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 Official portrait, 2011 |
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Assumed office
January 10, 2023 |
| Governor | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Rutledge |
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In office
January 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023 |
| Governor | Asa Hutchinson |
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| Preceded by | Mark Darr |
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| Succeeded by | Leslie Rutledge |
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In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 |
| Preceded by | Vic Snyder |
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| Succeeded by | French Hill |
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In office
December 20, 2006 – June 1, 2007 |
| President | George W. Bush |
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| Preceded by | Bud Cummins |
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| Succeeded by | Jane Duke |
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| Born | John Timothy Griffin
(1968-08-21) August 21, 1968
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| Party | Republican |
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| Spouse | Elizabeth Griffin |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Education | Hendrix College (BA)
Pembroke College, Oxford (attended)
Tulane University (JD)
United States Army War College (MSS) |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
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| Branch |  United States Army |
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Service years | 1996–present (reserve) |
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| Rank | Colonel |
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| Unit | 172d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (May–August 2006) |
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| Conflict | Iraq War |
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| Awards | Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (6)
Army Achievement Medal (5)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Combat Action Badge |
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John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 57th attorney general of Arkansas. He served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas between 2006 and 2007 and U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015.
Griffin defeated Democrat John Burkhalter for lieutenant governor in 2014 and served under Governor Asa Hutchinson. In summer 2020, Griffin announced his candidacy for the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election but withdrew from the race in February 2021, then launching a successful run for Arkansas Attorney General.