Forhan Is Running for Ohio Attorney General:

Tax the Rich, Stand Up to Bullies

Ohio lawyer and former state representative Elliot Forhan is running for Ohio attorney general.

“The law is for everyone,” said Forhan. “It belongs to and protects all of us, and it should hold everyone accountable—including the rich and powerful. But that’s not what’s happening right now in our state or across the country.

“Dave Yost is running the A.G. office into the ground. He politicized and abused his position and looks the other way when his rich friends break the law. I beat Yost’s lawyers in court once already. Right now, I’m suing Yost and other corrupt officials to hold them accountable for misconduct and abusing state resources. I’m going to beat Dave Yost again.

“Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy’s best friend, Elon Musk, is running riot through the federal government. Musk is damaging and destroying programs—like veterans’ affairs (the ‘V.A.’), cancer research, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid—that keep us healthy, secure and free. Ramaswamy plans to do the same here in Ohio. As attorney general, I won’t let that happen.

“I’m running to apply the law equally to everyone, including the rich and powerful. That means (1) ending corruption, including catching and prosecuting rich tax cheats, (2) getting money out of politics and (3) fighting illegal actions by the federal government. I look forward to discussing on the campaign trail these issues and the other issues that matter to Ohio voters.”

Born and raised in Southeast Ohio, Elliot holds degrees from Kenyon College and Yale Law School. He practiced at the New York offices of two of the top law firms in the country and continues to practice in the Cleveland area. He has more than a decade of experience in finance transactional practice and civil-rights litigation. Other members of his law-school class included Ramaswamy, Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance.

While serving as a state representative, Elliot fought against the giveaway of billions of public dollars in tax cuts for the rich in the state budget and proposed an amendment to create a tax on more than $10 million in personal assets. He also introduced the House version of the bill that became Ohio’s new pro-free-speech, anti-SLAPP law.

He lives in the Village of Brooklyn Heights in Northeast Ohio.