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The fuller Jan. 2021-Dec. 2022 span totals about $1,651,290 in contributions.", "race": "2022-auditor", "raised": 1024487, "sources": [ { "accessed": "2026-09-19", "publisher": "Ohio Secretary of State", "title": "Campaign Finance Cover Page Search (official filings for 'Friends of Faber,' Auditor race)", "url": "https://www6.ohiosos.gov/ords/f?p=CFDISCLOSURE:4:::NO:RP,4::" } ], "spent": 1082339 }, { "as_of": "2018-11", "filer": "OhioSOS", "notes": "No single authoritative total-raised figure could be confirmed in the research archive; contemporaneous reporting (WOSU, Oct. 7, 2018) says Zack Space outraised Faber in the last five reporting periods before the election, though Faber held more cash on hand heading into the final stretch.", "race": "2018-auditor", "raised": null, "sources": [ "https://www.wosu.org/news/2018-11-02/following-ecot-scandal-ohio-auditor-race-takes-on-higher-profile" ], "spent": null } ], "id": "keith-faber", "interests": [ { "date": "2016", "kind": "income", "notes": "The 2016 form itself is not online; the archive reaches it through the June 17, 2019 Cleveland.com Capitol Letter item, which is the link carried here.", "sources": [ "https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/06/ohio-senate-enters-budget-week-capitol-letter.html" ], "what": "A 2016 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee financial disclosure listed his sources of income as the State of Ohio legislative salary, Faber and Associates, and real-estate entities including JMKA Properties LLC and Statehouse Properties LLC." }, { "date": "2018-10-12", "kind": "holding", "sources": [ "https://www.wcpo.com/news/government/elections-local/tax-penalty-questions-swirl-in-race-for-ohio-auditor" ], "what": "A 2018 WCPO investigation found he holds a 25 percent ownership stake in JMKA Properties Inc. and an interest in a downtown Columbus condominium held through Statehouse Properties LLC." }, { "date": "2018-10-12", "kind": "reported_conflict", "reported_by": "The Associated Press, in reporting carried by WOSU, WCBE and WCPO", "sources": [ "https://news.wosu.org/news/2018-10-12/both-ohio-auditor-candidates-face-questions-about-tax-penalties", "https://www.wcbe.org/news/2018-10-14/personal-tax-payments-by-state-auditor-candidates-raise-questions", "https://www.wcpo.com/news/government/elections-local/tax-penalty-questions-swirl-in-race-for-ohio-auditor" ], "what": "An October 2018 investigation found that Faber and his businesses had incurred property tax late-payment penalties on several properties in two Ohio counties between 2008 and 2015, about $5,500 paid late and about $330 in penalties, at a time when his campaign was running advertisements about his opponent over similar tax penalties. His bookkeeper said in an affidavit that the late payments were an administrative and mailing error." }, { "date": "2018-11-02", "kind": "reported_conflict", "reported_by": "The Dayton Daily News, the Highland County Press and WOSU Public Media", "sources": [ "https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state-auditor-candidates-spar-over-ecot-and-political-corruption/UAO417qYBQxkR6I605wDxL/", "https://highlandcountypress.com/headlines/state-auditor-candidate-zack-space-blasts-faber-over-ecot", "https://www.wosu.org/news/2018-11-02/following-ecot-scandal-ohio-auditor-race-takes-on-higher-profile" ], "what": "As a state senator and president of the Ohio Senate, Faber received more than $30,000 in campaign contributions from backers of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school that closed in 2018; one tally puts the figure at $36,513. His 2018 opponent Zack Space and other Democrats said Faber and other Republican leaders reduced charter-school oversight in the period the money was given." }, { "date": "2019-06-17", "kind": "income", "sources": [ "https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/06/ohio-senate-enters-budget-week-capitol-letter.html" ], "what": "A June 2019 report on his legislative disclosure gave a legislative salary of $60,583 and disclosed interests in JMKA Properties LLC and Fig Investors Florida LLC." }, { "date": "2026", "kind": "holding", "notes": "The archive gives no date; the year is the year of the research pass.", "sources": [ "https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/45822-oh-keith-faber-4404556.html" ], "what": "Founder of Faber and Associates, a civil litigation, personal injury and mediation law firm in Celina. Attorney directory profiles list him as a practicing lawyer and mediator there." }, { "date": "2026", "kind": "income", "notes": "Per Ballotpedia. The archive notes an older $109,554 figure for the office, probably predating a raise.", "sources": [ "https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_Faber" ], "what": "Salary of $130,204 a year as Auditor of State of Ohio." }, { "date": "2026-02-18", "kind": "reported_conflict", "reported_by": "The Ohio Capital Journal, TiffinOhio.net and WOSU Public Media", "sources": [ "https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/ohio-billionaire-political-funder-les-wexner-to-be-deposed-by-members-of-congress-in-epstein-probe/", "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ohio-ag-hopeful-keith-faber-stiffed-charities-on-wexner-pledge/", "https://www.wosu.org/politics-government/2026-09-08/ohio-politicians-keep-promise-to-rebuke-les-wexner-by-donating-200k-in-campaign-contributions" ], "what": "Faber had accepted $15,000 in campaign contributions from the Columbus businessman Les Wexner, $5,000 in 2022 and $10,000 before 2026. Members of Congress moved in February 2026 to depose Wexner over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Faber pledged that month to give the full amount to charity, delivered $12,500 in March and completed the pledge with a further $2,500 to Gracehaven in April 2026." }, { "date": "2016", "kind": "holding", "sources": [ { "accessed": "2026-09-19", "date": "2018-10-12", "publisher": "Associated Press", "title": "Tax penalty questions swirl in race