Dana Nessel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

54th Attorney General of Michigan since January 2019
Successfully argued for plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder (2014), a case that contributed to the nationwide legal recognition of same-sex marriage
Founded her legal firm, Nessel and Kessel Law, in 2005
First openly LGBT person elected to statewide office in Michigan and first Jewish person elected Attorney General of Michigan
Received a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 1994

Biography

Dana Michelle Nessel is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 54th Attorney General of Michigan since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first openly LGBT person elected to statewide office in Michigan and the first Jewish person elected Attorney General of Michigan. In 2014, Nessel successfully argued for the plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder, a case that challenged Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage and was eventually combined into Obergefell v.