NAFUSA lifetime member Stephen J. “Steve” Cox assumed the duties of Attorney General for the State of Alaska on August 29, 2025, after being appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy the previous day. Governor Dunleavy will forward Cox’s name to the Alaska Legislature for confirmation during the 2026 session.

Steve served in the first Trump Administration as Deputy Associate Attorney General and Chief of Staff within the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of the Associate Attorney General. In 2020, he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas by U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and later that year by the Court. He served in that position until January 20, 2025.

Earlier in his career, Steve served on the William H. Webster Commission on the FBI’s
counterterrorism and intelligence operations in the wake of the 2009 Fort Hood attacks,
and as a senior advisor to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
during the latter part of the Bush Administration. Prior to public service, He was a senior
associate attorney at a multinational law firm in Washington, D.C. Prior to appointment as Alaska’s Attorney General, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Strategy Officer at Bristol Bay Industrial (BBI), an investment platform of Bristol Bay Native Corporation.

Steve thanked the Governor for the appointment, “I am honored that Governor Dunleavy has invited me to be a part of the Alaska story. And I am grateful to the Governor and the people of Alaska for the opportunity to serve.”