Welcome to the Office of Attorney General Jay Jones.
"Welcome to the Office of the Attorney General. As the 49th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, my team works tirelessly to keep Virginians safe, lower costs, and protect our fundamental rights. I pledge to every Virginian that I will never stop fighting for our communities and to always put Virginians first."
- Attorney General Jay Jones
Recent Press Releases
April 01, 2026
New election filings revealed that a group backed by Peter Thiel — a Silicon Valley billionaire and one of Donald Trump’s most prominent financial backers who has helped fund Trump-aligned candidates and political efforts nationwide — has poured $2.5 million into Virginia to support a misleading and racially charged ad campaign ahead of the April 21 redistricting referendum.
April 01, 2026
Today, Attorney General Jay Jones issued a joint statement alongside 24 attorneys general ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara.
April 01, 2026
Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following statement about Donald Trump’s Executive Order on voting.
March 31, 2026
Today, Attorney General Jay Jones applauds Senior Assistant Attorney General Molly Newton for her role in securing convictions in a Hampton, Virginia homicide case involving a 26-year-old victim