Aaron M. Frey (124)

Aaron M. Frey is a Democratic politician and lawyer serving as the 58th Attorney General of Maine since 2019. He previously represented House District 124 in the Maine House of Representatives from 2012 to 2018, resigning in December 2018 upon his election as Attorney General. Notable achievements include joining 15 other state attorneys general in a 2019 lawsuit against the Trump administration's national emergency declaration, focusing on consumer protection, environmental enforcement, opioid crisis response, criminal justice reform, and co-chairing the National Association of Attorneys General's Elder Justice Committee; he was reelected in 2024.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Born around 1978 in Bangor, Maine; graduated from Nokomis High School in Newport; earned a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire; Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law.
• Early Career: Worked in private legal practice in Bangor, specializing in criminal defense and family law; started his own law firm.
• Political Experience: Elected to three terms in the Maine House , serving on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee; elected Attorney General by the Maine Legislature in a five-way Democratic primary in late 2018 for a two-year term, with focuses including state-tribal relations and major fraud prosecutions; also serves on the Baxter State Park Authority.