The state attorney general’s office has to show leadership. As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, the attorney general must be decisive to have the confidence of the state’s district attorneys who prosecute crime at the local level.
Moreover, the attorney general must have the confidence of voters to believe that their top cop is a straight shooter.
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Luther Strange who won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor four years ago. “Big Luther” lost the close general election race to Jim Folsom. In doing so, he showed himself to be one of the potential Republican stars of the future. He’s practiced law in Birmingham and Washington.