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NAAG Standing Committees

Antitrust Committee

Attorney General Mark Bennett, HI, Co-Chair
Attorney General Hardy Myers, OR, Co-Chair
Attorney General Gary King, NM, Vice-Chair
Attorney General Tom Miller, IA, Vice Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Emily Myers, (202) 326-6254

Working Group

Attorney General Mark Bennett, HI, Co-Chair
Attorney General Hardy Myers, OR, Co-Chair
Attorney General Gary King, NM, Vice-Chair
Attorney General Tom Miller, IA, Vice Chair

Civil Rights Committee

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, NY, Co-Chair
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, UT, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Andrea Hampton, (202) 326-6011

Consumer Protection

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, ND, Co-Chair
Attorney General Roy Cooper, NC, Co-Chair
Attorney General Bill McCollum, FL, Vice-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Dennis Cuevas, (202) 326-6019

Working Group

Attorney General Roy Cooper, NC
Attorney General Bill McCollum, FL
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, AK
Attorney General Gary King, NM
Attorney General Charles Foti, LA
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, ND

Criminal Law Committee

Attorney General John Suthers, CO, Co-Chair
Attorney General Joseph (Beau) Biden, DE, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Nicholas Alexander, (202) 326-6259

Executive Working Group On Prosecutorial Relations

Attorney General John Suthers, CO
Attorney General Joseph (Beau) Biden, DE
Attorney General Steve Carter, IN
Attorney General Tom Corbett, PA
Attorney General Jim Hood, MS
Attorney General Anne Milgram, NJ

Alternates

Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen, WI
Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, NH
Attorney General Robert McDonnell, VA

Environmental Committee

Attorney General Douglas Gansler, MD, Co-Chair
Attorney General Talis Colberg, AK, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Paula Cotter, (202) 326-6250

Tobacco Committee

Attorney General Rob McKenna, WA, Co-Chair
Attorney General Terry Goddard, AZ, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Peter Levin, (202) 326-6041

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Elections Working Group

Attorney General Martha Coakley, MA, Chair
Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen, WI
Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, NH
Attorney General Terry Goddard, AZ
Attorney General Drew Edmondson, OK
Attorney General Robert Cooper, TN
NAAG Staff Contact: Emily Myers, (202) 326-6254

Financial Practices

Attorney General Tom Miller, IA
Attorney General Gary King, NM
NAAG Staff Contact: Dennis Cuevas, (202) 326-6019

Public Safety and Health Committee

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, AR, Co-Chair
Attorney General Bill McCollum, FL, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact:
Nicholas Alexander, (202) 326-6259
Paula Cotter, (202) 326-6250

School Safety Task Force

Attorney General Patrick Lynch, RI, Co-Chair
Attorney General John Suthers, CO, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Nicholas Alexander, (202) 326-6259

Youth Access to Alcohol

Attorney General Steve Rowe, ME, Co-Chair
Attorney General Troy King, AL, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Dennis Cuevas, (202) 326-6019

Ad Hoc Committee on Animal Cruelty

The Ad Hoc Committee on Animal Cruelty’s mission is to engage the membership of NAAG in activities that support the powers and duties of Attorneys General as they relate to the enforcement of state civil and criminal animal cruelty statutes, as well as the attendant policy, legislative, and programmatic issues related to state civil and criminal animal cruelty law. Animal cruelty is an area of great concern to Attorneys General, and encompasses unintentional neglect and intentional cruelty or abuse, including animal fighting, knowingly depriving an animal of basic needs such as food, water, shelter, or veterinary care or maliciously torturing, maiming, mutilating, or killing an animal. Issues of particular concern are the prevalence of animal fighting, including staged fighting using dogs, roosters, “hog dogging” and others; reporting and proper handling of animal cruelty incidents; the link between animal cruelty and human violence; and the social and community ramifications of animal cruelty. The Committee will provide support to Attorneys General and their staff by monitoring federal legislation and state initiatives that may be of interest to NAAG’s membership, remaining informed of issues in the field of animal cruelty, providing technical assistance to Attorneys General and their staff on issues related to animal cruelty, and regularly updating NAAG’s Animal Cruelty backpage on the NAAG website. The Committee also serves as an entry point between NAAG and various organizations, agencies, and outside advocacy groups (both state and federal) devoted to animal cruelty issues.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, CT, Co-Chair
Attorney General Henry McMaster, SC, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Nick Alexander, (202) 326-6259

Ad Hoc Committee on Veterans Affairs

Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, NH, Co-Chair
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, CT, Co-Chair
NAAG Staff Contact: Chris Toth, (202) 326-6021

Attorney General Patrick Lynch (RI), President
Attorney General Jon Bruning (NE), President-Elect
Attorney General Roy Cooper (NC),Vice President
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden (ID), Immediate Past President

Attorney General Martha Coakley (MA), Chair, Eastern Region
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen (WI), Chair, Midwestern Region
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (AR), Chair, Southern Region
Attorney General Larry Long (SD), Chair, Western Region (CWAG)

Attorney General Bill Sorrell (VT), Chair, Mission Foundation

Attorney General Doug Gansler (MD), Presidential Appointment
Attorney General Tom Miller (IA), Presidential Appointment
Attorney General John Suthers (CO), Presidential Appointment

Finance Committee

Attorney General Thurbert Baker, GA, Co-Chair
Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, NH, Co-Chair

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

American Bar Association

House of Delegates, Attorney General Thurbert Baker, GA

American Bar Association

Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division Council, Attorney General Larry Long, SD
Criminal Justice Section, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, WI

Council of State Governments

Attorney General Gary King, NM
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, ND

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