Tuesday, July 22, 2008
GOP AG Candidate Likely to be Local Lawyer
The race to become Ohio’s next Attorney General is about to get more crowded. A Republican insider tells NBC4 that Columbus attorney Michael Crites, a former federal prosecutor, is the frontrunner to receive the nomination. The Ohio Republican Party said an announcement will come tomorrow, but no other details are available. Calls to Crites’ office today were not returned. Here is a link to Crites’ biography from his law firm’s website. Several prominent Republican declined to run for the position after heavy lobbying from party officials, including former Attorney General Betty Montgomery and former U.S. Senator Mike Dewine.
Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray is the Democrats’ nominee to replace Nancy Rogers. Rogers took over the office following Marc Dann’s resignation, but has said she will not run for election.
