Ohio Attorney General

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 Template:As of 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.<ref>Election results wkyc.com Template:Dead link</ref>

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.<ref name=legalnewsline>Template:Cite news</ref> 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..."<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Over 200,000 consumers had filed complaints against the company.<ref name=plaindealer>Template:Cite news</ref>

List of attorneys general of Ohio (1846–present)

Term	Attorney General	Party	Home county	Picture	Notes
1846–1851	Template:Sortname	Whig	Fairfield	File:Stanberry-AttorGen.jpg
1851–1852	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Adams
1852–1854	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Hamilton	File:George Pugh.jpg
1854–1856	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Jefferson	File:George Wythe McCook photograph.JPG
1856	Template:Sortname	Republican	Medina		died
1856–1861	Template:Sortname	Republican	Summit	File:Christopher Wolcott.png
1861–1863	Template:Sortname	Republican	Wood	File:James Murray (Ohio politician).jpg
1863–1865	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Holmes	File:Lyman R. Critchfield.png
1865	Template:Sortname	Union	Washington	File:William Pitt Richardson.jpg	resigned
1865–1866	Template:Sortname	Republican	Pickaway	File:Chauncey N. Olds.jpg
1866–1870	Template:Sortname	Republican	Logan	File:William H. West 002.png
1870–1874	Template:Sortname	Republican	Morgan	File:Francis Bates Pond.jpg
1874–1878	Template:Sortname	Republican	Greene	File:John Little (congressman).jpg
1878–1880	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Allen	File:Isaiah Pillars.png
1880–1883	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:George K. Nash 002.png
1883–1884	Template:Sortname	Republican	Harrison	File:David Hollingsworth.jpg
1884–1886	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Cuyahoga	File:James Lawrence (Ohio politician).jpg
1886–1888	Template:Sortname	Republican	Summit	File:Jacob A. Kohler.png
1888–1892	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:David K. Watson.jpg
1892–1896	Template:Sortname	Republican	Lawrence	File:John K. Richards.jpg
1896–1900	Template:Sortname	Republican	Crawford	File:Frank S. Monnette.png
1900–1904	Template:Sortname	Republican	Putnam	File:John M. Sheets.png
1904–1908	Template:Sortname	Republican	Hamilton	File:Wade H. Ellis, portrait bust.jpg
1908–1911	Template:Sortname	Republican	Lucas	File:Ulysses G. Denman.png
1911–1915	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Jackson	File:Timothy Sylvester Hogan (circa 1912).png
1915–1917	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:Edward C. Turner (1915).png
1917–1919	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Jackson	File:Joseph McGhee (circa 1912).png
1919–1923	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:John G. Price 002.png
1923–1927	Template:Sortname	Republican	Madison	File:Charles C. Crabbe 1920.png
1927–1929	Template:Sortname (2nd)	Republican	Franklin	File:Edward C. Turner (1915).png
1929–1933	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:Gilbert Bettman 1921.jpg
1933–1937	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:John William Bricker (Gov., Sen. OH).jpg
1937–1939	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Franklin
1939–1945	Template:Sortname	Republican	Cuyahoga	File:Thomas J. Herbert (1921).png
1945–1949	Template:Sortname	Republican	Mahoning
1949–1951	Template:Sortname (2nd)	Democratic	Franklin
1951–1957	Template:Sortname	Republican	Washington	File:C. William O'Neill (OH).png
1957–1959	Template:Sortname	Republican	Champaign	File:WilliamBartSaxbe2.jpg
1959–1963	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Cuyahoga
1963–1969	Template:Sortname (2nd)	Republican	Champaign	File:William B. Saxbe.jpg	resigned
1969–1971	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin
1971–1983	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Mahoning
1983–1991	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Cuyahoga
1991–1995	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Cuyahoga	File:Lee Fisher.jpg
1995–2003	Template:Sortname	Republican	Wood	File:Betty Montgomery.jpg
2003–2007	Template:Sortname	Republican	Cuyahoga	File:Jim Petro, January 11, 2013 (cropped).jpg
2007–2008	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Trumbull	File:Marc E. Dann - Ohio Senate 126th General Assembly 2006 - DPLA - bb02896c4b8cfc4ca292faff08e94fc8 (page 16) (cropped).jpg	resigned on May 14, 2008
2008–2009	Template:Sortname	Democratic<ref>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.</ref>	Franklin	File:Nancy H. Rogers.jpg	Did not run in the subsequent special election.
2009–2011	Template:Sortname	Democratic	Franklin	File:Richard Cordray.jpg
2011–2019	Template:Sortname	Republican	Greene	File:2011MikeDewineHiResWeb (cropped).jpg
2019-	Template:Sortname	Republican	Franklin	File:Dave Yost AG (cropped).jpg	Incumbent

