Attorney General of Ohio
Keith Faber
Ohio Auditor of State (since January 2019)R
- Race
- Attorney General of Ohio
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- John Kulewicz (D)
- Research
- Basic
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Keith Faber is the Republican nominee. He is the current Ohio Auditor of State, a former president of the Ohio Senate (2013-2017) and a former member of the Ohio House, and an attorney from Celina. His campaign highlights his auditor's office's criminal investigations of public officials, and he says he would create an Attorney General's division of health-insurance lawyers to help consumers with denied claims.[1][2][3][4]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Keith Faber R | challenger |
| John Kulewicz D | challenger |
Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.
Biography
Keith Faber is the Republican nominee. He is the current Ohio Auditor of State, a former president of the Ohio Senate (2013-2017) and a former member of the Ohio House, and an attorney from Celina. His campaign highlights his auditor's office's criminal investigations of public officials, and he says he would create an Attorney General's division of health-insurance lawyers to help consumers with denied claims.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Keith Faber earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and policy from Oakland University in 1988 and a law degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1991.[1] He founded Faber and Associates, a civil litigation and mediation firm in Celina, Ohio.[1] His campaign website says he lives in Celina with his wife Andrea and their two children.[2]
Faber served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016, including as Senate president from 2013 to 2017.[1] He returned to the Ohio House for 2017 to 2018.[1] His campaign website says that as Senate president he championed fiscal responsibility by reducing state spending, cutting taxes and increasing government transparency.[2]
Faber was first elected Ohio Auditor of State on November 6, 2018, and took office on January 11, 2019; his campaign website calls him Ohio's 33rd Auditor of State.[1][2]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- action2026-10-08 · As Auditor of State, announced on October 8, 2026 that a Jefferson County grand jury had indicted three individuals in the alleged theft of about $20 million from the now-defunct Eastern Gateway Community College, following an investigation by his office.[5]
- action2026-09-16 · As Auditor of State, announced on September 16, 2026 that a former Scioto County commissioner was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting involvement in a kickback scheme involving the Southern Ohio Port Authority, a case developed by the Auditor's Special Investigations Unit.[6]
- actionHis campaign states that his office's law enforcement team has produced 170 convictions on more than 391 criminal charges against public officials since 2019 and that his team identified about $6.9 billion in unemployment compensation fraud and overpayments during the COVID-19 pandemic (campaign figures; not independently verified here).[7]
In their own words
Priorities
- Defend the Ohio Constitution, protect religious liberty, and defend Ohio against what his campaign calls federal overreach.[8]
- Combat the drug epidemic through addiction treatment, prosecuting suppliers and supporting recovery efforts.[8]
- Consumer protection, including a division of the Attorney General's office staffed with health-insurance (ERISA) lawyers to help consumers resolve denied claims.[8][9]
- Stop human trafficking and expand services for survivors.[8]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Protect legal access to abortion
“And I’m a pro-life guy. But I think the voters spoke on that. And until the constitution is amended, it’s going to stop a lot of what you can do.”[9]
In an interview with Signal Ohio, asked whether Ohio's six-week abortion ban violates the 2023 reproductive freedom amendment
- Stricter gun laws
“preserve the Second Amendment rights of Ohioans”[10]
On his campaign site's "Meet Keith" page
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Keith Faber · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Meet Keith · Faber for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 3.His Record · Faber for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 4.Keith Faber and John Kulewicz want to be Ohio's next attorney general. Here's what's at stake · Signal Ohio · 2026-10-07 News report
- 5.Three People Indicted in Alleged Theft of $20 Million from Defunct Eastern Gateway Community College · Ohio Auditor of State · 2026-10-08 Official record
- 6.Auditor of State press release (former Scioto County commissioner sentenced) · Ohio Auditor of State · 2026-09-16 Official record
- 7.His Record · Faber for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 8.Issues · Faber for Attorney General Candidate's own words
- 9.Republican Ohio Attorney General candidate Keith Faber says 6-week abortion ban is 'probably' unconstitutional · Signal Ohio News report
- 10.Meet Keith · Faber for Attorney General Candidate's own words