Local Support

His Plan

Throughout his career in state and local government, Cordray has worked to build
partnerships with other officials to get things done. As he often preaches to his
own staff, "By reaching out and teaming up with other public officials and local
community groups, we can do our best work, together."

As Attorney General, Cordray will continue to work with other federal, state, and local officials to combat Ohio's home foreclosure crisis, which continues to devastate neighborhoods throughout the state. He will also coordinate with and provide crucial support to police, sheriffs, prosecutors, and neighborhood groups to help fight crime, including reinvigorating the Criminal Law Project to support local prosecutors in their Ohio Supreme Court cases. He will continue to build educational partnerships to help students and adults continually learn how to protect themselves and better understand their rights and responsibilities.

His Record

In the Attorney General's office, Cordray was responsible for creation of the State
Solicitor's Criminal Law Project to provide assistance in criminal cases in the Ohio
Supreme Court to local prosecutors who often had too much work and too few
resources. As Franklin County Treasurer, Cordray became even more familiar
with the capacities of local officials who often must balance great needs with
scarce resources, and so he teamed up with the county prosecutor and county
auditor to go after delinquent taxpayers, such as big businesses that had declared
bankrupty to avoid their legal obligations. Their joint work brought in millions of
dollars for the schools, social services, firefighters, and local police.

As State Treasurer, Cordray has included city and county officials as well as
neighborhood groups in many of his initiatives, recognizing their tireless efforts
and their unique ability to achieve progress in their communities. The Treasurer's
Save Our Homes task forces in more than 50 counties throughout the state, the
joint foreclosure mediation efforts with the Ohio Supreme Court, his Treasurer
Commissions on Personal Finance Education and the Earned Income Tax Credit
are outstanding examples of his collaborative approach to public service.