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Election 2022

Ohio Attorney General

November 8, 2022 · general election · 2 candidates with a page

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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.

Jeffrey Crossman

Democratic · Former Ohio House of Representatives, 15th District, 2019–2022

  • Attorney; represented plaintiffs in litigation over the state's use of unclaimed funds to help finance a new Cleveland Browns stadium.
  • Member of Parma City Council, 2014-2018, before his election to the Ohio House.
  • B.A., University of Mount Union; M.A., University of Akron; J.D., Cleveland State University.

9 of 11 sections researched · 14 sources

Dave Yost

Dave Yost

Republican · Attorney General of Ohio, since 2019

  • Worked as a journalist for the Columbus Citizen-Journal before entering government.
  • Held staff positions in the administration of Columbus Mayor Dana "Buck" Rinehart and Ohio Governor George Voinovich.
  • B.A. in journalism, Ohio State University; J.D., Capital University Law School.

10 of 11 sections researched · 32 sources

Jeffrey Crossman

Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 8 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 2 entriesWhat they have said, checked: None found in the records checkedRecord in office: 2 entriesMoney: 1 entryFinancial interests: 1 entryPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 1 entryEndorsements: None found in the records checkedSources: 9 entries9 of 11 sections researched · 14 sources
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Jeffrey Crossman, 9 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
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claimsnone found
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interestsresearched
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endorsementsnone found
sourcesresearched

Dave Yost

Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 11 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 7 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 2 entriesRecord in office: 11 entriesMoney: 9 entriesFinancial interests: 3 entriesPolling and approval: 3 entriesElections: 4 entriesEndorsements: None found in the records checkedSources: 32 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 32 sources
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Dave Yost, 10 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
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moneyresearched
interestsresearched
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endorsementsnone found
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The race in pictures

Polls, Ohio Attorney General, as published2 field dates from August 18, 2022 to September 7, 2022; the latest has Crossman at 42.0%25%50%75%100%Sep 2022OctNovElection dayJeffrey Crossman 37% - Trafalgar Group, 2022-08-18Dave Yost 53% - Trafalgar Group, 2022-08-18Jeffrey Crossman 42% - Suffolk University, 2022-09-07 - 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4Field date
Polls, Ohio Attorney General, as published2 field dates from August 18, 2022 to September 7, 2022; the latest has Crossman at 42.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Ohio Attorney General, 2 polls, as published by Suffolk University and 1 other pollster · as of 2022-09-07 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Field dateCandidateSharePoll
Aug 18, 2022Jeffrey Crossman37Trafalgar Group
Aug 18, 2022Dave Yost53Trafalgar Group
Sep 7, 2022Jeffrey Crossman42Suffolk University, 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Crossman $314K as of July 29, 2022, Yost $7.8M as of December 31, 2022.RaisedCrossman (D)Jeffrey Crossman: raised $314K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-07-29$314KYost (R)Dave Yost: raised $7.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-12-31$7.8MSpentCrossman (D)Jeffrey Crossman: spent $61K as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-07-29$61KYost (R)Dave Yost: spent $3.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-12-31$3.8MCash on handCrossman (D)Jeffrey Crossman: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedYost (R)Dave Yost: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Crossman $314K as of July 29, 2022, Yost $7.8M as of December 31, 2022.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedCrossman (D)314,045.55
RaisedYost (R)7,825,997
SpentCrossman (D)61,259.07
SpentYost (R)3,773,284
Cash on handCrossman (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handYost (R)Not yet researched

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.

Where they stand: Dave Yost has 7 entries and Jeffrey Crossman has 2 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Dave Yost's record in office has 11 entries and Jeffrey Crossman's has 2. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Sources: Dave Yost has 32 entries and Jeffrey Crossman has 9 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Jump to a candidate

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.

2022 · Campaign platform, per WOSU Public Media

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.

2022 · Campaign platform, per The Statehouse News Bureau and WOSU

Sources: statenews.org · wosu.org

Drug sentencing

Jeffrey Crossman

None found in the records checked

Dave Yost

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Opposed State Issue 1, the 2018 ballot measure that would have reclassified low-level drug possession as a misdemeanor and prioritized treatment over incarceration.

