Ohio Attorney General
November 8, 2022 · 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.
9 of 11 sections researched · 11 sources
9 of 11 sections researched · 15 sources
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.
Donors: 2 for Dave Yost and 0 for Jeffrey Crossman. The gap is in our research, not in them.
Jump to a candidate
- Jeffrey Crossman: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Dave Yost: 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.
Abortion
Jeffrey Crossman
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Ran as a pro-choice candidate and pledged that, if elected, he would drop the state's court appeal defending or seeking to reinstate Ohio's six-week abortion ban, which a Hamilton County judge had put on hold.
Source: wosu.org
Dave Yost
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Defended and had helped implement Ohio's six-week heartbeat abortion ban and pledged to keep defending Ohio's abortion restrictions in court.
Sources: statenews.org · wosu.org
Government corruption
Jeffrey Crossman
issued no subpoenas
Source: wosu.org
Dave Yost
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Made enforcement against official misconduct central, pointing to his civil racketeering-style lawsuit against FirstEnergy and Larry Householder over the House Bill 6 nuclear and coal bailout, which his office said would save Ohio ratepayers close to $2 billion over the life of the law.
Source: fox19.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.
Jeffrey Crossman
None found in the records checked
Dave Yost
None found in the records checked
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
Jeffrey Crossman
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May 27, 2022 · action
While already a candidate for Attorney General, filed a criminal complaint asking the Ohio State Highway Patrol to investigate the Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission for dereliction of duty and interference with civil rights over the unconstitutional congressional and legislative maps; no charges resulted.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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July 2020 · action
Led the effort, with Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, to introduce and testify for a resolution expelling Republican House Speaker Larry Householder after his federal indictment in the FirstEnergy and House Bill 6 bribery scandal; Householder became the first Ohio General Assembly member expelled since the Civil War.
Source: ohiohouse.gov
Dave Yost
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February 3, 2023 · ruling
Text messages introduced at the February 2023 federal racketeering trial of Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges indicated Yost privately viewed the House Bill 6 bailout as a bad bill but did not publicly oppose it because of financial and political support he had received from FirstEnergy and Borges; Yost had accepted $24,208 from FirstEnergy and Borges and donated that amount to charity in October 2020 after federal HB6 arrests were made.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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July 12, 2022 · statement
Before a suspect was arrested, repeatedly and publicly cast doubt on the case of a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion because of Ohio's six-week ban; a Columbus man was charged with the rape within about a day of those comments.
Dave Yost, quoted by FOX19:
not a whisper
· the source -
February 19, 2021 · action
Secured Ohio's $24.7 million share of a $573 million national settlement with consulting firm McKinsey & Co. over its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
Source: irontontribune.com
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August 2020 · action
Negotiated an $808 million settlement with the three largest opioid distributors, Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, structured so the companies also paid the state's attorney fees on top of the settlement.
Source: wkyc.com
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
Jeffrey Crossman
OhioSOS, as of July 29, 2022: raised $314,046, spent $61,259.
Sources: news.ballotpedia.org · news.ballotpedia.org
Dave Yost
OhioSOS, as of December 31, 2022: raised $7,825,997, spent $3,773,284.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Top donors, as filed
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Brian Colleran · $50,000 · campaign committee · In state
Co-operates Foundations Health Solutions, 57 Ohio nursing homes, with his wife
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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Lee Schear · $47,000 · campaign committee · In state
Owner of Dayton-based NCP Finance, operating as 'Cash Max' and similar payday and vehicle-title lending storefronts
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
The result
Dave Yost · certified 2022-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Yost | 2,484,753 | 60.1% |
| Jeffrey Crossman | 1,647,644 | 39.9% |
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2022 Ohio Attorney General election · Jeffrey Crossman · 2022 Ohio elections · Dave Yost
- 2022 Ohio Attorney General election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio Attorney General election, 2022 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Jeff Crossman · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Jeffrey Crossman · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- 2022 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Abortion and corruption at forefront of Ohio attorney general race · WOSU Public Media · 2022-10-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Reps. Crossman, Lepore-Hagan testify on resolution to expel Householder · Ohio House of Representatives (Democrat News) · accessed 2026-09-19
- Attorney general candidate files criminal complaint against Ohio GOP redistricting commissioners · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-05-27 · accessed 2026-09-19
- $2.8 million raised in the race for Ohio attorney general · Ballotpedia News · 2022-09-09 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Jeff Crossman spent more than any other Democratic House candidate or officeholder in Ohio · Ballotpedia News · 2022-09-12 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Jeff Crossman opposition research report · Republican Attorneys General Association / Cascade Strategies · 2022-07 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Dave Yost · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Dave Yost · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio Election 2022: Dave Yost and Jeff Crossman run for Ohio Attorney General · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2022-10-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
- 'Not a whisper' of evidence to show 10-year-old Ohio rape victim got abortion in Indiana: AG Yost tells FOX News · FOX19 Cincinnati · 2022-07-12 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Some media outlets backtrack as authorities confirm story about 10-year-old rape victim who sought abortion · CNN Business · 2022-07-14 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Corruption trial texts: OH AG Yost didn't speak out against bailout because of utility support · Ohio Capital Journal · 2023-02-03 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Attorney general saves Ohioans nearly $2B over life of HB6 · FOX19/AP · 2021-09-24 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announces $808 million opioid settlement agreement · WKYC · 2020-08 · accessed 2026-09-19
- AG Yost reaches $24.7M settlement with consultant that fueled opioid epidemic · The Ironton Tribune · 2021-02-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Dayton-based payday lender continues to bury customers in debt · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-10-03 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Nursing homes spent at least $6 million on Ohio politics in five years · Ohio Capital Journal · 2021-04-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
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