Will Lathrop

Oregon’s attorney general oversees the state’s Department of Justice, which is responsible for defending state agencies and laws in court

The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and heads the state’s department of justice. In this forum hear from the candidates, Will Lathrop and Dan Rayfield.

Lawyers that vie for business from the State of Oregon have become a mainstay in races for attorney general and treasurer. This year is no different.

The outcome sets up what could be a highly competitive race in the November general election.

The race shows no sign of the massive spending voters saw 12 years ago — that will likely wait until the general election in November. But the three candidates do offer meaningful differences in how they’d like to do the job of Oregon’s top lawyer.