LINCOLN- Doug Peterson, Nebraska's 63-year-old Attorney General, has had an eventful eight years serving the state, and has brought in nearly $200 million in settlements, convicted high-profile murders, and worked to stop human traffickers. Peterson stated that he will leave the office just as he came: as an attorney and just an attorney.

"Prior AGs had often run for political office or said they were running for other political offices. I wanted to bring back the Bob Spire model of being a lawyer first," said Peterson. Peterson worked for Bob Spire, who was Nebraska's AG from 1985-1991. "So when I had to evaluate whether we made decisions or not," continued Peterson, "it wasn't even a matter oh would this play out politically."

Peterson went on to outline some of the most important issues he was able to tackle while Nebraska's AG, including the trafficking of children, clergy sexual abuse in the state, and consumer lawsuits that netted the state $200 million over the past eight years.

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