Biography
William Tong is Connecticut's Democratic Attorney General, in office since 2019 and the party's nominee for re-election. A litigator and longtime state representative, he was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022; CT Mirror reports he has filed or joined more than 40 lawsuits challenging federal policies since Donald Trump returned to office.[1][2][3]
Tong grew up in the Hartford area and graduated from Phillips Academy Andover, Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School.[3] He lives in Stamford.[3]
Tong practiced for 18 years as a litigator, at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and at Finn Dixon & Herling in Stamford.[3] He then served six terms, or 12 years, as a state representative, including as House chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and is the first Asian American elected to state office in Connecticut.[1][3]
Tong was elected Attorney General in 2018, took office in 2019 and was re-elected in 2022.[1][2][3]
- 1.Connecticut General Election 2026 Voter Guide · CT Mirror · 2026-10-19 News report
- 2.Connecticut Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Attorney General William Tong Biography · Connecticut Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-19 Official record
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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