Ohio Attorney General
Attorney general for the U.S. state of Ohio
The Ohio attorney general is the chief legal officer of the State of Ohio in the United States . The office is filled by general election, held every four years. The current[update] Ohio attorney general is Republican Dave Yost .
History
The office of the attorney general was first created by the Ohio General Assembly by statute in 1846. The attorney general 's principal duties were to give legal advice to the state government , to represent the state in legal matters, and to advise the state's county prosecutors. Originally, the attorney general was appointed by the legislature. With the adoption of Ohio's second constitution in 1851, the attorney general became an elected office. The attorney general's duties were drawn very generally at that time.
In 1952, the General Assembly passed a statute that added to the attorney general's responsibilities, including trusteeship over charitable trusts , and legal advice to more government agencies. The act stated that the attorney general could prosecute individuals only if the governor requested so in writing. Starting in 1954, the term of office was increased from two years to four years.
In 2008 Nancy H. Rogers was appointed following the resignation of Marc Dann . A special election was held in 2008 to find a permanent replacement; then–Ohio State Treasurer Richard Cordray (D ) beat out Michael Crites (R ), and Robert M. Owens (I ) for the position.[1]
The Solicitor General of Ohio is the top appellate lawyer in the attorney general's office.
In November 2014, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine secured a $22 million settlement from the credit score company ScoreSense, which is owned by the company One Technologies. DeWine had filed civil charges against the company along with the Illinois attorney general and Federal Trade Commission. Ohio consumers and state government will receive a portion of the settlement.[2] According to the FTC, One Technologies "lured customers with "free access" to their credit scores and then billed them a recurring fee of $29.95 per month..."[3] Over 200,000 consumers had filed complaints against the company.[4]
List of attorneys general of Ohio (1846–present)
Elections
The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect an attorney general for a four-year term. The winning candidate is shown in bold .
Year
Democratic
Republican
Other
2022
Jeffrey Crossman : 1,647,644
Dave Yost : 2,484,753
2018
Steve Dettelbach : 2,021,194
Dave Yost : 2,226,368
2014
David Pepper : 1,178,426
Mike DeWine : 1,882,048
2010[6]
Richard Cordray : 1,772,728
Mike DeWine : 1,821,414
Marc Allan Feldman (Libertarian ) : 107,521 Robert M. Owens (Constitution ) : 130,065
2008[7]
Richard Cordray : 2,890,953
Michael Crites : 1,956,252
Robert M. Owens (I ) : 246,002
2006
Marc Dann : 2,035,825
Betty D. Montgomery : 1,833,846
[8]
2002
Leigh Herington : 1,123,318
James M. Petro : 2,007,411
[9]
1998
Richard Cordray : 1,240,102
Betty D. Montgomery : 2,037,864
[10]
1994
Lee Fisher : 1,625,247
Betty D. Montgomery : 1,716,451
1990
Lee Fisher : 1,680,698
Paul E. Pfeifer : 1,679,464
1986
Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. : 1,821,587
Barry Levey : 1,222,102
[11]
1982
Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. : 2,036,243
Charles R. Saxbe : 1,203,797
James L. Schuller: (Libertarian): 81,974
1978
William J. Brown : 1,700,262
George Curtis Smith : 968,220
[12]
1974
William J. Brown : 1,645,933
George Curtis Smith : 1,140,556
1970
William J. Brown : 1,613,926
John D. Herbert : 1,297,419
Al Budka (WI): 94
1966
Robert E. Sweeney : 1,233,805
William B. Saxbe : 1,522,038
[13]
