Hal Stratton

Hal Stratton, Jr.
8th Chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission
In office
July 25, 2002 – July 15, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byThomas H. Moore (acting)
Succeeded byNancy Nord (acting)
27th Attorney General of New Mexico
In office
January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991
GovernorGarrey Carruthers
Preceded byPaul Bardacke
Succeeded byTom Udall
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 29th District
In office
1978–1986
Personal details
Born (1950-12-06) December 6, 1950 (age 73)
Muskogee, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican, Cherokee
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma (B.A., J.D.)
Occupationattorney, 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.