Attorney General of Ohio
November 7, 2006 · general election · 2 candidates with a page
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
- Founder of DannLaw, a Cleveland-based law firm focused on consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure defense, since 2008.
- Elected member of the Liberty Local School District Board of Education, 2001-2002.
- B.A., University of Michigan, 1984; J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1987.
6 of 11 sections researched · 8 sources
- Operates a private law practice and consulting firm.
- B.A., Bowling Green State University; J.D., University of Toledo College of Law.
- Vice chair, Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees; chair, Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute for young women.
8 of 11 sections researched · 11 sources
Marc Dann
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Betty Montgomery
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The race in pictures
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Where they stand: Betty Montgomery has 5 entries and Marc Dann has 1 entry. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Marc Dann: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Betty Montgomery: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Consumer protection
Marc Dann
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
As a state senator, co-sponsored what was described as one of the nation's strongest predatory-lending laws, aimed at protecting Ohio consumers from abusive lending practices.
Source: fox19.com
Betty Montgomery
None found in the records checked
Consumer protection and debt collection
Marc Dann
None found in the records checked
Betty Montgomery
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Ran for re-election on her first-term record: rebuilding Ohio's crime laboratories with DNA testing capability, a consumer-protection division that would be recognized nationally in 2000 as the country's most outstanding such agency, and being the only Ohio Attorney General to collect over $1 billion owed to the state.
Source: bgsu.edu
Government ethics
Marc Dann
None found in the records checked
Betty Montgomery
I have to live with myself everyday; my reputation is worth more than a dollar
Source: thelantern.com
Gun rights
Marc Dann
None found in the records checked
Betty Montgomery
I Support The Second Amendment
Source: buckeyefirearms.org
I don't want to live in a country where everyone is packing heat
Source: buckeyefirearms.org
State fiscal oversight
Marc Dann
None found in the records checked
Betty Montgomery
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Campaigned on continuing and extending the work of outgoing Republican Auditor Jim Petro, casting herself as the more aggressive choice to recover public funds lost through the era's wave of corporate accounting collapses (Enron, WorldCom and similar cases), and pledged vigilant fiscal oversight of Ohio's forthcoming roughly $5 billion school-construction program.
Source: thelantern.com
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Marc Dann
Not yet researched
Betty Montgomery
Not yet researched
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dann (D) | 2003 | office | Ohio State Senate, 32nd District |
| Dann (D) | 2007-01 | office | Attorney General of Ohio |
| Dann (D) | 2006-04 | ruling | 2006-04 (ruling): As a state senator, sued Governor Taft's administration over executive-privilege claims withholding Coingate-related records; the Ohio Supre |
| Dann (D) | 2008-05-14 | action | 2008-05-14 (action): Post-2006 context: resigned as the 47th Ohio Attorney General on May 14, 2008, roughly 16 months into the term he won in this 2006 race, aft |
| Dann (D) | 2012-11-20 | ruling | 2012-11-20 (ruling): Post-2006 context: convicted on misdemeanor counts tied to his AG-office conduct; law license suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court (later reg |
| Montgomery (R) | 1981 | office | Wood County Prosecutor |
| Montgomery (R) | 1989 | office | Ohio State Senate, 2nd District |
| Montgomery (R) | 1995-01 | office | Attorney General of Ohio |
| Montgomery (R) | 2003-01 | office | Auditor of State of Ohio |
| Montgomery (R) | 1995 | action | 1995 (action): As Attorney General, her office's consumer-protection division was recognized nationally in 2000 as the country's 'most outstanding' such ag |
| Montgomery (R) | 1998-11 | action | 1998-11 (action): As part of a coalition of 46 states, her office joined the Master Settlement Agreement ending Ohio's lawsuit against the country's largest c |
| Montgomery (R) | 2003 | action | 2003 (action): As Auditor of State, within her first 18 months her audits identified more than $180 million in misspent tax dollars statewide. |
| Montgomery (R) | 2005 | statement | 2005 (statement): As sitting Auditor of State when the Coingate scandal broke, had accepted campaign contributions from GOP fundraiser Tom Noe before his rare |
Marc Dann
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November 20, 2012 · ruling
Post-2006 context: convicted on misdemeanor counts tied to his AG-office conduct; law license suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court (later regained).
