Person

Richard Cordray

Democratic · Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

8 of 11 sections researched

15 sources · 2018 · updated 2026-09-19

Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Financial interests, Endorsements given.

What has been checked
  • Profile 6 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries
  • Where they stand 2 entries
  • What they have said, checked Not yet researched
  • Record in office 3 entries
  • Money 3 entries
  • Financial interests Not yet researched
  • Polling and approval 1 entry
  • Elections 1 entry
  • Endorsements given Not yet researched
  • Sources 14 entries

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On the ballot

None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Healthcare

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Pledged to protect the ACA's pre-existing-condition coverage protections and to take on drug companies and insurance companies to protect health care.

2018 · 2018 campaign, per Dayton Daily News

Source: daytondailynews.com

Opioid crisis

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Pledged to declare a state of emergency immediately and increase funding for opioid treatment and social-services programs.

2018 · 2018 campaign, per Dayton Daily News

Source: daytondailynews.com

What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

  1. November 2017 · action

    Resigned as CFPB Director in November 2017, before his term expired, to run for governor.

    House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, per CNN Money: Personal political ambitions · the source

    Source: money.cnn.com

  2. 2016 · ruling

    As CFPB Director, Cordray's single-director enforcement action against PHH Corp. (raising an initial $6 million fine to $109 million) was found by a D.C. Circuit panel to be an abuse of discretion; the same panel's ruling in PHH Corp. v. CFPB held the bureau's single-director structure unconstitutional.

    Sources: reason.com · housingwire.com

  3. 2010 · action

    As Ohio Attorney General (2009-2011), sued or settled with major Wall Street firms and recovered roughly $2 billion for Ohio pension funds, investors, schools and cities, including a $475 million Merrill Lynch settlement, $400 million from Marsh & McLennan, and roughly $725 million from AIG.

    Sources: cnbc.com · npr.org

Money

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
Governor of Ohio OhioSOS $19,567,016$16,900,000December 31, 2018

Source: transparencyusa.org

Top donors, as filed

Outside spending

None found in the records checked.

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Elections

RacePartyResultVotesShare
Governor of Ohio (2018) DemocraticLost 2,070,046 46.7%

Offices held

  • Franklin County Treasurer · 2002 to 2007 · elected

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Ohio State Treasurer · 2007 to 2009 · elected

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Attorney General of Ohio · 2009-01 to 2011-01 · elected

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · 2012 to 2017-11 · appointed

    Source: consumerfinance.gov

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Richard Cordray · 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2010 Ohio Attorney General election

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Richard Cordray · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Richard Cordray · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. 2010 Ohio Attorney General election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  5. Governor Race: What you need to know about Richard Cordray, where he stands on issues · Dayton Daily News · accessed 2026-09-19
  6. Ohio Attorney General Fights Against Wall Street · CNBC · 2010-10-12 · accessed 2026-09-19
  7. Ohio Attorney General Fights Wall Street Wrongs · NPR · 2009-12-07 · accessed 2026-09-19
  8. A Limited Victory for Limited Government · Reason · 2016-10-11 · accessed 2026-09-19
  9. PHH vs. CFPB: Cordray won't be around to see the outcome of the case · HousingWire · accessed 2026-09-19
  10. Cordray resignation sets off scramble over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · CNN Money · 2017-11-24 · accessed 2026-09-19
  11. Richard Cordray - Ohio Candidate · Transparency USA · accessed 2026-09-19
  12. Teacher unions plunk $1 million behind Richard Cordray · The Columbus Dispatch · 2018-10-12 · accessed 2026-09-19
  13. CFPB Director Richard Cordray biography · Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · accessed 2026-09-19
  14. Cordray leads GOP's DeWine by 5 points in Ohio governor's race: poll · The Hill · accessed 2026-09-19
  15. https://www.transparencyusa.org/oh/committee/cordraysutton-committee-562-can/contributors?cycle=2018-election-cycle

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