Overview
- Andy Wilson, who leads the Ohio Department of Public Safety, was appointed Monday to serve the rest of Dave Yost’s term as attorney general.
- Yost resigned last week to join Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit law firm, as vice president of strategic research and innovation.
- Wilson will not appear on the November ballot, which features State Auditor Keith Faber for Republicans and Columbus attorney John Kulewicz for Democrats.
- Wilson is a former Clark County prosecutor who handled major criminal cases and launched programs for victims, diversion, and at-risk youth, according to his state biography.
- Gov. Mike DeWine cited Wilson’s prosecutorial and public safety experience, and Yost called the choice a wise pick to keep the office’s work on steady footing.