Ohio Supreme Court, November 20, 2012:
Suspended Dann's law license for six months over misdemeanor convictions for soliciting improper compensation and filing false 2007-2008 financial-disclosure statements.
· the sourceSource: courtnewsohio.gov
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May 14, 2008 · action
Post-2006 context: resigned as the 47th Ohio Attorney General on May 14, 2008, roughly 16 months into the term he won in this 2006 race, after a harassment investigation and admitted affair; Ohio House Democrats had filed articles of impeachment.
WOSU Public Media, 2008-05-14:
Resigned as Attorney General after an internal investigation substantiated sexual-harassment complaints from two employees, and Dann admitted to an extramarital affair with a former scheduler.
· the sourceSource: wosu.org
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April 2006 · ruling
As a state senator, sued Governor Taft's administration over executive-privilege claims withholding Coingate-related records; the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in April 2006 that while executive privilege exists under Ohio law, its scope was narrower than Taft had claimed.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Betty Montgomery
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2005 · statement
As sitting Auditor of State when the Coingate scandal broke, had accepted campaign contributions from GOP fundraiser Tom Noe before his rare-coin investment fraud became public; she -- with Attorney General Jim Petro and Secretary of State Ken Blackwell -- returned a combined $17,100 in Noe-connected donations after the scandal broke.
Source: supreme.findlaw.com
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2003 · action
As Auditor of State, within her first 18 months her audits identified more than $180 million in misspent tax dollars statewide.
Source: bgsu.edu
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November 1998 · action
As part of a coalition of 46 states, her office joined the Master Settlement Agreement ending Ohio's lawsuit against the country's largest cigarette manufacturers; she said the litigation was to 'protect public health and prevent underage smoking' and that 'a significant portion of this money should go toward these causes.'
Source: citybeat.com
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1995 · action
As Attorney General, her office's consumer-protection division was recognized nationally in 2000 as the country's 'most outstanding' such agency, and collected more than $1 billion owed to the state over her two terms.
Source: bgsu.edu
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Marc Dann
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Betty Montgomery
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
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Totals as filed
OhioSOS, as of 2005: raised $1,548,207.
Source: opensecrets.org
Top donors, as filed
None found in the records checked
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Marc Dann · certified 2006-11-07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Dann | 2,035,825 | 52.6% |
| Betty Montgomery | 1,833,846 | 47.4% |
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2006 Ohio Attorney General election · Marc Dann · Betty Montgomery · 2002 Ohio State Auditor election · 1998 Ohio Attorney General election
- 2006 Ohio Attorney General election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Marc Dann · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Marc Dann · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Marc Dann (D) · Fox19/AP · accessed 2026-09-21
- Marc Dann: Destined To Defend · Attorney at Law Magazine · accessed 2026-09-21
- Marc Dann Resigns · WOSU Public Media · 2008-05-14 · accessed 2026-09-21
- Former Attorney General Dann's Law License Suspended · Court News Ohio · accessed 2026-09-21
- Betty Montgomery · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Betty D. Montgomery's story · Bowling Green State University · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio's 'Coingate' Scandal: How It Exposes the Flaws of Our Campaign Finance System · FindLaw · accessed 2026-09-21
- Betty 'Just call me Kerry' Montgomery begins chase for gun vote · Buckeye Firearms Association · accessed 2026-09-21
- Betty Montgomery Money Profile · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-21
- 2002 Ohio State Auditor election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
- Candidates contending for state auditor's office · The Lantern, Ohio State University · accessed 2026-09-21
- Ohio's Goal to Spend Tobacco Settlement on Education Is a Cruel Hoax · Cincinnati CityBeat · accessed 2026-09-21
- 1998 Ohio Attorney General election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
Quick answers
When was the 2006 Attorney General of Ohio election?
The election for Attorney General of Ohio was held on November 7, 2006.
Who ran for Attorney General of Ohio in 2006?
On the ballot for Attorney General of Ohio, in surname order: Marc Dann (Democratic), Betty Montgomery (Republican).
Who won the 2006 Attorney General of Ohio election?
Marc Dann won the election for Attorney General of Ohio. Results as certified: Marc Dann 52.6%, Betty Montgomery 47.4%.
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