John J. Kulewicz
What this job does: Ohio's chief lawyer. The attorney general represents the state and its agencies in court, gives legal advice to state officials, runs the state crime lab (BCI), enforces consumer-protection laws, and reviews the summaries of citizen ballot petitions. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row.
- Occupation
- Attorney (retired law firm partner)
- Lives in
- Upper Arlington
Background
- Worked 44 years at the Columbus law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, in civil lawsuits and appeals; retired as a partner in 2024. source: salemnews.net
- Has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Ohio Supreme Court. source: salemnews.net
- Elected to Upper Arlington City Council in 2019 and re-elected in 2023. source: salemnews.net
- Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary for attorney general over former state Rep. Elliot Forhan. source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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- The office should be led by a trained lawyer, not a politician source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
- Go after monopolies that fix prices on everyday essentials source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
- Crack down on fraud, scams and price manipulation source: stateside.com
- Fight corruption and misuse of public money source: stateside.com
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