27 Facts About Curtis Hill

Curtis Hill was reelected to the post, ultimately serving four terms from 2003 before his election as state attorney general in 2016.

Curtis Hill ran for Governor of Indiana in 2024, but came in last place in the primary against outgoing US Senator Mike Braun and others.

Curtis Hill studied business at Indiana University and received his JD degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Curtis Hill was a lawyer in private practice and a part-time prosecutor until 2002, when he was elected as county prosecutor for Elkhart County in Northern Indiana.

Curtis Hill was recruited by National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Tom Cole to run for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 2006, but he declined to run.

In 2016, Curtis Hill ran as a Republican for Indiana attorney general, seeking to succeed Greg Zoeller, who did not seek reelection.

Curtis Hill ran against former Lake County Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo, the Democratic nominee.

On November 8,2016, Curtis Hill defeated Arredondo, receiving 1,643,689 votes to Arredondo's 994,085 votes.

Curtis Hill is the first African American man to become Indiana Attorney General.

Curtis Hill has frequently tweeted on national issues, and was speculated as a potential future candidate for US Senate.

Curtis Hill opposed efforts to downplay opposition to same-sex marriage in the state Republican Party's platform.

Curtis Hill met with President Donald Trump at the White House on at least four occasions to discuss various issues.

Curtis Hill opposed the legalization of marijuana in Indiana and medical marijuana; in November 2017, Curtis Hill issued an official advisory opinion declaring the use of cannabidiol oil illegal in Indiana.

Curtis Hill strongly opposed needle exchange programs, and successfully pressured Madison County to halt its program.

Curtis Hill favored harsher penalties for drug offenses, and supported the use of civil forfeiture.

In 2017, Curtis Hill filed an appeal from a US district court decision holding that Indiana's forfeiture law was a violation of the US Constitution's due process clause.

In 2017, Curtis Hill joined with other conservative attorneys general in a filing in the US Supreme Court defending "stop-and-frisk" programs from constitutional challenge.

Under Curtis Hill, Indiana was one of 13 states that sued California over a law that bars eggs sold in California from coming from battery cage hens.

In 2018, Curtis Hill filed an appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, seeking to challenge a settlement between the Marion County Sheriff's Office and American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana that stopped the county from detaining people in Indianapolis based only on federal immigration agency requests and without a warrant or probable cause.

Curtis Hill opposed the adoption of hate-crime laws.

In 2018, Curtis Hill objected to a consent decree to add additional early voting locations in Marion County.

In documents produced to the Indianapolis Star following a public-records request made by the newspaper in July 2018, Curtis Hill's office redacted personal email addresses.

Four women have accused Curtis Hill of groping them during a party at a bar in March 2018, on the last night of the Indiana General Assembly session, prompting an investigation by the Indiana Inspector General.

The accusations against Hill prompted calls for his resignation from top elected officials in the state, including fellow Republicans, such as Governor Eric Holcomb, House Speaker Brian Bosma, and Senate leader David C Long.

Curtis Hill unsuccessfully sought to block the appointment of the special prosecutor.

Curtis Hill was defeated at the Indiana Republican Party's caucus for the nomination by Rudy Yakym.

Curtis Hill is married; he and his wife Teresa have five children.