Auditor of State of Ohio

Keith Faber

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Zack Space

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Keith Faber

1. October 20, 2022 · statement

   At a Westerville Tea Party event, floated a speculative theory that Cuyahoga County's elections board could be diverting special ballot-printing paper to enable fraudulent ballot production; no evidence was produced and county officials disputed it.

   Cuyahoga County Elections Director Anthony Perlatti, reported by Ohio Capital Journal: his office does no such thing · the source

   Source: 'Special paper.' Ohio Auditor floats theory of election fraud

2. February 2022 · ruling

   As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted to approve maps the Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly ruled unconstitutional, leading the Court to order Faber and fellow commissioners to a hearing on why they should not be held in contempt.

   Source: Ohio Supreme Court orders elected officials on redistricting commission to hearing on contempt

3. 2022 · action

   His office's statewide audit uncovered more than $5 billion in fraud and improper payments in Ohio's unemployment compensation system during the COVID-19 pandemic, including over 80,000 claims paid to incarcerated people and more than 140,000 paid to deceased individuals.

   Source: 'Epic' COVID fraud galls state watchdogs: 'The system failed at almost every conceivable level'

4. 2020 · action

   His office’s Special Investigations Unit reported about $6.9 billion in fraud and improper payments identified in Ohio’s unemployment compensation system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure comes from the auditor’s own office and Ohio Republican Party materials rather than an independent tally.

   Sources: ohiogop.org · ohioauditor.gov

5. 2019 · action

   Since taking office as Auditor of State in 2019, his office has reported between about 129 and 157 convictions of public officials on more than 360 criminal charges, and the recovery of more than $28.5 million in misused public funds through findings for recovery. The counts come from his own office and from the Ohio Republican Party rather than an independent tally, and they differ between releases: one gives 129 convictions, another 168 convictions and $17.9 million in restitution.

   Sources: ohiogop.org · ohioauditor.gov

6. 2019 · action

   As Auditor of State, pushed a streamlined public-records mediation process through the Ohio Court of Claims and an increase in performance audits of state agencies.

   Sources: ohioauditor.gov · ohioauditor.gov

7. October 2018 · action

   An Associated Press investigation found Faber and his businesses had multiple property-tax delinquencies across two Ohio counties from 2008-2015, totaling about $5,500 in late payments and roughly $330 in penalties; his campaign attributed this to administrative issues and postal delays and said his bookkeeper accepted responsibility.

   Source: wcbe.org

8. May 17, 2018 · statement

   Campaigned on the claim that ECOT 'was caught and is out of business' thanks to charter-school reforms enacted while he was Senate President.

   PolitiFact: Mostly False · the source

   Source: politifact.com

9. 2018 · action

   As Ohio Senate President (2013-2016) and his caucus accepted more than $200,000 in donations from for-profit charter-school operators; he personally took roughly $30,000-$36,513 from ECOT founder Bill Lager and returned the money as scrutiny grew in 2018.

   Source: daytondailynews.com

10. 2013 · action

    As president of the Ohio Senate (2013 to 2016), helped secure workers compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder for police officers. The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police cited that work when it endorsed him in 2026.

    Source: signalohio.org

Zack Space

1. October 19, 2018 · action

   During the 2018 campaign, his Ohio law license was administratively suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court after he did not respond to notices to complete required registration paperwork; he said he had not practiced law in 12 years at that point and the lapse did not involve unauthorized practice.

   Source: ideastream.org

2. November 2010 · action

   Lost re-election to Ohio's 18th Congressional District in 2010 to Republican Bob Gibbs, 53.9% to 40.5%, amid a Republican wave.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

3. 2009 · vote

   Voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill in 2009, a vote used against him in campaign ads in his coal-region congressional district.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Keith Faber

OhioSOS, as of June 5, 2026: raised $483,000, cash on hand $2,460,000.

Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

OhioSOS, as of June 5, 2026: raised $149,002, cash on hand $2,540,000.

Source: ohiocpa.com

OhioSOS, as of June 30, 2026: raised $1,555,188, spent $641,354.

Source: transparencyusa.org

OhioSOS, as of September 3, 2026: raised $1,142,006, spent $214,791, cash on hand $3,340,340.

Sources: data.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · ohiosos.gov

OhioSOS, as of December 31, 2022: raised $1,024,487, spent $1,082,339, cash on hand $1,027,348.

Source: Campaign Finance Cover Page Search (official filings for 'Friends of Faber,' Auditor race)

OhioSOS, as of November 2018: raised .

Source: wosu.org

Top donors, as filed

• Ohio Republican State Central and Executive Committee State Candidate Fund · $102,849 · party committee · In state

  Party committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Ohio Republican PAC · $62,565 · party committee · In state

  Party committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Summit County Republican Central Committee State Candidate Fund · $58,000 · party committee · In state

  Party committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Michael D. and Margaret K. Valentine · $54,818 · campaign committee · In state

  Cincinnati; Valentine Research, a radar-detector manufacturer

  Source: Campaign Finance Contributions Search

• First Financial Bank · $49,378 · other

  Bank

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Entities and individuals tied to ECOT · $36,513 · campaign committee · In state

  Online charter school operator

  Source: daytondailynews.com

• Kristin M. Weaver · $20,000 · campaign committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PAC · $16,616 · PAC · In state

  Building and construction trades

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Ohio State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters PCE · $16,000 · PAC · In state

  Building and construction trades

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• William Austin · $16,000 · campaign committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Patrick Preston · $15,615 · campaign committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

• Jeffrey Edwards · $15,500 · campaign committee

  Source: transparencyusa.org

Zack Space

OhioSOS, as of November 2018: raised .

Source: wosu.org