Drew Wrigley
What this job does: The state's top lawyer. Defends state laws in court, gives legal opinions to state agencies, runs the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the state crime lab, and enforces consumer protection laws.
- Current office
- North Dakota Attorney General (since 2022)
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Lives in
- Bismarck
Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of North Dakota (1988); law degree, American University (1991). source: ballotpedia.org
- U.S. Attorney for North Dakota 2001-2009 and 2019-2021; Lieutenant Governor 2010-2016. source: grandforksherald.com
- Appointed attorney general in 2022 after Wayne Stenehjem died; elected that fall. source: grandforksherald.com
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- 2022 campaign priorities: lead an effort against violent crime, expand the state Crime Lab, add Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents near reservations, recruit and retain law enforcement source: grandforksherald.com
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