Nov 07, 2018 · Republican Ashley Moody wins Florida attorney general over Democratic state Rep. Sean Shaw
The 2022 Florida Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Florida Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody is running for reelection for a second term. Republican primary Candidates Declared. Ashley Moody, incumbent Florida Attorney General ...
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Moody scored her 2018 attorney general victory with a margin of 6 points against Democrat Sean Shaw. She received 52.1% of the vote, while Shaw received 46.1%. Moody’s victory was a notably wider margin in 2018 compared to DeSantis and Senator Rick Scott who won by under 1%.
Attorney General of Florida | |
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Seal of the Attorney General of Florida | |
Incumbent Ashley Moody since January 8, 2019 | |
Department of Legal Affairs | |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Florida Attorney General | |
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Compensation: | $128,972 |
2022 FY Budget: | $234,811,266 |
Term limits: | Two consecutive terms |
Structure |
Nominee | Ashley Moody | Sean Shaw |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
Popular vote | 4,232,532 | 3,744,912 |
Percentage | 52.1% | 46.1% |
As with other elected statewide offices in Florida, the attorney general is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
As of August 2021, there are six living former Florida attorneys general, the oldest being James C. Smith (served 1979–1987, born 1940). The most recent attorney general to die was Robert L. Shevin on July 11, 2005 (served 1971–1979, born 1934).
Duties. The attorney general is responsible for "protecting Florida consumers from various types of fraud," and prosecuting violations of its antitrust laws. Additionally, the office is responsible for representing the state in civil litigation and in criminal appeals.
Ashley B. Moody defeated Frank White in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.
The attorney general is responsible for the enforcement of state consumer protection and antitrust laws as well as civil prosecution of criminal racketeering. In the area of criminal law, the attorney general represents the state when those convicted appeal their convictions, including capital murder cases. The attorney general issues formal legal ...
Per Article IV, Section 5 of the state constitution, the attorney general must be a qualified elector at least 30 years old and have resided in Florida for at least seven years prior to election. The attorney general is also required to have been a member of the state bar for five years.
As one of the three members of the Florida Cabinet (alongside the chief financial officer and the commissioner of agriculture ), the attorney general is barred by the state constitution from seeking re-election after eight consecutive years in office, meaning that attorneys general may not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms .
The salaries of elected executive officials in Florida are determined by state law as mandated in the Florida Constitution. Article II, Section 5 of the state constitution states that compensation of state officers is determined by the Florida State Legislature.
Attorneys general are elected to four-year terms in federal midterm election years (e.g. 2014, 2018, 2022, etc.) and assume office on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following their election. Thus, January 4, 2011, and January 6, 2015, were inauguration days.
Attorney General Ashley Moody released the 2021 Hurricane Preparedness Guide. She urges Floridians to review the preparedness guide now and understand that planning will be different this year as Floridians continue to take measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Attorney General Ashley Moody launched a new website seeking to educate Floridians about the dangers of misusing prescription painkillers and other opioids such as heroin and fentanyl.
We are tracking which counties flipped from Democrat to Republican — and vice versa. These results will be updated as returns come in.
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The Florida attorney general is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and is head of the Florida Department of Legal Affairs.
The office is one of Florida's three elected state cabinet posts, along with the chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner. The current attorney gener…
As with other elected statewide offices in Florida, the attorney general is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms.
The attorney general appoints the Florida solicitor general who serves at his or her pleasure. The current solicitor is Amit Agarwal.
The attorney general is second (behind the lieutenant governor) in the line of successionto the of…
As of March 2022, there are six living former Florida attorneys general, the oldest being James C. Smith (served 1979–1987, born 1940). The most recent attorney general to die was Robert L. Shevin on July 11, 2005 (served 1971–1979, born 1934).
• James C. Smith, 1979–1987
• Bob Butterworth, 1987–2002
• Constitution of Florida
• Florida Cabinet
• Florida Democratic Party
• Republican Party of Florida
• Florida Attorney General official website
• Florida Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
• News and Commentary at FindLaw
• Florida Statutes at Law.Justia.com