State AG Pulse

In this week’s episode, Lori and fellow State AG Group team member Mira Baylson are in conversation with former AGs Frank Sue Del Papa of Nevada and Betty Montgomery of Ohio, both phenomenal leaders with distinguished track records of achievement in their states. They talk about the overall rise in the number of multi-states and provide their perspectives on the era-defining Master Tobacco settlement of 1998. They bemoan the state of bipartisanship and campaign advertising and ponder the impact of gender on leadership.

This week Bernie and Lori engage with State AG team member Chris Allen on the race in New Mexico, where the AG’s office is likely to stay blue but a red wave, if it comes, could shake things up. They also ponder AGs’ use of outside counsel to supplement – or supplant - internal AG staff resources.

In this week’s episode, hosts Bernie Nash and Jerry Kilgore talk with Pete Bisbee of the Republican Attorneys General Association about what RAGA is, how it recruits candidates, and how it raises money to fund races. They speculate on election winners and losers, which Democrats may be vulnerable, how many seats the Republications hope to pick up in November, and where. Jerry challenges Pete to make his “Pete’s just crazy” prediction, and asks what it would take for the Republicans to play in California, Oregon and other historically “blue” states.

In this week’s episode, Bernie and Lori chat with Paul Connell, previously Chief Deputy AG in Wisconsin and Cozen O’Connor’s resident expert on the Arkansas AG race. We review the candidates’ backgrounds and qualifications and try our hand at picking who will win the race in November. We consider how the leading candidate’s background is likely to influence his priorities should he be elected, and discuss Arkansas’ open-door policy and the benefits it confers for businesses seeking to know what is on an AG’s mind.

In this week’s episode, we get an insider’s perspective on the Nebraska open seat race and its political and business significance from Meghan Stoppel, who served as Consumer Protection Chief under the current AG, Doug Peterson, from 2017 to 2021.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of State AG Pulse. From now until August, we’re excited to bring you our insights and commentary on the 2022 state attorney general elections, and why they matter for business leaders. In this first episode, Pulse hosts Lori Kalani and Bernie Nash talk with Karen White, Executive Director of the Attorney General Alliance. They provide a quick “AGs101” tutorial and discuss just how powerful AGs really are. They also preview key issues in the eight open seat races and note which incumbents are at risk in their state races, including some surprises so far in the run up to and early primaries. The discussion also touches on how much it costs to run an election campaign, whether money matters, and the impact of national politics on state races. For all this and more, check out this week’s episode.