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Treg Taylor
33rd Attorney General of Alaska
In office
January 30, 2021 – August 29, 2025
Acting: January 30, 2021 – May 11, 2021
GovernorMike Dunleavy
Preceded byEd Sniffen (acting)
Succeeded byStephen J. Cox (acting)
Personal details
BornTregarrick Taylor
(1976-05-19) May 19, 1976 (age 50)
PartyRepublican
SpouseJodi Taylor
Children6
EducationBrigham Young University (BA, JD)
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Tregarrick R. "Treg" Taylor (born May 19, 1976) is an American lawyer who was the Alaska attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He succeeded Ed Sniffen, who resigned after being appointed to the position two weeks before.[1][2] Taylor is a candidate in the 2026 Alaska gubernatorial election. He was disqualified due to failure to comply with financial disclosure requirements, but this was later reversed.

Education

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Taylor briefly attended the United States Air Force Academy.[citation needed] He graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2004 with a Juris Doctor.[3]

Career

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In 2016, Taylor was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Anchorage Municipal Assembly.[4] Taylor has served as the deputy attorney general of Alaska for the civil division.[5] Taylor assumed office as Alaska attorney general in an acting capacity January 30, 2021. He was confirmed to the position by the Alaska Legislature on May 11, 2021.[6]

Taylor supported the Pebble Mine proposal and expressed opposition to the federal government's decision to block the project.[7]

During Taylor’s tenure as attorney general, Alaska’s overall crime rate reached a forty-year low, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. State officials attributed the decline in part to coordinated efforts between the Department of Law, state troopers, and local prosecutors to strengthen case management and improve victim support services. Reported sexual assault rates declined by roughly twenty percent during the same period, continuing a trend that had begun in the early 2020s.[8]

Taylor also helped secure more than $100 million in opioid settlement funds from major pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturers. The money was designated for addiction recovery, prevention, and rehabilitation programs across Alaska. Under Taylor’s direction, the Department of Law worked with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and state health agencies to oversee the distribution of settlement funds to local treatment providers.[9]

Throughout his tenure, Taylor pursued litigation against the Biden administration. He filed or joined lawsuits opposing several federal initiatives, including new restrictions on oil and gas development on federal lands, a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, and revisions to Title IX regulations expanding protections for transgender students and athletes. In each case, Taylor argued that the federal government had exceeded its authority and infringed on state sovereignty.[10][11][12]

Taylor also represented Alaska’s government in several environmental and natural resource cases. He defended the state’s position in litigation concerning the Willow Project, a large-scale oil development in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and that Alaska had jurisdiction over fisheries management within the state.[13][14]

2026 gubernatorial campaign

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Taylor announced his campaign for Governor of Alaska on September 16, 2025, after resigning as Attorney General on August 29.[15] He spent heavily on his own campaign during the primary, but appeared to violate Alaska campaign finance law by exceeding a legal limit on donations to one's one campaign in the month before an election. Taylor argued that the regulation was unconstitutional, but did not challenge it in court.[16]

Taylor placed fifth in the nonpartisan primary with 7.3% of the vote, putting him in a position to advance to the general election following the withdrawal of Democratic candidate Tom Begich.[17] However, the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) recommended against certifying Taylor's candidacy after he failed to properly list the full names of his tenants in financial disclosures despite months of requests to do so.[18] Alaska lieutenant governor Nancy Dahlstrom subsequently announced on August 31 she would follow the recommendation and refuse to certify Taylor's candidacy, disqualifying him from the race. This decision would elevate Taylor's running mate—businesswoman Candice English—to gubernatorial candidate, provided she named a running mate of her own.[19]

English named Taylor's wife, Jodi, as her running mate for the general election. Jodi Taylor—a co-owner of properties with her husband—also failed to provide the full names of their tenants on her financial disclosures.[19]

On September 4, Dahlstrom reversed course and announced that she would certify Treg Taylor to appear on the general election ballot. Dahlstrom cited an analysis from the Alaska Department of Law and concerns of selective scrutiny and enforcement by APOC.[20]

On October 6, Taylor agreed to pay a $1,087.50 fine to APOC to settle a separate complaint regarding his failure to provide sufficient detail about payments to consulting businesses.[21]

Personal life

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Before his appointment as attorney general by Governor Mike Dunleavy, Taylor practiced private law in Anchorage.[22]

Taylor and his wife, Jodi, have six children and live in Anchorage.[23]

References

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  1. ↑ "Report: Alaska AG quit after reports of sexual misconduct". Jacksonville Journal-Courier. January 31, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Governor names new attorney general". Juneau Empire. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ Downing, Suzanne (January 30, 2021). "Switcheroo: Ed Sniffen out as AG, Treg Taylor now in". Must Read Alaska. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Treg Taylor". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Civil Division - Alaska Department of Law". law.alaska.gov. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Taylor confirmed as Alaska's top legal officer following objections and debate". KINY. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan". MSN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "AG Treg Taylor says crime rates are going down, Alaska remains wary of some numbers". Alaska’s News Source. July 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Alaska's $14M cut from opioid lawsuit settlements to go to rehab programs". Alaska Public Media. July 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Alaska Department of Law challenges federal land rule". Alaska Department of Law. July 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alaska joins lawsuit challenging contractor vaccine mandate". Office of the Governor. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ students". Alaska Beacon. May 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "State of Alaska defends jurisdiction in EEZ fisheries case". Alaska Department of Law. July 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "State of Alaska intervenes in Willow Project lawsuit". Office of the Governor. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Pike, Josiah (September 17, 2025). "Former Attorney General Treg Taylor announces gubernatorial campaign". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  16. ↑ Samuels, Iris (August 13, 2026). "Candidates in Alaska's open governor's race spend big ahead of Tuesday's primary". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ Samuels, Iris (August 28, 2026). "Tom Begich says he will withdraw from Alaska governor's race". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ Samuels, Iris (August 28, 2026). "Alaska campaign watchdog says Treg Taylor should not be allowed to run for governor". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on August 29, 2026. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
  19. 1 2 Samuels, Iris (August 31, 2026). "Treg Taylor disqualified from ballot as pressure grows for consolidated governor's race". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2026. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
  20. ↑ Brooks, James (September 5, 2026). "Alaska Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom reverses herself, puts Treg Taylor back in governor's race". Alaska Beacon. Archived from the original on September 5, 2026. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
  21. ↑ Smith, Corinne (October 7, 2026). "Alaska gubernatorial candidate settles campaign finance complaint with state regulators". Alaska Beacon. Archived from the original on October 9, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Office of the Attorney General". Alaska Department of Law. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Governor Dunleavy Names Treg Taylor Attorney General – Mike Dunleavy". gov.alaska.gov. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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