Consumer Advocate

Official name: AG - Consumer Advocate

Consumer Advocate spent $5.14 million in FY2026 — 92% of a $5.61 million budget. It ranks 239 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 36% less than in FY2025 ($7.98 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $5.14 million$5,143,341
Budget FY2026: $5.61 millionplus $1.34 million held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 92%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −35.6%FY2025: $7.98 million

6.5% of Attorney General's Office spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 1038, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Consumer Advocate by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

8 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 84% of the total.

Categories of Consumer Advocate, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01	$4.32 million

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$3.43 million	Not available
FY2007	$3.73 million	Not available
FY2008	$3.67 million	Not available
FY2009	$3.75 million	Not available
FY2010	$3.55 million	$3.71 million
FY2011	$3.74 million	$4.20 million
FY2012	$3.69 million	$4.20 million
FY2013	$3.62 million	$4.34 million
FY2014	$3.13 million	$3.38 million
FY2015	$3.00 million	$3.26 million
FY2016	$2.93 million	$3.84 million
FY2017	$3.02 million	$3.79 million
FY2018	$3.28 million	$3.76 million
FY2019	$3.47 million	$3.67 million
FY2020	$3.72 million	$3.86 million
FY2021	$3.31 million	$4.42 million
FY2022	$3.94 million	$4.19 million
FY2023	$3.69 million	$4.24 million
FY2024	$5.60 million	$7.16 million
FY2025	$7.98 million	$7.62 million
FY2026	$5.14 million	$5.61 million
FY2027	See note	$5.60 million

Operating04	$487 thousandof $497 thousand	$497 thousand	98%	9.5%

Expert Witnesses10	$287 thousandof $629 thousand	$629 thousand	46%	5.6%

Information Services26	$37.9 thousandof $39.6 thousand	$39.6 thousand	96%	0.7%

Steiger Fellowship12	$6.0 thousandof $6.0 thousand	$6.0 thousand	100%	0.1%

Out-Of-State Travel02	$2.7 thousandof $3.5 thousand	$3.5 thousand	77%	0.1%

In-State Travel03	$1.5 thousandof $1.7 thousand	$1.7 thousand	90%	0.0%

Financial Fraud Litigation23	$0of $1.4 thousand	$1.4 thousand	0%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Operating	Expert Witnesses	Information Services	Steiger Fellowship	Other (3)	Budget
FY2006	$2.60 million	$139 thousand	$497 thousand	$40.9 thousand	$2.6 thousand	$40.9 thousand	—
FY2007	$2.84 million	$135 thousand	$642 thousand	$56.3 thousand	$3.0 thousand	$39.3 thousand	—
FY2008

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Fees, licences and tuition	$4.03 million	$4.03 million
OF	3315 Regulatory Assessments	$4.03 million	$4.03 million
Transfer From AG Ba 1048	$1.25 million	$1.25 million
OF	4622 Transfer From AG Ba 1048	$1.25 million	$1.25 million
General Fund	$900 thousand	$900 thousand
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Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$5.40 million	$5.40 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$206 thousand= $5.61M	$5.61 million
Legislature approved	$5.61 million	$5.61 million
Money carried over from earlier years	−$99.2 thousand= $5.51M	$5.51 million
Other changes after the session	+$99.2 thousand= $5.61M	$5.61 million
Current budget	$5.61 million	$5.61 million

FY2009	$3.06 million	$144 thousand	$497 thousand	$4.6 thousand	$1.7 thousand	$43.5 thousand	—

FY2010	$2.84 million	$147 thousand	$497 thousand	$19.0 thousand	$0	$45.2 thousand	$3.71 million

FY2011	$2.98 million	$137 thousand	$495 thousand	$50.4 thousand	—	$49.6 thousand	$4.20 million

FY2012	$2.94 million	$117 thousand	$430 thousand	$188 thousand	—	$22.1 thousand	$4.20 million

FY2013	$3.06 million	$194 thousand	$298 thousand	$19.5 thousand	$5.0 thousand	$41.2 thousand	$4.34 million

FY2014	$2.63 million	$191 thousand	$285 thousand	$1.9 thousand	—	$21.5 thousand	$3.38 million

FY2015	$2.57 million	$187 thousand	$222 thousand	$796	$2.0 thousand	$18.9 thousand	$3.26 million

FY2016	$2.50 million	$200 thousand	$165 thousand	$34.2 thousand	—	$15.1 thousand	$3.84 million

FY2017	$2.52 million	$192 thousand	$259 thousand	$23.8 thousand	—	$19.8 thousand	$3.79 million

FY2018	$2.67 million	$245 thousand	$326 thousand	$3.6 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$15.1 thousand	$3.76 million

FY2019	$2.68 million	$275 thousand	$459 thousand	$3.6 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$15.1 thousand	$3.67 million

FY2020	$2.93 million	$289 thousand	$469 thousand	$3.6 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$15.0 thousand	$3.86 million

FY2021	$2.68 million	$248 thousand	$379 thousand	$151	$6.0 thousand	$1.6 thousand	$4.42 million

FY2022	$3.16 million	$280 thousand	$461 thousand	$20.4 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$5.2 thousand	$4.19 million

FY2023	$2.92 million	$280 thousand	$452 thousand	$28.6 thousand	minus $3.0 thousand	$9.1 thousand	$4.24 million

FY2024	$4.65 million	$266 thousand	$567 thousand	$25.2 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$86.5 thousand	$7.16 million

FY2025	$6.91 million	$449 thousand	$463 thousand	$39.9 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$120 thousand	$7.62 million

FY2026	$4.32 million	$487 thousand	$287 thousand	$37.9 thousand	$6.0 thousand	$4.2 thousand	$5.61 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$5.60 million

Everything else	$6.0 thousand	$6.0 thousand
OF	4251 Gifts and Donations	$6.0 thousand	$6.0 thousand

Everything else

4251 Gifts and Donations

Carried over from last year · not new money	$1.17 million	$1.07 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$1.17 million	$1.07 million

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Consumer Advocate

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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