1962
Robert E. Sweeney : 198,800
William B. Saxbe
1958
Mark McElroy : 1,561,575
William B. Saxbe : 1,466,881
[14]
1956
Stephen M. Young : 1,559,742
William B. Saxbe : 1,719,620
1954
Paul F. Ward : 1,051,364
C. William O'Neill : 1,335,557
1952
Paul F. Ward : 1,373,114
C. William O'Neill : 1,871,200
1950
Herbert S. Duffy : 1,246,076
C. William O'Neill : 1,406,358
1948
Herbert S. Duffy : 1,433,565
Hugh S. Jenkins : 1,349,516
[15]
1946
Harry T. Marshall :134,829
Hugh S. Jenkins : 173,107
1944
George A. Hurley : 1,407,207
Hugh S. Jenkins : 1,473,180
1942
Herbert S. Duffy : 665,131
Thomas J. Herbert : 983,732
1940
George D. Nye : 1,401,627
Thomas J. Herbert : 1,552,462
1926[16]
Charles B. Zimmerman
Edward C. Turner
1922[17]
Stephen M. Young : 744,693
Charles C. Crabbe : 780,192
1920[18]
Joseph McGhee : 824,172
John G. Price : 1,058,561
Joseph W. Sharts : 44,180 George Edwards : 1,720
1916[19]
Joseph McGhee : 558,719
Edward C. Turner : 549,169
Jacob L. Bachman : 38,432 George Hawke : 6,839
1912[20]
Timothy S. Hogan
Freeman T. Eagleson
Robert R. Nevin (Progressive)
1910[21]
Timothy S. Hogan
Ulysses G. Denman
1908[22]
Timothy S. Hogan : 521,819
Ulysses G. Denman : 551,084
John C. Madden (Soc) : 31,804 George S. Hawke (Pro) : 10,854 John P. Turner (Ind) : 586 Joseph A. Meyer (Peo) : 178 Max Eisenberg (Soc Lab) : 851
1905[23]
James A. Rice : 418,954
Wade H. Ellis : 461,402
John C. Madden (Soc) : 18,669 Walter S. Lister (Pro) : 13,636 James Matthews (Soc Lab) : 1,836
1903[24]
Frank S. Monnette : 360,916
Wade H. Ellis : 470,589
John C. Madden (Soc) : 19,922 Thomas W. Shreve (Pro) : 13,313 Otto Steinhoff (Soc Lab) : 2,145
1901[25]
W. B. McCarty
John M. Sheets
1899[26]
William H. Dore
John M. Sheets
1897[27]
William H. Dore : 401,338
Frank S. Monnette : 427,337
Olin J. Ross : 7,585 Cyrus A. Reider : 5,935 Daniel Wilson : 1,512 Charles F. Armistead : 453 John W. Roseborough : 3,112
1895[28]
George A. Fairbanks 329,252
Frank S. Monnette 427,485
1893[29]
John P. Bailey 346,707
John K. Richards 422,449
1891[30]
John P. Bailey 345,245
John K. Richards 373,816
1889[31]
Jesse M. Lewis 373,335
David K. Watson 377,140
1887[32]
William H. Leete 327,551
David K. Watson 357,433
1885[33]
James Lawrence 341,762
Jacob A. Kohler 360,802
1883[34]
James Lawrence 360,184
Moses B. Earnhart 347,589
1881[35]
Frank C. Daugherty 287,470
George K. Nash 315,655
1879[36]
Isaiah Pillars 316,778
George K. Nash 336,100
1877[37]
Isaiah Pillars 269,506
George K. Nash 252,155
1875[38]
Thomas E. Powell 292,487
John Little 296,858
1873[39]
Michael A. Daugherty 213,413
John Little 213,983
1871[40]
Edward S. Wallace 218,077
Francis Bates Pond 237,718
1869[41]
John M. Connell 227,903
Francis Bates Pond 235,285
1867[42]
Frank H. Hurd : 240,847
William H. West : 243,449
1865[43]
David M. Wilson : 193,466
William H. West : 225,278
1864[44] [45]
Lyman R. Critchfield : 183,747
William P. Richardson : 238,104
1862[46]
Lyman R. Critchfield : 183,232
Chauncey N. Olds : 178,855
1860[47]
David W. Stambaugh : 189,999
James Murray : 215,277
1858[48]
Durbin Ward : 162,136
Christopher Wolcott : 182,985
1856[49]
Samuel M. Hart : 154,313
Christopher Wolcott : 176,155
John M. Buselfreed (American ) 23,095
1855[50]
George W. McCook : 132,216
Francis D. Kimball : 168,868
1853[51]
George W. McCook : 149,957
Cooper K. Watson (Free Soil ) : 35,504
William Harvey Gibson (Whig ) : 97,394
1851[52]
George E. Pugh : 147,059
William A. Rogers (Free Soil ) : 12,883
Henry Stanbery (Whig ) : 119,429
Notes
^ Election results wkyc.com [dead link ]
^ Payne, Mark (20 November 2014). "Credit score company pays $22M in case filed by FTC and AGs of Illinois, Ohio" . Legal Newsline . Retrieved 6 January 2015 .
