Dave Yost

Dave Yost REPRepublican

Attorney General

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Dave YostREPRepublican Attorney General
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David Anthony Yost (born December 22, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer who currently serves as the 51st Attorney General of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, Yost previously served as Ohio State Auditor. During his tenure as Attorney General, he supported attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, which was won by Joe Biden. He has played a key role in defending an Ohio abortion law that prohibits abortion six weeks into a pregnancy (before many women know they are pregnant) without exceptions for rape or incest. In 2022, he was involved in a public controversy over a 10-year-old rape victim who had to flee Ohio for Indiana to get an abortion to avoid carrying her rapist's child.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Ohio State University
Big Walnut High School
Capital University Law School
Capital University
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Attorney General
State of Ohio
2019 - Current
Auditor
State of Ohio
2010 - 2019
Auditor
Delaware County
1999 - 2003
Prosecuting Attorney
Delaware County
2003 - 2010
Former Attorney
Burkam, Yost & Fuller
Former Reporter
Columbus Citizen-Journal
Former Senior Administrator
Ohio Governor George Voinovich
Former Senior Administrator
Columbus Mayor Buck Rinehart
Other Experience1 - 1 of 1
Member
Northgate Community Church
Current
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