Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined the growing list of candidates to throw their name in the ring for the 2026 race for governor.Yost, 68, became the third Republican to declare their candidacy for governor and the fourth total candidate.For the GOP, Yost joins Ohio treasurer Robert Sprague and former president of the Morgan County School Board Heather Hill in the primary.On the Democratic side, former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced her candidacy earlier this month.Yost announced his candidacy for governor on Thursday, saying in part “I work for the people of Ohio, and I love my bosses. From the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night, I’m thinking about them and our future.”Yost’s career in state-elected office began in 2010, when he was elected as Ohio’s state auditor. He was reelected to the position in 2014.In 2018, Yost was elected as the state’s 51st attorney general, a position that was previously held by current Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.Yost was reelected as the state’s attorney general in 2022, when he received more votes than any attorney general in Ohio history.During his time as AG in Ohio, Yost has been at the center of several hot-button issues, including the state’s laws regarding abortion and the toxic train derailment that impacted East Palestine in 2023.Prior to his election to state office, Yost served as Delaware County prosecuting attorney and practiced law in Delaware County.State of the raceDeWine is term-limited after 2026, leading to several candidates already declaring their intentions to run for the governor’s seat next year.In addition to the candidates already declared, another candidate who previously ran for president could also throw his name into the mix shortly: Vivek Ramaswamy.Multiple reports last week stated that Ramaswamy, a graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, would soon announce his gubernatorial run for 2026. The Washington Post was first to report Ramaswamy’s intentions.Ramaswamy, 39, has never held public office but joined the Republican presidential primary field last year, dropping out after the Iowa caucuses.At 38, Ramaswamy was the youngest person to be a major Republican presidential candidate.Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ramaswamy, the son of Indian immigrants, founded a biotechnology company before becoming the partner of a hedge fund.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined the growing list of candidates to throw their name in the ring for the 2026 race for governor.
Yost, 68, became the third Republican to declare their candidacy for governor and the fourth total candidate.
For the GOP, Yost joins Ohio treasurer Robert Sprague and former president of the Morgan County School Board Heather Hill in the primary.
On the Democratic side, former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced her candidacy earlier this month.
Yost announced his candidacy for governor on Thursday, saying in part “I work for the people of Ohio, and I love my bosses. From the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night, I’m thinking about them and our future.”
Yost’s career in state-elected office began in 2010, when he was elected as Ohio’s state auditor. He was reelected to the position in 2014.
In 2018, Yost was elected as the state’s 51st attorney general, a position that was previously held by current Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
Yost was reelected as the state’s attorney general in 2022, when he received more votes than any attorney general in Ohio history.
During his time as AG in Ohio, Yost has been at the center of several hot-button issues, including the state’s laws regarding abortion and the toxic train derailment that impacted East Palestine in 2023.
Prior to his election to state office, Yost served as Delaware County prosecuting attorney and practiced law in Delaware County.
State of the race
DeWine is term-limited after 2026, leading to several candidates already declaring their intentions to run for the governor’s seat next year.
In addition to the candidates already declared, another candidate who previously ran for president could also throw his name into the mix shortly: Vivek Ramaswamy.
Multiple reports last week stated that Ramaswamy, a graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, would soon announce his gubernatorial run for 2026. The Washington Post was first to report Ramaswamy’s intentions.
Ramaswamy, 39, has never held public office but joined the Republican presidential primary field last year, dropping out after the Iowa caucuses.
At 38, Ramaswamy was the youngest person to be a major Republican presidential candidate.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ramaswamy, the son of Indian immigrants, founded a biotechnology company before becoming the partner of a hedge fund.
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