^ "FTC, Illinois, and Ohio Stop Scheme That Offered 'Free' Credit Scores, Then Charged Consumers for Credit Monitoring Programs They Never Ordered" (Press release). San Francisco: Federal Trade Commission. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015 .
^ Harris, Sheryl (19 November 2014). "ScoreSense to repay $22 million to consumers duped by free credit score offer: Plain Dealing" . Cleveland Plain Dealer . Retrieved 6 January 2015 .
^ When appointed by Democratic Governor Ted Strickland on May 28, 2008, Ms. Rogers announced that she was a Democrat although she had been a registered Republican in the past and has donated money to Republican candidates.
^ "Attorney General November 2, 2010" . Ohio Secretary of State . Retrieved 2012-06-27 .
^ "Ohio Attorney General - Unexpired Term Ending January 9, 2011: November 4, 2008" . Ohio Secretary of State . Retrieved 2012-06-27 .
^ "Attorney General: November 7, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2017-11-25.
^ "Attorney General/Auditor of State - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2018-10-13.
^ 1990-1999 Official Election Results sos.state.oh.us
^ "1980 - 1989 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2018-10-13.
^ "General Election Overview: November 7, 1978 - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2018-10-08.
^ "1960-1969 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2018-10-13.
^ "1950-1959 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2018-10-13.
^ "1940-1949 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State" . Archived from the original on 2018-10-13.
^ "The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System – Charles Ballard Zimmerman" . Retrieved 11 September 2023 .
^ Brown, Thad H (1923). Vote polled in the several counties of the State of Ohio at the Election held November 7, 1922 and at the Primary Elections held August 8, 1922 . p. 17.
^ Ohio General Assembly (1921). Journal of the House of Representatives of the 84th General Assembly of the State of Ohio . Vol. CIX. Columbus: F J Heer Printing. p. 22.
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighty Second General Assembly of the State of Ohio . 1917. p. 27.
^ Powell 1913 : 453-454
^ Powell 1913 : 423
^ Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics . Columbus. page 408 of pdf file
^ Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics . Columbus. page 19 of pdf file
^ Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics . Columbus. page 1669 of pdf file
^ Powell 1913 : 379-380
^ Powell 1913 : 371-372
^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 2. State of Ohio. p. 121. page 388 of pdf file
^ Smith 1898 : 665
^ Smith 1898 : 644
^ Smith 1898 : 605
^ Smith 1898 : 579
^ Smith 1898 : 541
^ Smith 1898 : 512
^ Smith 1898 : 473
^ Smith 1898 : 450
^ Smith 1898 : 406
^ Smith 1898 : 379
^ Smith 1898 : 342
^ Smith 1898 : 319
^ Smith 1898 : 286
^ Smith 1898 : 268
^ Smith 1898 : 238
^ smith 1898 : 209
^ Smith 1898 : 195
^ Bell 1876 : 147
^ Smith 1898 : 150
^ Smith 1898 : 128
^ Smith 1898 : 84
^ Smith 1898 : 65
^ Smith 1898 : 40
^ Bell 1876 : 120-121
^ Bell 1876 : 114-115
References
External links
Political party affiliations
▌ 28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory)
▌ 25 Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
▌ 1 New Progressive (1 territory)
▌ 2 Unknown (2 territories) An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity. State abbreviations link to position articles.