2018 · 2018 campaign, per the research archive

Source: ballotpedia.org

Education oversight

Jeffrey Crossman

None found in the records checked

Dave Yost

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Ran on his office's multi-year investigation into Ohio school districts manipulating student-attendance data to inflate state report-card ratings, including a special audit of Columbus City Schools finding "a top-down culture of data manipulation and employee intimidation."

January 28, 2014 · 2014 campaign, per the Ohio Auditor of State

Source: Press Conference: Special Audit Results of Columbus City School District

Government corruption

Jeffrey Crossman

He's not issued any subpoenas, as far as I can tell

2022 · Campaign statement, per WOSU Public Media

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.

2022 · Office statement, per FOX19/AP

Source: fox19.com

Government fraud

Jeffrey Crossman

None found in the records checked

Dave Yost

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Launched the "Ohio Stops Fraud" smartphone app, letting the public report suspected fraud in public offices directly from an iPhone, ahead of the 2014 campaign.

January 16, 2014 · 2014 campaign, per the Ohio Auditor of State

Source: Press Conference: Special Audit Results of Columbus City School District

Government waste and fraud

Jeffrey Crossman

None found in the records checked

Dave Yost

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Positioned himself as an experienced, non-partisan financial watchdog, citing his record as Delaware County Auditor and Prosecutor, and campaigned on rooting out government waste, fraud and mismanagement of taxpayer money.

2010 · 2010 campaign, per the research archive

Source: Dave Yost

Public corruption

Jeffrey Crossman

None found in the records checked

Dave Yost

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Pointed to his auditor's-office record referring the ECOT online charter school for criminal investigation as evidence he would aggressively pursue public corruption and fraud as Attorney General.

2018 · 2018 campaign, per the research archive

Source: ballotpedia.org

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.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis13 record entries from 2003 to 2023; 9 of them actions; 6 offices held on the record.200020102020Crossman (D)Ohio House of Representatives, 15th District, 2019-01 to 2022-122020-07 (action): Led the effort, with Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, to introduce and testify for a resolution expelling Republican House Speaker Larry Household2022-05-27 (action): While already a candidate for Attorney General, filed a criminal complaint asking the Ohio State Highway Patrol to investigate the RepublicaYost (R)Delaware County Auditor, 1999 to 2003Delaware County Prosecutor, 2003 to 2011Auditor of State of Ohio, 2011 to 2019Attorney General of Ohio, 2019-01 to presentAuditor of State of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-012003 (action): As Delaware County Prosecutor, won the county's first-ever capital murder case and successfully prosecuted what was described as the largest2010-09-03 (statement): His 2010 campaign released a video saying that after Hamilton County's proposed tax increase was voted down, opponent David Pepper "laid off"2013-03 (action): Subpoenaed JobsOhio's financial records to audit the roughly $100-228 million a year in liquor profits funding the privatized development ag2014-01-28 (action): His office's special audit of Columbus City Schools, released January 28, 2014, found a "top-down culture of data manipulation and employee "2014-09 (statement): A Carney campaign TV ad claimed his office spent taxpayer money at a "$7 per cup" rate for roughly 1,000 cups of coffee served at a 2012 fra2018 (action): Accepted at least $29,000 in campaign contributions from ECOT founder Bill Lager and ECOT-affiliated officials while his office had regulato2018-05 (action): As Ohio Auditor of State, his office's audit of the online charter school ECOT found it had submitted data inflating student attendance -- o2020-08 (action): Negotiated an $808 million settlement with the three largest opioid distributors, Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, structure2021-02-19 (action): As attorney general, obtained Ohio's $24.7 million share of a $573 million national settlement with consulting firm McKinsey & Co. over its 2022-07-12 (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 Indiana2023-02-03 (ruling): Text messages introduced at the February 2023 federal racketeering trial of Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges indicated Yost privat
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis13 record entries from 2003 to 2023; 9 of them actions; 6 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Crossman (D) and Yost (R), 13 dated entries · as of 2023-02-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
Crossman (D)2019-01officeOhio House of Representatives, 15th District
Crossman (D)2020-07action2020-07 (action): Led the effort, with Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, to introduce and testify for a resolution expelling Republican House Speaker Larry Household
Crossman (D)2022-05-27action2022-05-27 (action): While already a candidate for Attorney General, filed a criminal complaint asking the Ohio State Highway Patrol to investigate the Republica
Yost (R)1999officeDelaware County Auditor
Yost (R)2003officeDelaware County Prosecutor
Yost (R)2011officeAuditor of State of Ohio
Yost (R)2019-01officeAttorney General of Ohio
Yost (R)2011-01officeAuditor of State of Ohio
Yost (R)2003action2003 (action): As Delaware County Prosecutor, won the county's first-ever capital murder case and successfully prosecuted what was described as the largest
Yost (R)2010-09-03statement2010-09-03 (statement): His 2010 campaign released a video saying that after Hamilton County's proposed tax increase was voted down, opponent David Pepper "laid off"
Yost (R)2013-03action2013-03 (action): Subpoenaed JobsOhio's financial records to audit the roughly $100-228 million a year in liquor profits funding the privatized development ag
Yost (R)2014-01-28action2014-01-28 (action): His office's special audit of Columbus City Schools, released January 28, 2014, found a "top-down culture of data manipulation and employee "
Yost (R)2014-09statement2014-09 (statement): A Carney campaign TV ad claimed his office spent taxpayer money at a "$7 per cup" rate for roughly 1,000 cups of coffee served at a 2012 fra
Yost (R)2018action2018 (action): Accepted at least $29,000 in campaign contributions from ECOT founder Bill Lager and ECOT-affiliated officials while his office had regulato
Yost (R)2018-05action2018-05 (action): As Ohio Auditor of State, his office's audit of the online charter school ECOT found it had submitted data inflating student attendance -- o
Yost (R)2020-08action2020-08 (action): Negotiated an $808 million settlement with the three largest opioid distributors, Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, structure
Yost (R)2021-02-19action2021-02-19 (action): As attorney general, obtained Ohio's $24.7 million share of a $573 million national settlement with consulting firm McKinsey & Co. over its
Yost (R)2022-07-12statement2022-07-12 (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
Yost (R)2023-02-03ruling2023-02-03 (ruling): Text messages introduced at the February 2023 federal racketeering trial of Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges indicated Yost privat

