Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray is running for Ohio governor in 2018. Cordray was appointed as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during President Barack Obama's administration. He is the former attorney general of Ohio and a Democrat.
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Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
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"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine."
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On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people…
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"Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest…
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"Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent."
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On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast…
Says his office "has already recovered over $2 billion from Wall Street for the workers, retirees, and investors who were harmed."