Marc Dann
Marc Dann | |
|---|---|
| 47th Attorney General of Ohio | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – May 14, 2008 | |
| Governor | Ted Strickland |
| Preceded by | Jim Petro |
| Succeeded by | Nancy H. Rogers |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Capri Cafaro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marc Edward Dann March 12, 1962 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Alyssa Lenhoff
(m. 1987; div. 2010)Kathy Clingerman |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA) Case Western Reserve University (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Marc Edward Dann (born March 12, 1962) is an American attorney and former politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Dann served in the Ohio State Senate from 2003 to 2006 and as the 47th Attorney General of Ohio from January 2007 until his resignation in May 2008.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Dann grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. After graduating from the University of Michigan and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Dann began his legal career in Youngstown, Ohio, as a bankruptcy and divorce attorney. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he also worked on several Democratic Party political campaigns. In 2001, Dann won his first election to public office to the Liberty Township school board. Then in 2002, he was elected to the Ohio State Senate. As state senator, Dann was most noted for his criticism of Ohio state officials involved in the Coingate scandal.
After winning election in 2006, Dann was sworn in as Ohio Attorney General on January 14, 2007. However, his time in office would be short-lived after sexual harassment allegations against multiple staffers and the revelation of an extramarital affair on his part. This scandal would lead to Dann resigning on May 14, 2008; he would return to private practice.