Joseph A. Foster (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 29th
Attorney General of New Hampshire
The attorney general of New Hampshire is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New Hampshire who serves as head of the New Hampshire Department of Justice. , the state's attorney general is John Formella.
Qualifications and appointmen ...
from 2013 to 2017. He was formerly a
Democratic member of the
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire State Senate is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. The Senate has been meeting since 1784. The Senate consists of 24 members representing Senate distri ...
, representing the
13th district from 2002 until 2008 and served as the State Senate Majority Leader in 2007 and 2008. Previously he was a member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United States), legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members com ...
from 1994 through 1998. On April 17, 2013, he was confirmed to the office of New Hampshire Attorney General. He took office on May 15, 2013, succeeding
Michael A. Delaney who decided not to seek reappointment by Governor
Maggie Hassan
Margaret Wood Hassan ( ; ; born February 27, 1958) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator for New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire, ...
at the end of his term, and instead took Foster's old position at his law firm.
In 2013, Foster was described as a potential
Congressional
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candidate.
References
External links
New Hampshire Department of JusticeProject Vote Smart - Senator Joseph A. 'Joe' Foster (NH)
profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Joseph Foster
200620042002
campaign contributions
1959 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
George Washington University Law School alumni
New Hampshire attorneys general
New Hampshire state senators
Tufts University alumni
21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court
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