Josh Kaul

Background

Josh Kaul is the Democratic incumbent candidate for attorney general. He was first elected in 2018 and previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Maryland and as a voting-rights attorney.

Sources: Ballotpedia

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Public safety

  He cites DOJ investigations and prosecutions of serious crimes, including homicides, sexual assaults, and drug trafficking, as work of his administration.

  Ballotpedia Candidate Connection response (quoted by Ballotpedia)

• Opioid response

  He says his administration has pursued accountability related to the opioid epidemic and helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in recovery.

  Ballotpedia Candidate Connection response (quoted by Ballotpedia)

• Federal lawsuits

  He says his administration joined multistate cases challenging federal actions involving funding, birthright citizenship, childhood immunization policy, and environmental protections.

  Ballotpedia Candidate Connection response (quoted by Ballotpedia)