Tim Lamb

Background

Lamb is a Grand Forks attorney, a retired Army major and a candidate for North Dakota Attorney General in 2026. Local coverage also identifies him as a former Grand Forks School Board member; he previously ran for Attorney General in 2022 and State Auditor in 2024.

Sources: Bismarck Tribune, News & Views with Joel Heitkamp

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Artificial intelligence

  He said he would assign an assistant attorney general to develop expertise on artificial intelligence, work with other state attorneys general on oversight, and prioritize consumer protection from AI fraud.

  North Dakota Monitor, Oct. 22, 2026

• Data centers

  He said he would slow data-center development and assign an assistant attorney general with AI expertise to review how data centers operate.

  Wahpeton Daily News, Oct. 23, 2026 candidate forum coverage

• Public oversight

  He said the Attorney General’s office should act as a watchdog and proposed appointing an independent prosecutor to investigate a state development fund.

  Wahpeton Daily News, Oct. 23, 2026 candidate forum coverage