Jeffrey Crossman

  1. 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

  2. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

    Sources: fox19.com · cnn.com

  3. February 19, 2021 · action

    As attorney general, obtained 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

  4. 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

  5. May 2018 · action

    As Ohio Auditor of State, his office's audit of the online charter school ECOT found it had submitted data inflating student attendance -- one student was logged with nearly 8,900 instructional hours, more than exist in a year -- and referred the findings to the U.S. Attorney's office and the Franklin County prosecutor for possible criminal charges.

    Source: wksu.org

  6. 2018 · action

    Accepted at least $29,000 in campaign contributions from ECOT founder Bill Lager and ECOT-affiliated officials while his office had regulatory and audit responsibility over the school; after his office's May 2018 audit, he donated the ECOT-linked contributions to three Ohio charities.

    A Democratic state representative, per the research archive's account of 2017 reporting: Called for Yost to recuse himself from further ECOT-related audit work · the source

    Source: wosu.org

  7. September 2014 · statement

    A Carney campaign TV ad claimed his office spent taxpayer money at a "$7 per cup" rate for roughly 1,000 cups of coffee served at a 2012 fraud-and-waste conference; multiple outlets found the $7,000 figure was Yost's request to the state Controlling Board covering two days of "coffee breaks," not a per-cup price, and that the conference served $3 bottles of soda with the tab covered by registration fees.

    Cincinnati CityBeat editorial board, October 29, 2014: rated false/misleading · the source

    Source: CityBeat: No Endorsement for Ohio Auditor

  8. January 28, 2014 · action

    His office's special audit of Columbus City Schools, released January 28, 2014, found a "top-down culture of data manipulation and employee intimidation," including changing failing grades and improperly withdrawing and re-enrolling low-performing students; findings were referred to city, county and federal prosecutors.

