John Michael Formella was born on 1986 or 1987 and is an American lawyer serving as the 31st Attorney General of New Hampshire since 2021.
13 Facts About John Formella
John Formella previously served as legal counsel for Governor Chris Sununu.
John Formella has been a resident of New Hampshire since 1999, when his family relocated to New Hampshire from Florida.
In 2009, John Formella served as a legislative intern for Florida State Representative Steve Crisafulli.
At Pierce Atwood, John Formella practiced actively in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine and was a member of the Firm's Business and Environmental Law practice groups.
John Formella left the firm in January 2017 to accept an appointment as Legal Counsel to incoming New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.
John Formella served as Governor Chris Sununu's legal counsel from Sununu's first day in office on January 5,2017, through April 16,2021.
On March 3,2021, Governor Chris Sununu nominated Formella to succeed Gordon J MacDonald as New Hampshire Attorney General.
John Formella has continued the efforts of past New Hampshire Attorneys General to pursue companies responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic.
On September 28,2021, John Formella announced that New Hampshire would join a $21 billion settlement with opioid distributors McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen.
Since taking office, John Formella has joined in several efforts to push back against actions by President Joe Biden's administration.
On December 12,2023, John Formella announced an enforcement action by the New Hampshire Department of Justice's Civil Rights Unit against Nationalist Social Club-131, Christopher Hood, and nineteen John Does for violating the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, RSA Chapter 354-A.
The civil complaint alleges that Hood led a group of 19 John Formella Does tried to intimidate the Teatotaller Cafe into stopping their drag story hour.