Overview
- Dave Yost said Thursday he will step down as Ohio attorney general at midnight June 7 and begin as vice president at Alliance Defending Freedom on June 8.
- DeWine will select an interim attorney general to serve the remainder of Yost’s term, with a decision promised after what he called careful review.
- The November race for the next full term is unchanged, with Republican Auditor Keith Faber set to face Democrat John Kulewicz.
- Names discussed for the temporary post include Faber, though reporting also points to Deputy Attorney General Carol O’Brien or Natural Resources Director Mary Mertz as possible picks.
- Tapping a current officeholder could set off a chain of appointments, since choosing Faber would also vacate the Auditor’s office and require another replacement.