Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to resign from office
The Columbus Dispatch • • nation
Key Points:
- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will resign effective June 7 to join the Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom as vice president for strategic research and innovation.
- Governor Mike DeWine must appoint a replacement to serve as Ohio's top law enforcement official for the remainder of the year, with potential candidates including state auditor Keith Faber or a placeholder appointee.
- Yost's resignation creates a vacancy months before the November election, where Republican nominees Keith Faber and John Kulewicz are competing for attorney general.
- Yost, who has served as attorney general since 2019, has been involved in high-profile cases including defending Ohio's death penalty, abortion restrictions, and actions related to the House Bill 6 bribery scandal.
- This marks the third statewide office vacancy in Ohio in two years, following appointments made by DeWine to fill U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor seats.
