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 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 beat out Michael Crites, and Robert M. Owens for the position.
The Solicitor General of Ohio is the top appellate lawyer in the Attorney General's office.
In November 2014, Ohio Attorney General 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. 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..." Over 200,000 consumers had filed complaints against the company.

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.
YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
2018Steve Dettelbach : 2,021,194Dave Yost : 2,226,368
2014David Pepper : 1,178,426Mike DeWine : 1,882,048
2010Richard Cordray : 1,772,728Mike DeWine : 1,821,414Marc Allan Feldman
: 107,521
Robert M. Owens
: 130,065
2008Richard Cordray : 2,890,953Michael Crites : 1,956,252Robert M. Owens : 246,002
2006Marc Dann: 2,035,825Betty D. Montgomery: 1,833,846
2002Leigh Herington: 1,123,318James M. Petro: 2,007,411
1998Richard Cordray: 1,240,102Betty D. Montgomery: 2,037,864
1994Lee Fisher: 1,625,247Betty D. Montgomery: 1,716,451
1990Lee Fisher: 1,680,698Paul E. Pfeifer: 1,679,464
1986Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr.: 1,821,587Barry Levey: 1,222,102
1982Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr.: 2,036,243Charles R. Saxbe: 1,203,797James L. Schuller:
: 81,974
1978William J. Brown: 1,700,262George C. Smith: 968,220
1974William J. Brown: 1,645,933George C. Smith: 1,140,556
1970William J. Brown: 1,613,926John D. Herbert: 1,297,419Al Budka
: 94
1966Robert E. Sweeney: 1,233,805William B. Saxbe: 1,522,038
1962Robert E. Sweeney: 198,800William B. Saxbe
1958Mark McElroy: 1,561,575William B. Saxbe: 1,466,881
1956Stephen M. Young: 1,559,742William B. Saxbe: 1,719,620
1954Paul F. Ward: 1,051,364C. William O'Neill: 1,335,557
1952Paul F. Ward: 1,373,114C. William O'Neill: 1,871,200
1950Herbert S. Duffy: 1,246,076C. William O'Neill: 1,406,358
1948Herbert S. Duffy: 1,433,565Hugh S. Jenkins: 1,349,516
1946Harry T. Marshall:134,829Hugh S. Jenkins: 173,107
1944George A. Hurley: 1,407,207Hugh S. Jenkins: 1,473,180
1942Herbert S. Duffy: 665,131Thomas J. Herbert: 983,732
1940George D. Nye: 1,401,627Thomas J. Herbert: 1,552,462
1926Charles B. ZimmermanEdward C. Turner
1922Stephen M. Young : 744,693Charles C. Crabbe : 780,192
1920Joseph McGhee : 824,172John G. Price : 1,058,561Joseph W. Sharts : 44,180
George Edwards : 1,720
1916Joseph McGhee : 558,719Edward C. Turner : 549,169Jacob L. Bachman : 38,432
George Hawke : 6,839
1912Timothy S. HoganFreeman T. EaglesonRobert R. Nevin
1910Timothy S. HoganUlysses G. Denman
1908Timothy S. Hogan : 521,819Ulysses G. Denman : 551,084John C. Madden : 31,804
George S. Hawke : 10,854
John P. Turner : 586
Joseph A. Meyer : 178
Max Eisenberg : 851
1905James A. Rice : 418,954Wade H. Ellis : 461,402John C. Madden : 18,669
Walter S. Lister : 13,636
James Matthews : 1,836
1903Frank S. Monnette : 360,916Wade H. Ellis : 470,589John C. Madden : 19,922
Thomas W. Shreve : 13,313
Otto Steinhoff : 2,145
1901W. B. McCartyJohn M. Sheets
1899William H. DoreJohn M. Sheets
1897William H. Dore : 401,338Frank S. Monnette : 427,337Olin J. Ross : 7,585
Cyrus A. Reider : 5,935
Daniel Wilson : 1,512
Charles F. Armistead : 453
John W. Roseborough : 3,112
1895George A. Fairbanks 329,252Frank S. Monnette 427,485
1893John P. Bailey 346,707John K. Richards 422,449
1891John P. Bailey 345,245John K. Richards 373,816
1889Jesse M. Lewis 373,335David K. Watson 377,140
1887William H. Leete 327,551David K. Watson 357,433
1885James Lawrence 341,762Jacob A. Kohler 360,802
1883James Lawrence 360,184Moses B. Earnhart 347,589
1881Frank C. Daugherty 287,470George K. Nash 315,655
1879Isaiah Pillars 316,778George K. Nash 336,100
1877Isaiah Pillars 269,506George K. Nash 252,155
1875Thomas E. Powell 292,487John Little 296,858
1873Michael A. Daugherty 213,413John Little 213,983
1871Edward S. Wallace 218,077Francis Bates Pond 237,718
1869John M. Connell 227,903Francis Bates Pond 235,285
1867Frank H. Hurd : 240,847William H. West : 243,449
1865David M. Wilson : 193,466William H. West : 225,278
1864Lyman R. Critchfield : 183,747William P. Richardson : 238,104
1862Lyman R. Critchfield : 183,232Chauncey N. Olds : 178,855
1860David W. Stambaugh : 189,999James Murray : 215,277
1858Durbin Ward : 162,136Christopher Wolcott : 182,985
1856Samuel M. Hart : 154,313Christopher Wolcott : 176,155John M. Buselfreed
23,095
1855George W. McCook : 132,216Francis D. Kimball : 168,868
1853George W. McCook : 149,957Cooper K. Watson
: 35,504		William Harvey Gibson
: 97,394
1851George E. Pugh : 147,059William A. Rogers
: 12,883		Henry Stanbery
: 119,429