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Preview of 2014 State Attorney General Elections

Webcast Program

April 30, 2014

Presented by: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

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Presenter Bio Bernard Nash heads Dickstein Shapiro’s State Attorneys General Practice, where he represents clients in complex state and federal legal and legislative matters. He routinely counsels major private sector clients on a wide range of matters involving State Attorneys General and has also represented states in significant policy disputes. Under Mr. Nash’s leadership, the State Attorneys General Practice has become the country’s largest and premier practice devoted to resolving State AG disputes. According to Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Mr. Nash is “the leading practitioner in the country” in representing clients before State Attorneys General and is known as “the godfather of State Attorney General work.”

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Presenter Bio Lori Kalani is a partner in Dickstein Shapiro’s State Attorneys General Practice, where she specializes in representing clients in responding to and resolving inquiries and investigations brought by State AGs, as well as counseling clients with respect to building relationships and advocating effectively to achieve strategic business and legal goals. Ms. Kalani draws upon extensive experience, gleaned both while in-house at a Fortune 200 company and in private practice, to formulate and execute strategies that combine her legal experience with political and policy insight. Ms. Kalani is recognized as one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business by Chambers USA and a “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal and Diversity Journal: Women Worth Watching. 4

Presenter Bio Louis Jacobson is deputy editor of PolitiFact, the fact-checking website that is part of the Tampa Bay Times of Florida. Previously, he was deputy editor of the congressional newspaper Roll Call, the founding editor of its affiliate, CongressNow, and a staff correspondent at National Journal. Since the 2010 election cycle, Mr. Jacobson has handicapped gubernatorial, state legislative and State Attorneys General races, as well as the electoral college, for Governing. Since 2002, he has handicapped state and federal races for such publications as the Cook Political Report, the Rothenberg Political Report, Roll Call, Stateline.org, and PoliticsPA.com. Mr. Jacobson was a contributing writer to two editions of the Almanac of American Politics, and he has won awards for statehouse coverage from Capitolbeat. 5

2014 Attorneys General Political Landscape

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•  Elected to office in 43 states

•  Appointed by the governor in five states: Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wyoming

•  Appointed by the state legislature in Maine

•  Appointed by the supreme court in Tennessee

How Are AGs Chosen?

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Current and Former AGs Running for Higher Office

U.S. Senator •  Former Alaska AG Dan

Sullivan

Governor •  Former Florida AG and

Governor Charlie Crist •  Maryland AG Doug Gansler •  Massachusetts AG Martha

Coakley •  Nebraska AG Jon Bruning •  New Mexico AG Gary King •  Texas AG Greg Abbott

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Current Senators Who Were AGs (9) •  Senator Jeff Sessions (AL 1995-1997) •  Senator Mark Pryor (AR 1999-2003) •  Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT 1991-2011) •  Senator Heidi Heitkamp (ND 1992-2000)

•  Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH 2004-2009) •  Senator Tom Udall (NM 1991-1999) •  Senator Jeffrey Chiesa (NJ 2012-2013) •  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI 1999-2003) •  Senator John Cornyn (TX 1999-2002)

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Current Governors Who Were AGs (8) •  Governor Mike Beebe (AR 2003-2007) •  Governor Jerry Brown (CA 2007-2011) •  Governor Steve Beshear (KY 1980-1983)

•  Governor Jay Nixon (MO 1993-2009) •  Governor Steve Bullock (MT 2009-2013) •  Governor Brian Sandoval (NV 2003-2005) •  Governor Andrew Cuomo (NY 2007-2010) •  Governor Tom Corbett (PA 2005-2011)

2014 Attorneys General Open Seats (10)

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Arkansas Attorney General Election

Democrat

Republicans

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State Representative Nate Steel

Private Practitioner Leslie Rutledge

Private Practitioner Patricia Nation

Private Practitioner David Sterling

Colorado Attorney General Election

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Former District Attorney Don Quick

Democrat

Republicans

Deputy AG Cynthia Coffman

State Representative Mark Waller

Maryland Attorney General Election

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Private Practitioner Jeffrey Pritzker

State Delegate Aisha Braveboy

State Delegate Jon Cardin

State Senator Brian Frosh

Democrats Republican

Nevada Attorney General Election

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Secretary of State Ross Miller

Private Practitioner Adam Laxalt

Democrat Republican

2014 Attorneys General Political Landscape

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Questions?

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Additional Information

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Thank you for participating in today’s webcast. For more information, please visit:

www.dicksteinshapiro.com

Bernie Nash State Attorneys General Practice Leader

Dickstein Shapiro LLP nashb@dicksteinshapiro.com

(202) 420-2209

Lori Kalani Partner

Dickstein Shapiro LLP kalanil@dicksteinshapiro.com

(202) 420-3139

www.stateagmonitor.com

@stateagmonitor

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