Hal Stratton, Jr. | |
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8th Chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission | |
In office July 25, 2002 – July 15, 2006 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Thomas H. Moore (acting) |
Succeeded by | Nancy Nord (acting) |
27th Attorney General of New Mexico | |
In office January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991 | |
Governor | Garrey Carruthers |
Preceded by | Paul Bardacke |
Succeeded by | Tom Udall |
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 29th District | |
In office 1978–1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Muskogee, Oklahoma | December 6, 1950
Nationality | American, Cherokee |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma (B.A., J.D.) |
Occupation | attorney, politician |
Harold Duane "Hal" Stratton, Jr. (born December 6, 1950) is an American lawyer currently practicing law with the Albuquerque office of the Denver based western regional law firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP. In addition to a career in the private practice of law, he has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives (1979–86), as the Attorney General of New Mexico (1987–1990) and as the chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (2002–2006). Stratton belongs to the Republican Party, and is, to date, the last member of his party to serve as the Attorney General of New Mexico.