Ex-federal prosecutor Mark Totten announces 2026 candidacy for Michigan Attorney General

Ex-federal prosecutor Mark Totten announces 2026 candidacy for Michigan Attorney General

Mark Totten, a former west Michigan federal prosecutor, has announced his campaign for Michigan Attorney General in 2026.

Former U.S. Attorney Mark Totten launches bid for attorney general as Nessel faces term limits • Michigan Advance

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten at a March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 3, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols) Mark Totten, a former U.S. attorney, has declared his candidacy to be Michigan’s next attorney general, becoming the first Democrat to declare for the position.  Totten was nominated by former President Joe Biden to be the U.S. attorney for the Western District o…

Former US Attorney Totten running for Michigan attorney general

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten on Wednesday announced his bid for Michigan attorney general. Michigan's current attorney general, Democrat Dana Nessel, is serving her second term, which means she cannot run again in 2026. In announcing his campaign, Totten, who is a Democrat, said Michigan needed a "fearless" attorney general and promised to "fight for justice, fairness and the …

Democrat Mark Totten launches campaign for state attorney general

He previously served as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's chief legal counsel and ran for AG in 2014.

Former U.S. Attorney running for Michigan Attorney General

Former U.S. Attorney Mark Totten has announced his campaign for Michigan Attorney General. In a video announcement, Totten touted his accomplishments as chief counsel to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and in the western district of Michigan. “It meant protecting the public from violent crime, prosecuting gun traffickers, domestic abusers, child predators,” Totten said. “It meant protecting civil rights, taking on white supremacists, standing up for t…

Gretchen Whitmer lawyer who approved unconstitutional mandates now running for Michigan attorney general - The Midwesterner

Mark Totten, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s legal counsel during the pandemic, wants to be the state’s 55th Attorney General. “Michigan needs a fearless Attorney General who’s focused on protecting our state, our rights, and our safety,” Totten said in a Wednesday statement. “We have a lot on the line in this moment, and no one will […]