Hetal Doshi, a practicing lawyer for close to 20 years, announced recently she is running for the top spot of Attorney General of Colorado, a state she has already served as an Assistant AG and later Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.
The election for Attorney General is scheduled to take place November 3, 2026. Numerous candidates are vying for the post, five of them, including Doshi are Democrats, and one is a Republican, according to the current list available on Ballotpedia. The incumbent AG is Phil Weiser who leaves the term-limited office in 2026, and aims to run for Governor, according to news reports.
Doshi faces an uphill battle against her Democratic competitors in the primary, the date for which is yet to be announced, but is expected to take place in 2026.
Among Doshi’s competitors is Boulder, Colorado District Attorney Michael Dougherty; former state House Speaker Crisanta Duran; and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold who has a strong list of endorsements already.
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In an August 11, 2025, post on Facebook, Doshi explains her reasons for running. “For over a decade at the U.S. Department of Justice, I took on bullies, cheats, and crooks to protect working families….Now, the threats to our democratic values and economic opportunities are striking closer to home than ever before. States are on the front lines of this fight and I’m running for Attorney General to keep fighting and winning here in Colorado. …Grateful for the chance to share how my DOJ service inspired me to meet this moment.”
Doshi has handled significant cases, “prosecuted monopolies, cartels, fraudsters, scammers, and public officials – and won,” says here bio on the campaign website hetaldoshiforag.com. Her caseload over her career has included leading more than 800 public servants in landmark cases against as Deputy Assistant Attorney General; taking on Google, Apple, and Ticketmaster in “historic” cases; stopping mergers that would have made groceries and air travel more expensive; combatted hate crimes and the rise of extremism in Colorado, handling complex white-collar crimes, and holding global investment banks accountable, her website says.
A first-generation immigrant born to Indian parents, Doshi says she is running to is running “to make sure that streets are safe, the economy is fair, and that every Coloradan’s rights and dignity are respected.”
Doshi’s Facebook posts show she has vocally opposed policies that she says politicize the Justice Department. In one post on August 18, 2025, in response to a news headline which read, “Trump Says He Wants to Get Rid of Mail-In Ballots” – Doshi posted the following – “Taking advice from Putin on free and fair elections? Come on. Reality check: if Trump’s coming for our elections here in Colorado, he will lose. The Constitution gives states the power to conduct our elections and we’ll fight to protect that authority — in court and at the ballot box. Colorado’s democracy isn’t negotiable.”
She has also posted moving tributes to her Indian and immigrant origins, as this post of August 17, 2025, shows – “Growing up, weekend dinners with the few South Asian families that lived nearby were where I first saw the American Dream in action. Now, walking into a similar gathering, I feel that same spirit – where tradition meets purpose. I’m proud to stand with a Colorado community rooted in hope and possibility.”
On August 21, the PAC Indian American Impact Fund, announced it is endorsing Doshi for AG of Colorado. Chintan Patel, executive director of Impact Fund said Doshi is a “proven fighter Coloradans need.”
Doshi, in her statement said she was “deeply honored” by the endorsement.