Biography
Tim Griffin is the incumbent Republican attorney general of Arkansas, sworn in on January 10, 2023, and is seeking re-election.[1][2] He previously served as lieutenant governor (2015-2023) and as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District (2011-2015), and is a colonel in the Arkansas Army National Guard.[1][2]
Griffin was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from Magnolia High School, Hendrix College and Tulane Law School; he also attended graduate school at Oxford University and earned a graduate degree from the U.S. Army War College in 2018.[1][3] He lives in Little Rock.[1]
Before elected office, Griffin served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs for President George W. Bush.[1] He also served more than 28 years as a U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps officer, including active duty as an Army prosecutor in 2005 with the 101st Airborne Division in Mosul, Iraq.[1]
In Congress, Griffin served on the Ways and Means, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Ethics and Judiciary committees and as a Deputy Whip for the Majority.[1] He became the state's 57th attorney general after serving as its 20th lieutenant governor.[1]
- 1.Attorney General Griffin joins Louisiana and Alabama in suing 29 defendants for shipping abortion pills across state lines · Arkansas Attorney General · 2026-10-21 Official record
- 2.Arkansas Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 3.Tim Griffin (Arkansas) · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.