Johnson also plans to reconsider Texas’s partnership with ICE, explore multistate challenges to federal actions, refocus the office on antitrust and consumer protection, and rebuild its staff after high turnover.

Kansas Attorney General-elect Chris Mann says he wants a less politically driven office and will review his predecessor’s lawsuits, including a challenge to access to mifepristone; he has also voiced concern about ICE raids.

Democrats won attorney general races in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Iowa and Kansas, setting up a potential shift in how state law enforcement offices engage with the Trump administration and federal policy.

The offices have been powerful tools for Republican attorneys general, who have coordinated legal campaigns against federal regulations and pursued fights over abortion, gender-affirming care, diversity initiatives and gun access.

Some Trump administration allies worry that losing these state-level tools, especially alongside a possible Democratic presidential win in 2028, could weaken their ability to challenge Democratic policies.

In Texas, Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson plans to review Ken Paxton’s initiatives, including lawsuits targeting out-of-state abortion providers and claims about medications, autism and vaccine efficacy.

In Iowa, Attorney General-elect Nate Willems has pledged to pursue corporate polluters and revive consumer protection work, while Ohio Attorney General-elect John Kulewicz campaigned against corporate price gouging.

As conservative legal leaders look for another base, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has vowed to keep leading these fights, though Florida’s office is about one-third the size of Texas’s.