William Tong

American politician

IncumbentAttorney General — CTDemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-K9C-HZ7R

Running for Attorney General, CT, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/william-tong

Roster source: Wikipedia (secondary source) (2026-09-19)

William Tong — Photo — Photo · Ragesoss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

William Tong — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Sen. Richard Blumenthal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · Attorney General, CT · General · Democratic · on the ballot · incumbent
2018 · Attorney General, CT · General · Democratic · won · 715,340 votes (52.5%) · source
2018 · Attorney General, CT · Primary · Democratic · won · 119,574 votes · source

Background

William Morten Tong is an American lawyer and progressive politician who is the 25th and current Attorney General of Connecticut. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Tong attended Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School.

He began his career as an attorney with the law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Finn Dixon & Herling. In 2006, Tong entered politics upon winning election to the Connecticut House of Representatives to represent the 147th district, which includes most of North Stamford. He served six terms in the House from 2007 to 2019.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tong

Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

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Sources

Portrait — Sen. Richard Blumenthal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-24 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tong
Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8019460
Roster — Wikipedia (secondary source) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Connecticut_Attorney_General_election&oldid=1367809506
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Connecticut_State_Representative_William_Tong,_March_14,_2008.JPG
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photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Tong_2023.png
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Tong_Stamford_Connecticut.jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Tong,_Attorney_General_of_Connecticut.jpg
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