His main accomplishments involved the recruitment of Native Americans who served in the Union Army, and leading his forces to victories over Confederate forces in what was then known as Indian Territory and west of the Mississippi River. His problems with command decisions and alcohol led to his removal from command on more than one occasion, and eventually, a court martial.

Who was Charles Chadwick?

Charles Chadwick served as the second attorney general of the State of Kansas. He was born on March 8, 1820, in Tompkins County, New York. Chadwick studied law with his uncle, the Honorable Austin Smith. In 1851, Chadwick was admitted to the New York bar, and became a partner in his uncle's law firm. Chadwick relocated to Kansas in 1857 and opened a law office in Quindaro and was elected justice of the peace. He was appointed private secretary to Governor Charles Robinson. Chadwick was appointed attorney general of Kansas by Governor Robinson to fill the expired term of Attorney General Benjamin Simpson after Simpson resigned to join the Union Army during the Civil War. Governor Robinson appointed Chadwick as the fourth adjutant general of Kansas with the rank of brigadier general and he served from March 22, 1862, to February 26, 1863. In 1863, Governor Thomas Carney appointed Chadwick as paymaster general. Chadwick established a legal practice in Lawrence, and was elected justice of the peace and served in such position for many years. In 1881, he was elected to serve as police judge. He died in Lawrence on April 23, 1900.

Who was John Thomas Little?

John Thomas Little served as 16th attorney general of the State of Kansas. Little was born November 18, 1841, in Circleville, Ohio. Little received his education at McConnelsville, Ohio. During the Civil War, Little served in a Union Army regiment from Ohio. After the war, he began the study of law. Little was admitted to the bar by the Ohio Supreme Court in March 1868. That same year he came to Kansas and opened a practice in Olathe. Little was a resident of Olathe for the remainder of his life. He served as city attorney in 1876 and Johnson County attorney from 1882 to 1886. Little became the first Populist Party attorney general when he won the 1892 election. Although there was not a controversy regarding his election, he did serve at the time of the Legislative War of 1893, where both the Republican and Populist parties claimed control of the Kansas House of Representatives. The controversy was ultimately decided not by guns but by the Kansas Supreme Court. Little later served a term as mayor of Olathe and as president of the Olathe Board of Education. He died December 10, 1926, in Olathe.

Who was William Amos Smith?

William Amos Smith served as the 26th attorney general of the State of Kansas. Smith was born December 31, 1888, in Valley Falls. He attended public schools in Jefferson County. He attended Washburn University in Topeka, where he graduated from the law school in 1914. He served as Jefferson County attorney. Smith served in the armed forces as a member of the Kansas National Guard where he was called to service during the Mexican border action in 1916, and later returned to military service during World War I. After returning from the war, he was appointed assistant attorney for the Public Utilities Commission. He was a commissioner for the Court of Industrial Relations and he became an assistant attorney general in 1922. Smith was elected attorney general in 1926 and 1928, and served in such capacity until he resigned in 1930 to become a justice on the Kansas Supreme Court. Smith served 27 years on the Kansas Supreme Court. On March 1, 1956, he became chief justice. He retired from the court in 1957. Smith renewed his connection with Washburn University by assisting young athletes with their continuing education by facilitating job opportunities in the private and public sectors. Smith died July 21, 1968, in Topeka, Kansas.

Who was John Anderson?

John Anderson, Jr. served as the 33rd attorney general of the State of Kansas. He was born on May 8, 1917, near Olathe, Kansas. Anderson graduated from Olathe High School in 1935. He attended Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science and the University of Kansas for undergraduate studies. After graduation from the University of Kansas School of Law, he served on the staff of federal Judge Walter A. Huxman from 1944 to 1946. Anderson then practiced law in Olathe. Anderson was elected Johnson County district attorney and served for three terms from 1947 to 1953. Anderson was elected to the Kansas Senate holding this office from 1953 until March 1, 1956. At that time, he was appointed attorney general to fill the unexpired term of Harold Fatzer, who was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court. Anderson was elected attorney general in his own right for two terms. In 1960, Anderson was elected governor and served two terms after his reelection in 1962. During his term as governor he was instrumental in restructuring of the state's schools into unified districts and endorsement of vocational- technical schools. Anderson became the first governor of Kansas to occupy Cedar Crest. In 1964, Anderson chose not to seek re- election, but instead, went back to his law practice in Olathe. He remained active in public service after leaving the governor's office, serving as an attorney for the Board of Healing Arts and the Kansas Turnpike Authority. In addition, he served as the director of the Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures from 1965 to 1972. Throughout his legal career, Anderson remained a farmer who spent many hours on a tractor on his family farmland in Johnson County. Anderson died September 15, 2014, in Olathe, at the age of 97.

Candidates and election results

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2018

Incumbent Derek Schmidt defeated Sarah Swain in the general election for Attorney General of Kansas on November 6, 2018.

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What is the job of the Attorney General?

The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United Stateson all legal matters. The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States.

Is "general" a noun?

The title "attorney general" is an example of a noun (attorney) followed by a postpositive adjective(general).[8]". General" is a description of the type of attorney, not a title or rank in itself (as it would be in the military).[8]