The Republican Attorneys General Association formally endorsed Katherine Robertson on Wednesday in Alabama’s open 2026 race for Attorney General. It comes as a rare, primary-season show of support from the national group.

RAGA said Robertson is the only candidate in an open attorney-general race to receive its formal backing in the 2026 cycle and one of fewer than 10 such endorsements over the past 27 years.

The group, for which Robertson’s boss Attorney General Steve Marshall previously served as chairman, said the Alabama AG office’s work has been lock-in-step with their national priorities.

Marshall, who is also a candidate for U.S. Senate, has thrown his full support behind Robertson, his longtime chief counsel.

That includes legal fights over Title IX, vaccine mandates, free speech and religious liberty, death-penalty policy, as well as ESG and liberal climate litigation.

“It is a very high standard for RAGA to endorse in a primary. Katherine Robertson exceeds that standard and has an impeccable track record of fighting for conservative values throughout her entire career,” said RAGA Chairman and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach.

RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper added that Robertson is “a fierce fighter for the America First movement” and “dedicated to standing on Freedom’s Front Line.”

The group framed the endorsement as consistent with Alabama’s legacy in the conservative legal movement, noting former Alabama AG Bill Pryor’s role in founding RAGA.

Within hours, former Alabama Supreme Court Justice and current frontrunner in the race, Jay Mitchell, said RAGA’s endorsement is just more “out-of-state” influence in an Alabama election.

“More than 94% of my financial support and all of my endorsements come from everyday Alabamians who trust me to advance President Trump’s agenda and defend our Alabama values. I am proud to be Alabama’s Attorney General candidate,” Mitchell said.

RAGA-linked financial ties have emerged as the central narrative of the race to replace term-limited Steve Marshall as Alabama’s AG in 2026.

Mitchell’s campaign launched an aggressive volley of examples to make their case for the contrast between Robertson’s “out-of-state” support, and his “homegrown” support from across the state.

He advertised in-state endorsements from the Alabama Rural Electric Association, the Business Council of Alabama, and the Alabama Trucking Association.

Mitchell’s campaign says Robertson “has not received a single endorsement from any group in Alabama” — and RAGA’s endorsement is no different.

“The contrast between these two candidates could not be clearer: our opponent pursues money from anyone anywhere—regardless of if they oppose the President, build abortion clinics, or operate casinos for a living,” Suzanna McKinney, campaign manager for Mitchell said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Meanwhile, real conservatives who actually live in the state of Alabama have spoken loudly: they want Jay Mitchell to be their next Attorney General.”

Mitchell’s campaign pointed to contributions from “the largest out-of-state dark money donation in Alabama history from an anti-MAGA source,” as well as a recent $150,000 donation from Hugh Culverhouse, which they described as “from a pro-abortion, anti-Alabama billionaire in Florida.”

Shortly after, Robertson worked with Culverhouse to spread $250,000 in donations to Alabama organizations that support women and families, some pro-life groups, shortly after.

Mitchell’s campaign also cited “funding from gambling special interests,” likely referencing a $10,000 donation from the Poarch Creek Indians to Robertson’s campaign in July.