Phil Weiser

Phil Weiser
Weiser in 2018
39th Attorney General of Colorado
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
GovernorJared Polis
Preceded byCynthia Coffman
15th Dean of the University of Colorado Law School
In office
June 2011 – July 2016
Preceded byDavid Getches
Succeeded byJames Anaya
Personal details
Born
Philip Jacob Weiser

(1968-05-10) May 10, 1968 (age 58)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Heidi Wald
​
(m. 2002)​
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
New York University (JD)

Philip Jacob Weiser (born May 10, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the attorney general of Colorado since 2019. He is member of the Democratic Party. He is the Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado in the 2026 election.

Weiser is also a professor at the University of Colorado Law School. He used to work in the White House and Justice Department during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He was a law clerk to Justices Byron R. White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U.S. Supreme Court from September 1995 to August 1996.

2026 Colorado gubernatorial campaign

in January 2025, Weiser announced his candidacy for Governor of Colorado in the 2026 election. He won the Democratic nomination in June 2026, beating U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in the primary.

Personal life

Weiser was born to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. His grandparents survived the Holocaust, and his mother, Estare, was born in the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945.

In 2002, Weiser married Heidi Wald. They now live together with their two children in Denver.

References

  1. ↑ "Salazar Concedes; Phil Weiser To Face George Brauchler For Attorney General In November". Colorado Public Radio. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Sherry, Allison (8 November 2022). "Phil Weiser wins a second term as Colorado attorney general". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ↑ Professor Philip J. Weiser faculty profile. University of Colorado. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Anas, Brittany (April 22, 2009). "CU law professor appointed to Justice Department's antitrust division". Daily Camera. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012". Congressional Record, 112th Congress, 2nd Session. 158 (50): H1610. March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2017. Former White House adviser Philip Weiser
  6. ↑ Paul, Jesse (2025-01-02). "Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser launches 2026 campaign for governor". Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Colorado's Attorney General Upsets Bennet in Primary for Governor". The New York Times. June 30, 2026. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ Luning, Ernest (22 February 2018). "Holocaust survivor Estare Weiser featured in ad for her son Phil Weiser's attorney general campaign". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Young, Lisa (July 24, 2017). "Attorney General candidate Phil Weiser stumps in Sterling". Journal-Advocate (Sterling, CO). Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Frank, John (May 11, 2017). "Phil Weiser announces bid for Colorado attorney general with big-time endorsement". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Weddings/Celebrations: Heidi Wald, Philip Weiser". New York Times. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 14, 2017.

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