Katherine Robertson

Background

Robertson is the Republican nominee for Alabama attorney general and has served as chief counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall for nearly a decade. Her campaign biography says she is an eighth-generation member of a Dallas County farming family and graduated from Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law.

Sources: Katherine Robertson for AG — About, Alabama attorney general candidates discuss priorities ahead of election — ABC 33/40

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• State sovereignty

  Her campaign says she would defend Alabama’s Constitution and state sovereignty from federal overreach.

  Katherine Robertson for AG — About

• Prison system

  Robertson identified prison litigation as a major challenge for the justice system and argued that newly designed correctional facilities could improve safety and help recruit correctional officers.

  Alabama attorney general candidates discuss priorities ahead of election — ABC 33/40

• Law enforcement

  Her campaign says she would enforce the law with strength and zero tolerance for crime, and support law enforcement.

  Katherine Robertson for AG — About