Nick Brown (Washington)
Nick Brown (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of Washington. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Brown (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Washington. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Nick Brown served as an officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps of the U.S. Army.[1] He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Morehouse College in 1999 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2003.[2] Brown's professional experience includes working as the general counsel for Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) and as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.[1]
Political career
Attorney General of Washington (2025 - Present)
Brown was elected attorney general on November 5, 2024. He was sworn into office on January 13, 2025, succeeding Bob Ferguson (D).
Elections
2024
See also: Washington Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Washington
Nick Brown defeated Pete Serrano in the general election for Attorney General of Washington on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nick Brown (D) | 55.6 | 2,093,570 | |
| Pete Serrano (R) | 44.3 | 1,669,884 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,616 | ||
| Total votes: 3,767,070 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Attorney General of Washington
Pete Serrano and Nick Brown defeated Manka Dhingra in the primary for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pete Serrano (R) | 42.1 | 814,372 | |
| ✔ | Nick Brown (D) | 35.3 | 682,360 | |
| Manka Dhingra (D) | 22.5 | 435,919 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,284 | ||
| Total votes: 1,933,935 | ||||
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Endorsements
Campaign themes
2024
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Candidate statement
Brown provided the following candidate statement for the Washington State voter guide:
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Nick Brown was raised in Pierce County where his parents, a nurse and an Army veteran, taught him the importance of service and giving back to the community. Nick went to Morehouse College on an ROTC scholarship and after Harvard Law School, served as an Army JAG officer and federal prosecutor. As General Counsel to Governor Inslee, Nick oversaw work to end the death penalty and coordinated the administration’s response to Donald Trump’s hateful Muslim ban. In 2021 President Biden appointed Nick as the first Black U.S. Attorney in state history. There, Nick prioritized addressing the fentanyl crisis, protecting consumers, cracking down on sex trafficking, and combatting violent crime. As Attorney General, Nick will work to keep all Washingtonians safe – from crime, gun violence, discrimination, and the growing housing crisis. Nick believes Donald Trump poses an unprecedented threat to our country and will fight to protect our state from attacks on civil liberties. Nick believes the decision to have an abortion should be between a woman, her family, and doctor. He will fight any attempt to take away reproductive rights. Nick is proudly endorsed by Governor Inslee, the Washington Education Association, Washington Conservation Action, and Washington State Labor Council. [3] |
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| —Nick Brown (2024)[4] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {https://nickbrownforag.com/ Nick Brown 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed June 28, 2024]
- ↑ United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington, "Nicholas W. Brown sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington," October 8, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ VoteWA.gov, “Nick Brown,” accessed July 22, 2024
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