About a year after dropping out of the Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Dave Yost announced his resignation on May 7 to take a position in the private sector.
“I begin a new chapter June 8 as VP of Strategic Research and Innovation at the Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit law firm that’s won 18 cases at [the Supreme Court] in the last 15 years. I’ve been honored to serve Ohio, and will continue to fight for freedom!” Yost wrote in an X post.
Yost’s political career spans more than 25 years.
He was elected Delaware County auditor in central Ohio in 1999 and appointed county prosecutor in 2003. In 2010, he was elected Ohio state auditor and served two four-year terms, along the way attempting an unsuccessful run for attorney general against Mike DeWine, the current Ohio governor who is now tasked with naming his replacement….
Ohio Attorney General Resigns to Take Job With Conservative Nonprofit