Elections

Template:ElectionsOH 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
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Richard Cordray : 1,772,728 || Mike DeWine : 1,821,414 || Marc Allan Feldman (Libertarian) : 107,521 Robert M. Owens (Constitution) : 130,065
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || 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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Leigh Herington: 1,123,318	James M. Petro: 2,007,411	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Richard Cordray: 1,240,102	Betty D. Montgomery: 2,037,864	<ref>1990-1999 Official Election Results sos.state.oh.us</ref>
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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1962	Robert E. Sweeney: 198,800	William B. Saxbe
1958	Mark McElroy: 1,561,575	William B. Saxbe: 1,466,881	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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
citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Charles B. Zimmerman || Edward C. Turner ||
1922<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Stephen M. Young : 744,693	Charles C. Crabbe : 780,192
1920<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Joseph McGhee : 824,172	John G. Price : 1,058,561	Joseph W. Sharts : 44,180 George Edwards : 1,720
1916<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Joseph McGhee : 558,719	Edward C. Turner : 549,169	Jacob L. Bachman : 38,432 George Hawke : 6,839
1912<ref>Powell 1913 : 453-454</ref>	Timothy S. Hogan	Freeman T. Eagleson	Robert R. Nevin (Progressive)
1910<ref>Powell 1913 : 423</ref>	Timothy S. Hogan	Ulysses G. Denman
1908<ref>Template:Cite book page 408 of pdf file</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite book page 19 of pdf file</ref>	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<ref>Template:Cite book page 1669 of pdf file</ref>	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<ref>Powell 1913 : 379-380</ref>	W. B. McCarty	John M. Sheets
1899<ref>Powell 1913 : 371-372</ref>	William H. Dore	John M. Sheets
1897<ref>Template:Cite book page 388 of pdf file</ref>	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<ref>Smith 1898 : 665</ref>	George A. Fairbanks 329,252	Frank S. Monnette 427,485
1893<ref>Smith 1898 : 644</ref>	John P. Bailey 346,707	John K. Richards 422,449
1891<ref>Smith 1898 : 605</ref>	John P. Bailey 345,245	John K. Richards 373,816
1889<ref>Smith 1898 : 579</ref>	Jesse M. Lewis 373,335	David K. Watson 377,140
1887<ref>Smith 1898 : 541</ref>	William H. Leete 327,551	David K. Watson 357,433
1885<ref>Smith 1898 : 512</ref>	James Lawrence 341,762	Jacob A. Kohler 360,802
1883<ref>Smith 1898 : 473</ref>	James Lawrence 360,184	Moses B. Earnhart 347,589
1881<ref>Smith 1898 : 450</ref>	Frank C. Daugherty 287,470	George K. Nash 315,655
1879<ref>Smith 1898 : 406</ref>	Isaiah Pillars 316,778	George K. Nash 336,100
1877<ref>Smith 1898 : 379</ref>	Isaiah Pillars 269,506	George K. Nash 252,155
1875<ref>Smith 1898 : 342</ref>	Thomas E. Powell 292,487	John Little 296,858
1873<ref>Smith 1898 : 319</ref>	Michael A. Daugherty 213,413	John Little 213,983
1871<ref>Smith 1898 : 286</ref>	Edward S. Wallace 218,077	Francis Bates Pond 237,718
1869<ref>Smith 1898 : 268</ref>	John M. Connell 227,903	Francis Bates Pond 235,285
1867<ref>Smith 1898 : 238</ref>	Frank H. Hurd : 240,847	William H. West : 243,449
1865<ref>smith 1898 : 209</ref>	David M. Wilson : 193,466	William H. West : 225,278
1864<ref>Smith 1898 : 195</ref><ref>Bell 1876 : 147</ref>	Lyman R. Critchfield : 183,747	William P. Richardson : 238,104
1862<ref>Smith 1898 : 150</ref>	Lyman R. Critchfield : 183,232	Chauncey N. Olds : 178,855
1860<ref>Smith 1898 : 128</ref>	David W. Stambaugh : 189,999	James Murray : 215,277
1858<ref>Smith 1898 : 84</ref>	Durbin Ward : 162,136	Christopher Wolcott : 182,985
1856<ref>Smith 1898 : 65</ref>	Samuel M. Hart : 154,313	Christopher Wolcott : 176,155	John M. Buselfreed (American) 23,095
1855<ref>Smith 1898 : 40</ref>	George W. McCook : 132,216	Francis D. Kimball : 168,868
1853<ref>Bell 1876 : 120-121</ref>	George W. McCook : 149,957	Cooper K. Watson (Free Soil) : 35,504	William Harvey Gibson (Whig) : 97,394
1851<ref>Bell 1876 : 114-115</ref>	George E. Pugh : 147,059	William A. Rogers (Free Soil) : 12,883	Henry Stanbery (Whig) : 119,429

References

• Template:Cite book
• Template:Cite book
• Template:Cite book

External links

• Ohio Attorney General official website
• Ohio Revised Code at Law.Justia.com
• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Ohio" at FindLaw
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine profile at National Association of Attorneys General
• Press releases at Ohio Attorney General