Nessel is the second openly lesbian woman elected attorney general of a state in the United States (after Maura Healey), and the first openly LGBT person elected to statewide office in Michigan. She is also the first Jewish person elected Attorney General of Michigan.

A former criminal prosecutor and civil rights attorney, Dana Nessel was sworn in as Michigan’s 54th Attorney General on January 1, 2019. Her core initiatives have been fashioned in the image of her promise to Michigan’s residents: to give the Department of Attorney General back to the people that it serves.

The Department of Attorney General only accepts service of process of lawsuits naming Attorney General Dana Nessel or the Michigan Department of Attorney General as defendants.

Nov 8, 2022 · Dana Nessel (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of Michigan. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027. Nessel (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Attorney General of Michigan. …

2 days ago · LANSING, Mich — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is pushing back against an Executive Order issued by President Trump that temporarily freezes federal funding and grants. The order pauses ...

Aug 22, 2024 · Michigan AG Dana Nessel took to the stage at the DNC in Chicago on Wednesday to speak on freedoms secured by Democrats in her endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket.

Dana Nessel, Michigan’s 54th Attorney General, began her legal career as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

The 2022 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel ran for re-election to a second term. She was first elected in 2018 with 49.0% of the vote. [1] Michigan does not hold partisan primaries for statewide offices other ...

2 days ago · LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she plans to file a lawsuit Tuesday to protect programs and "vital services" threatened by a federal funding pause ordered Monday by the ...

Jan 1, 2023 · LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Dana Nessel was sworn into her second term as Michigan’s Attorney General Sunday. Nessel’s oath was administered by Judge Jaimie Powell Horowitz with the 45th...