2026 Iowa election

Attorney General candidates

Compare Iowa's 2026 Attorney General candidates with source-linked biographies, voting records, campaign ads, claims and IA Fact Check context.

Democratic

Nate Willems

Iowa attorney and former two-term state representative. Willems has practiced labor and workers’ compensation law and has highlighted wage theft, workplace safety, violent-crime prosecution support, and corporate accountability in his campaign.

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Republican

Brenna Bird

Iowa Attorney General since 2023 and former Guthrie County attorney. Bird previously worked as a prosecutor and government attorney and became Iowa’s first Republican attorney general in decades when elected in 2022.

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