Draft:List of Ohio political scandals

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List of Ohio political scandals

Scope and organization of political scandals

This article provides a list of political scandals which occurred in the U.S. State of Ohio. It is organized in reverse chronological order from most recent to oldest.

Politician is defined as "a person who is professionally involved in politics", and includes not only those elected to office, their staffs and appointees, but also those who routinely work in politics such as pollsters. Major officials of political parties and their staffs, as well as those elected by their party to be candidates are also included. Local politicians, mayors, sheriffs, and county officials should not be included.

Scandal is defined as "loss of, or damage to, reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety". Breaking the law is always considered a scandal. The finding of a public court is the sole method used to determine a violation of law, but it is not the sole method of determining a scandal.

Please note that all people are considered innocent until proven guilty. Allegations of misconduct do not imply guilt nor do admissions of guilt in the absence of a conviction. Investigations that end without a determination do not imply innocence.

Breaches of ethics, unproven crimes or cover-ups may or may not result in inclusion depending on the amount of publicity generated, and the seriousness of the crime, if any. Notoriety and notability are a major determinant of a scandal. Politicians who resign, quit, flee, or commit suicide while being investigated or threatened with investigation may also be included.

Different scandals on different dates may result in multiple listings.

The list does not include crimes that occur outside the politician's tenure (such as before or after his term in office) unless they specifically stem from acts made while in office, such as bribery, and discovered later.

Given the political nature of legislatures where the leading party has determining power, politicians who are Rebuked, Denounced, Censured, Admonished, Condemned, Suspended, Reprimanded, Found in Contempt, Found to have Acted Improperly, or of using Poor Judgment are not included unless the scandal is exceptional or leads to further action such as expulsion, conviction or resignation.

Executive pardons may or may not be mentioned, but do not erase the scandal. The verdict and legal proceedings are not affected by pardons, but may affect the sentence.

State of Ohio

• Larry Householder (R) State Representative and Speaker of the House from Glenford in District 72, was arrested in a $60,000,000 bribery scheme in connection with the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal, where the First Energy company proposed $1 billion dollar public bailout for the two aging nuclear reactors, Davis–Besse and Perry. Householder was accused of corruption and racketeering and was expelled by the Ohio House of Representatives. At trial, he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 20 years in prison. (2021)

1. Matt Borges (R) Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, was accused of accepting $366,000 in bribes from First Energy corporation. This was in exchange for his support of Ohio House Bill 6, which would have supplied $1.3 billion worth of public money for a bailout of the First Energy nuclear plants. He was tried and found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. (2020)
2. Jeffrey Longstreth (R) Staff to State Representative Larry Householder (R) pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy, for opening and running an organization called Generation Now to hide $60 million in bribes from the First Energy Corporation. (2020)

• Cliff Rosenberger (R) State Representative and House Speaker from the 91st District. When questions of his lavish spending and traveling were raised, he said he would resign. When the FBI began investigating, he resigned immediately. (2018)

• Cliff Hite (R) State Senator from Findlay in District 1, admitted to inappropriate behavior with a female staff member and at the urging of Senate President Larry Obhof (R) resigned his position. (2018)

• Michael Premo (D) CoS to the Ohio Senate Democrats, resigned abruptly, allegedly over his inappropriate conduct towards his staff. (2017)

• Wes Goodman (R) State Representative from Cardington in District 67, provided no details about his alleged “inappropriate conduct with another man” that prompted his sudden resignation from office. (2017)

• Steve Kraus (R) State Representative from the 89th District, won re-election, but prior to his swearing in, Kraus was photographed taking antiques, a shotgun and other items from a private home. He was indicted on felony charges of burglary, breaking and entering, and theft. He was found guilty of burglary which is a fifth degree felony, and was required to resign his seat. (2014)

• Amer Ahmad ( ) Deputy State Treasurer, created an elaborate kickback scheme in which he steered $3.2 million in state contracts to his friends and was kicked back over $500,000. He fled to Afghanistan, was captured, returned and then pled guilty to charges of bribery, wire fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced to 15 years. (2014)

• Ron Gerberry (D) State Representative from Austintown in the 59th district, filed a report to his caucus which he knew to contain inaccuracies in order to mislead. He was found guilty of unlawful compensation, resigned his seat, and was sentenced to 189 days in jail, suspended, 3 years probation plus community service. (2015)

See also:

List of federal political scandals in the United States List of federal political sex scandals in the United States

List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes List of Alabama political scandals List of Arizona political scandals List of Arkansas political scandals List of California political scandals List of Colorado political scandals List of Connecticut political scandals List of Delaware political scandals List of Florida political scandals List of Georgia political scandals List of Hawaii political scandals List of Idaho political scandals List of Illinois political scandals List of Indiana political scandals List of Iowa political scandals

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