for Ohio auditor", "url": "https://apnews.com/tax-penalty-questions-swirl-in-race-for-ohio-auditor-65edb6b96438404b9ff436b11c520673" } ], "what": "A 2016 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee filing snippet, from when he was still a state senator, references his interests in Statehouse Properties LLC and JMKA Properties LLC, family real-estate holding entities." }, { "date": "2018-10-14", "kind": "reported_conflict", "reported_by": "The Associated Press, via WCBE", "sources": [ "https://www.wcbe.org/news/2018-10-14/personal-tax-payments-by-state-auditor-candidates-raise-questions" ], "what": "Faber and his businesses incurred roughly $5,500 in property-tax delinquency penalties across multiple properties in two Ohio counties between 2008 and 2015; his campaign attributed this to administrative issues and postal delays." } ], "links": { "ballotpedia": "https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_Faber", "chamber": "https://ohioauditor.gov/about/auditor.html", "official": "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues", "ohio_campaign_finance": "https://www6.ohiosos.gov/ords/f?p=CFDISCLOSURE", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Faber" }, "name": "Keith Faber", "net_worth": [], "notes": "P1-02b. Left out, and why: design/reports/politics/P1-02b.md. The ohio_campaign_finance link is the Secretary of State campaign-finance search, which is the filer N-8 names; it is cited in the archive at data/candidates-2026/robert-sprague.md rather than in his own file. county is unset: the archive gives Celina as his residence but names no county. The Les Wexner contributions are not a donors row: they span the 2022 Auditor race and a pre-2026 gift, donors[].race is required and resolves to a race record, and neither race has one. The money, both dates and the charity sequence are carried in full by the reported conflict dated 2026-02-18. P3-03 (2026-09-19): extended with the 2022 Auditor cycle -- candidacy, two positions, three record entries, one finance entry, one donor, one interest -- from cracked-buckeye-political's data/candidates-2022/keith-faber.md. P3-03 (2018 cycle). 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"https://www.bw.edu/assets/community-research-institute/cri-ohio-election-poll-2018-late-october.pdf" ] } ], "positions": [ { "date": "2026", "issue": "Consumer protection", "notes": "The archive gives no date for the campaign issues page; the year is the year of the race.", "paraphrase": false, "quote": "increase enforcement against predatory companies and cybercriminals that target vulnerable Ohioans", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Elder justice", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would empower what he calls front-line partners, among them sheriffs, prosecutors, police departments, Adult Protective Services staff, victim advocates and financial institutions, to catch the signs of elder financial exploitation earlier.", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues", "https://ohiogop.org/keith-faber-makes-elder-justice-a-centerpiece-of-his-attorney-general-campaign/" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Crime laboratory and prosecutor services", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would make the state crime laboratory more efficient and improve the service the office gives prosecutors and law enforcement statewide.", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Drug addiction and supply", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would address addiction through treatment and recovery services while prosecuting suppliers and working to cut off supply chains at the border.", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Border security and immigration", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would work with the Trump administration on border policy to curb illegal immigration and the cartel activity he links to crime in Ohio.", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Constitutional rights and religious liberty", "paraphrase": false, "quote": "stand up for constitutional rights and protect religious liberty", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Human trafficking", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would work with law enforcement and community organizations to break up trafficking networks, prosecute traffickers, and widen services for survivors including housing, job training and recovery.", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026", "issue": "Denied health insurance claims", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would help Ohio families work through the appeals process for denied medical claims so they receive care they have already paid for through insurance.", "sources": [ "https://www.keithfaber.org/issues" ], "venue": "Campaign issues page" }, { "date": "2026-09-16", "issue": "Public integrity", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would create a Public Integrity and Anti-Corruption Task Force.", "sources": [ "https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_Faber", "https://cms.stateaffairs.com/tag/john-kulewicz/" ], "venue": "Campaign proposal, reported by State Affairs Pro" }, { "date": "2026-09-16", "issue": "Police use of license-plate readers", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Would set tighter legal limits on police use of data from Flock license-plate readers.", "sources": [ "https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_Faber", "https://cms.stateaffairs.com/tag/john-kulewicz/" ], "venue": "Campaign proposal, reported by State Affairs Pro" }, { "date": "2022", "issue": "Government efficiency", "paraphrase": true, "quote": "Campaigned on his record of accountability work as incumbent Auditor, including detection of over $5 billion in fraud and improper payments in Ohio's COVID-era unemployment compensation system.", "sources": [ { "accessed": "2026-09-19", "publisher": "Ballotpedia", "title": "Keith Faber", "url": 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