{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Andrew Ketterer | caption = | order1 = Maine Attorney General | term_start1 =1995 | term_end1 = 2001 | governor1 = Angus King | predecessor1 = Michael E. Carpenter | successor1 = G. Steven Rowe | order2 = Member of the Maine House of Representatives Seat 102 | term_start2 = 1990 | term_end2 = 1994 | predecessor2 = Alexander Richard | successor2 = June C. Meres |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|01|17}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = | party = Democrat | spouse = Susanne Ketterer | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Attorney | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Andrew "Drew" Ketterer''' (born January 17, 1949) is an American lawyer and politician from Maine. Ketterer, a Democrat, serve two terms (1990–1994) in the Maine House of Representatives from Norridgewock, Maine. After declining to see a third term in 1994, Ketterer was elected by the Democratic majority of the Maine Legislature to be Maine Attorney General, succeeding fellow Democrat Michael E. Carpenter. He served three terms (1995–2001) as Attorney General. While in office, he made civil rights enforcement a priority of his office as well as fighting fraud and elder abuse. He was replaced by Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives G. Steven Rowe.<ref name="Ordway">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=20001102&id=QqFJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pg0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2013,338030|title=Andrew Ketterer Won't Seek 4th Term|last=Ordway|first=Renee|date=November 2, 2000|work=Bangor Daily News|accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref>
In July 2000, Ketterer was elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General.<ref name="Ordway"/> In that same month, the Portland Phoenix called Ketterer "the second most powerful man in Maine government next to the governor."<ref name="Tapley">{{cite news|url=http://www.portlandphoenix.com/archive/features/00/07/20/AG.html |title=Talking Politics |last=Tapley |first=Lance |date=July 20–27, 2000 |work=Portland Phoenix |accessdate=7 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080123/http://www.portlandphoenix.com/archive/features/00/07/20/AG.html |archivedate=24 September 2015 }}</ref>
His wife, Susanne Ketterer, served a term (2002–2004) in the Maine House of Representatives as well.<ref name="WifeOui">{{cite news|url=http://archive.bangordailynews.com/2004/03/15/state-rep-ketterer-pleads-guilty-to-oui/|title=State Rep. Ketterer pleads guilty to OUI|date=March 15, 2004|work=Bangor Daily News|page=B8|accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref>
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