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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 Mike DeWine.
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History
The office of the Ohio 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.
List of Attorneys General of Ohio, 1846-present
Term Attorney General Party Home county Image Notes 1846–1851 Henry Stanbery Whig Fairfield 1851–1852 Joseph McCormick Democratic Adams 1852–1854 George Ellis Pugh Democratic Hamilton 1854–1856 George W. McCook Democratic Jefferson 1856 Francis D. Kimball Republican Medina died 1856–1861 Christopher Wolcott Republican Summit 1861–1863 James Murray Republican Wood 1863–1865 Lyman R. Critchfield Democratic Holmes 1865 William P. Richardson Unionist Washington resigned 1865–1866 Chauncey N. Olds Republican Pickaway 1866–1870 William H. West Republican Logan 1870–1874 Francis Bates Pond Republican Morgan 1874–1878 John Little Republican Greene 1878–1880 Isaiah Pillars Democratic Allen 1880–1883 George K. Nash Republican Franklin 1883–1884 David Hollingsworth Republican Harrison 1884–1886 James Lawrence Democratic Cuyahoga 1886–1888 Jacob A. Kohler Republican Summit 1888–1892 David K. Watson Republican Franklin 1892–1896 John K. Richards Republican Lawrence 1896–1900 Frank S. Monnette Republican Crawford 1900–1904 John M. Sheets Republican Putnam 1904–1908 Wade H. Ellis Republican Hamilton 1908–1911 Ulysses G. Denman Republican Lucas 1911–1915 Timothy S. Hogan Democratic Jackson 1915–1917 Edward C. Turner Republican Franklin 1917–1919 Joseph McGhee Democratic Jackson 1919–1923 John G. Price Republican Franklin 1923–1927 Charles C. Crabbe Republican Madison 1927–1929 Edward C. Turner (2nd) Republican Franklin 1929–1933 Gilbert Bettman Republican Franklin 1933–1937 John W. Bricker Republican Franklin 1937–1939 Herbert S. Duffy Democratic Franklin 1939–1945 Thomas J. Herbert Republican Cuyahoga 1945–1949 Hugh S. Jenkins Republican Mahoning 1949–1951 Herbert S. Duffy (2nd) Democratic Franklin 1951–1957 C. William O'Neill Republican Washington 1957–1959 William B. Saxbe Republican Champaign 1959–1963 Mark McElroy Democratic Cuyahoga 1963–1969 William B. Saxbe (2nd) Republican Champaign resigned 1969–1971 Paul W. Brown Republican Franklin 1971–1983 William J. Brown Democratic Mahoning 1983–1991 Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Democratic Cuyahoga 1991–1995 Lee Fisher Democratic Cuyahoga 1995–2003 Betty D. Montgomery Republican Wood 2003–2007 Jim Petro Republican Cuyahoga 2007–2008 Marc Dann Democratic Trumbull resigned on May 14, 2008 2008–2009 Nancy H. Rogers Democratic[2] Franklin Did not run in the subsequent special election. 2009–2011 Richard Cordray Democratic Franklin 2011– Mike DeWine Republican Greene References
- ^ http://www.wkyc.com/news/elections/results/20081104/race2052.htm
- ^ 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.
See also
- Election Results, Ohio Attorney General
Categories:- Government of Ohio
- Ohio Attorneys General
- State Attorneys General in the United States
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