Katherine Robertson, GOP candidate for Alabama Attorney General, received a major endorsement Wednesday from the Republican Attorneys General Association.
“It is a very high standard for RAGA to endorse in a primary,” RAGA chairman and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said in a written statement. “Katherine Robertson exceeds that standard and has an impeccable track record of fighting for conservative values throughout her entire career.”
In a written statement, RAGA officials said Robertson is the only candidate in an open 2026 AG race to get its endorsement and one of fewer than 10 in the past 27 years.
“It is such a special honor to be endorsed by some of the best in the business,” Robertson told Alabama Daily News Wednesday. “This one means a lot, and I’m incredibly grateful for the support of RAGA!”
The Alabama AG spot is open next year because Marshall, who was chairman of RAGA in 2023, is term limited. Marshall remains in leadership within the organization of 29 attorneys general.
In its statement, RAGA praises Robertson for her work pushing for state sovereignty on health and safety issues, building a coalition of conservative female legal leaders to support U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmation and crafting “the national ability to implement and refocus the death penalty,” among several others.
The GOP primary for AG is expected to be one of the most competitive on the May 19 ballot. Robertson, the chief counsel to current Attorney General Steve Marshall, and former Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Jay Mitchell are already in a heated, high-dollar contest. Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey is also working to garner support and traction eight months ahead of the primary.
Mitchell has doggedly criticized Robertson for accepting $1.1 million in “dark money” from an organization tied to conservative legal strategist and Federalist Society leader Leonard Leo, as well as $150,000 she received from Hugh Culverhouse Jr., a prominent former University of Alabama donor who parted ways with the university in 2019.
Mitchell and his campaign on Wednesday denounced the “out-of-state endorsement” from the Republican Attorneys General Association.
“More than 94% of my financial support and all of my endorsements come from everyday Alabamians who trust me to advance President Trump’s agenda and defend our Alabama values,” he said.
In July, the Business Council of Alabama’s PAC endorsed Mitchell, as did the Alabama Trucking Association last week.