Attorney General Role
The Attorney General is the chief civil legal officer of the State of Connecticut. The Attorney General’s Office serves as legal counsel to all state agencies and acts to protect the public interest for the people of the State of Connecticut.
William Tong (Incumbent)
https://www.williamtong.com/
William Tong earned his B.S. from Brown University and his J.D. from the University of Chicago. His professional experience includes working as an associate with Finn Dixon and Herling, Limited Liability Partnership, as an associate with the Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, Limited Liability Partnership from 1999-2003, and as a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Limited Liability Partnership from 1995-1997. He is a member of the Person-to-Person Board.
Platform Issues
These platform issues were described in a letter on his website.
- I will focus on my work forcing utilities to pay back consumers more than $100 million for their failed response to tropical storm Isaias
- Leading the multi-state price-fixing litigation against Big Pharma
- Investigating TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and holding them accountable for the threats their business practices pose to our children and our democracy
- Securing restitution for Connecticut families and taxpayers on a wide-range of healthcare and consumer fraud issues
News Articles
- William Tong joined 24 attorneys general to support Native American Children in supporting the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a lawsuit filed by dozens of states against 20 generic drug makers for alleged price fixing
Social Media
William is not active on his facebook account, but has been posting on his twitter account for years.
Jessica Kordas
Attorney Kordas is an ambitious and dedicated trial lawyer. She has earned the reputation as a meticulously prepared and diligent advocate. She is always ready to fight for her clients, whether in court or settlement negotiations. She brings a natural gift for protecting others and great compassion to her representation and she believes deeply in standing up for the individual against corporations and large insurance companies.
I am seeking the office of Attorney General of Connecticut because it is time to stand up and demand that the government, and the state’s largest law firm, works for the people. The office of the Attorney General, and the government, must no longer be a platform for self-interested politicians.
Jessica Kordas
Attorney Kordas has a unique professional background . Her experience includes managing and reorganizing medical facilities; researching, drafting preparing trading agreements for execution and assisting financial traders in maintaining licensing and credentials. This background is in addition to her legal experience that has included management of large scale criminal defense and life-altering injury litigation. Her background allows her the ability to view a case not only as a lawyer, but also through the eyes of a business person and medical clinician.
Licensed to practice in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Attorney Kordas has had the benefit of appearing in multiple jurisdictions, including all state courts in Connecticut, and the Town, Village and Supreme Courts in New York.
Attorney Kordas earned her BGS from the University of Connecticut in Law and Society. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law, where she graduated Cum Laude, all while working full time for a Greenwich financial firm. Attorney Kordas is a member of the National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York Bar Association, and Fairfield County Bar Association.
Having grown up in Norwalk, Connecticut, (Go Senators!), Jessica has successfully merged her love for the practice of law with her desire to give back to a community that has given her so much.
Platform Issues
| Kordas has campaigned with the slogan, “Freedom is not negotiable.” She hopes to “finally change CT for the better.” Kordas views the position for Attorney General as being a lawyer “for the people,” not the “governor’s lawyer,” and aims to “make sure Connecticut’s largest law firm goes back to its main focus…An advocate and a lawyer for all citizens in the state of Connecticut.” In May, she was endorsed by the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Connecticut. The Assembly said they have confidence in her to protect Connecticut’s freedoms, which they said could include freedom of speech, right to bear arms, religious freedoms, or rights to parents to have input in their child’s education. |
Social Media
Jessica is starting to be more active on her facebook and, to a lesser degree, her twitter account.
Hot Button Issues
A list of definitions for each issue can be found here.