Leslie Rutledge | |
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21st Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Governor | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
Preceded by | Tim Griffin |
56th Attorney General of Arkansas | |
In office January 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023 | |
Governor | Asa Hutchinson |
Preceded by | Dustin McDaniel |
Succeeded by | Tim Griffin |
Personal details | |
Born | Leslie Carol Rutledge June 9, 1976 Batesville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Boyce Johnson (m. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Arkansas (BA, JD) |
Leslie Carol Rutledge (born June 9, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer. Since 2023, she has been the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas under Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Rutledge was also the 56th attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. She was the first woman and first to be elected to the position of attorney general in the state's history.[1]