Arthur Bragg

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Arthur Bragg
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United States Attorney General
Assumed office
June 8, 2020
PresidentNathaniel Richardson
Richard Tawney
Preceded byMichael Jones
United States Senator from Ohio
In office
January 3, 2011 – May 29, 2020
Preceded byRudy Silverstein
Succeeded byPatrick Portcullis
68th Mayor of Cincinnati
In office
December 1, 2009 – December 20, 2010
Preceded byRod Clarett
Succeeded byDevina Fiorina
Member of the Cincinnati City Council
In office
December 1, 2005 – December 1, 2009
Preceded byMark Jones
Succeeded byNoah Eldrich
Personal details
Born
Arthur Renata Bragg

January 1, 1970 (age 51)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCourtney Kolesnick (m. 1999)
Children1
Residence(s)Cincinnati, Ohio
EducationCase Western Reserve University (BA) University of Cincinnati (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1998 – 2004
RankUS-O3 insignia.svg Lieutenant

Arthur Renata Bragg (born January 1, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician who currently serves as the Attorney General of the United States. He previously served as the Mayor of Cincinnati and as a United States Senator from Ohio from 2011 to 2020. On May 30, 2020, Bragg was tapped to head the Department of Justice under President Richard Tawney following the resignation of Michael Jones. Having been asked to stay on by incoming President Nathaniel Richardson, he remains in office.