    Source: Press Conference: Special Audit Results of Columbus City School District

  9. March 2013 · action

    Subpoenaed JobsOhio's financial records to audit the roughly $100-228 million a year in liquor profits funding the privatized development agency; Kasich and the GOP-controlled General Assembly subsequently passed legislation exempting JobsOhio from future state-auditor review.

    Source: National Report Criticizes JobsOhio, Other Privatized Agencies

  10. September 3, 2010 · statement

    His 2010 campaign released a video saying that after Hamilton County's proposed tax increase was voted down, opponent David Pepper "laid off cops, and closed jails and let criminals run free in the streets," implying Pepper alone was responsible and omitting that the tax was meant to fund public safety.

    PolitiFact, September 3, 2010: Barely True · the source

    Source: Republican Dave Yost attacks Democratic David Pepper on taxes and public safety in race for Ohio auditor

  11. 2003 · action

    As Delaware County Prosecutor, won the county's first-ever capital murder case and successfully prosecuted what was described as the largest drug-trafficking ring to have operated in the county.

    Source: Dave Yost

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Jeffrey Crossman

Where the money went, as filedJeffrey Crossman raised $314K, spent $61K as of July 29, 2022; $253K of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $61KRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $253KJeffrey Crossman: Raised, $314K as filed, as of 2022-07-29Raised$314KJeffrey Crossman: Spent, $61K as filed, as of 2022-07-29Spent$61KJeffrey Crossman: Not in the filed totals (derived), $253K as filed, as of 2022-07-29Not in the filed totals (derived)$253KIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedJeffrey Crossman raised $314K, spent $61K as of July 29, 2022; $253K of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2022-07-29 · as of 2022-07-29 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent61,259.0719.5%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)252,786.4880.5%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.

Totals as filed

OhioSOS, as of July 29, 2022: raised $314,046, spent $61,259.

Sources: news.ballotpedia.org · news.ballotpedia.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

Dave Yost

Where the money went, as filedDave Yost raised $7.8M, spent $3.8M as of December 31, 2022; $4.1M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $3.8MRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $4.1MDave Yost: Raised, $7.8M as filed, as of 2022-12-31Raised$7.8MDave Yost: Spent, $3.8M as filed, as of 2022-12-31Spent$3.8MDave Yost: Not in the filed totals (derived), $4.1M as filed, as of 2022-12-31Not in the filed totals (derived)$4.1MIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedDave Yost raised $7.8M, spent $3.8M as of December 31, 2022; $4.1M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2022-12-31 · as of 2022-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent3,773,28448.2%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)4,052,71351.8%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.

Totals as filed

OhioSOS, as of December 31, 2022: raised $7,825,997, spent $3,773,284.

Source: ballotpedia.org

Top donors, as filed

  • Brian Colleran · $50,000 · campaign committee · In state

    Co-operates Foundations Health Solutions, 57 Ohio nursing homes, with his wife

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  • 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

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote3 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Crossman.CrossmanJeffrey Crossman: no prior race on fileno prior race on fileYost2010 AuditorDave Yost, Auditor of State of Ohio: won, 50.2%50.2%2014 AuditorDave Yost, Auditor of State of Ohio: won, 57.0%57.0%2018 Attorney GeneralDave Yost, Attorney General of Ohio: won, 52.2%52.2%
Past election results, share of the vote3 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Crossman.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2010-2018 · as of 2018 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Crossmanno prior race on file
Yost2010 Auditor50.2
Yost2014 Auditor57.0
Yost2018 Attorney General52.2

Dave Yost · certified 2022-12-09

CandidateVotesShare
Dave Yost2,484,75360.1%
Jeffrey Crossman1,647,64439.9%

Sources: 2022 Ohio Attorney General election · LaRose Certifies Results for the November 2022 General Election

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Quick answers

When was the 2022 Ohio Attorney General election?

The election for Ohio Attorney General was held on November 8, 2022.

Who ran for Ohio Attorney General in 2022?

On the ballot for Ohio Attorney General, in surname order: Jeffrey Crossman (Democratic), Dave Yost (Republican).

Who won the 2022 Ohio Attorney General election?

Dave Yost won the election for Ohio Attorney General. Results as certified: Jeffrey Crossman 39.9%, Dave Yost 60.1%.

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