Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
	Bondi in 2025
87th United States Attorney General
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 5, 2025
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Emil Bove (acting); Todd Blanche
Preceded by	Merrick Garland
37th Florida Attorney General
	In office; January 4, 2011 – January 8, 2019
Governor	Rick Scott
Preceded by	Bill McCollum
Succeeded by	Ashley Moody
Personal details
Born	Pamela Jo Bondi; November 17, 1965; Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican (since 2000)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic (until 2000)
Spouses	Garret Barnes (m. 1990; div. 1992); Scott Fitzgerald (m. 1996; div. 2002);
Domestic partner	John Wakefield (2017–⁠present)
Education	University of Florida (BA); Stetson University (JD);

Pamela Jo Bondi (/ˈbɒndi/ BON-dee; born November 17, 1965)^[2] is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as the 87th United States attorney general since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the 37th Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman to hold the office.

Born and raised in the Tampa Bay area, Bondi graduated from the University of Florida and Stetson Law School. She served as an assistant state attorney in Hillsborough County, Florida from 1994 to 2009. In 2010, Bondi was elected Attorney General of Florida, becoming the first woman to serve in the position. She was re-elected in 2014, becoming the first two-term Republican attorney general in Florida history. She was term-limited in 2018, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Ashley Moody.

In 2020, Bondi was one of President Donald Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial. By 2024, she led the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute. On November 21, 2024, President-elect Trump announced his intention to nominate Bondi for attorney general after former congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 54–46 vote on February 4, 2025, and sworn in the next day.

^ Bousquet, Steve (July 14, 2010). "GOP Candidate Bondi Has Roots as a Democrat". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ "Pam Bondi Fast Facts". CNN. February 13, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.

[1] Bousquet, Steve (July 14, 2010). "GOP Candidate Bondi Has Roots as a Democrat". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[2] "Pam Bondi Fast Facts". CNN. February 13, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.

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