Steve Marshall is the Alabama Attorney General, serving since 2017 when appointed by Governor Robert Bentley after Luther Strange's appointment to the U.S. Senate. Marshall was born in Atmore, Alabama, and earned his undergraduate degree from UNC Chapel Hill and law degree from University of Alabama School of Law. Before becoming Attorney General, he served 16 years as District Attorney of Marshall County (2001-2017). He has been elected to two full terms as Attorney General with decisive Republican majorities and is term-limited in that position. Marshall ran for Senate in May 2025, positioning himself as an experienced prosecutor and government official with a record of 'getting things done' for Alabama.
Marshall was born in Atmore, Alabama, and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1987) and law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. He served as District Attorney of Marshall County for 16 years (2001-2017), building a reputation for firm law enforcement. In 2011, he launched Alabama's first major human trafficking task force. He was appointed Attorney General by Governor Robert Bentley in 2017 after Luther Strange's Senate appointment and subsequently won two statewide elections. He and his wife, Tammy, have three children and attend Church of the Highlands.