State of Ohio
Elected on November 7, 2006, Richard Cordray is Ohio's 46th State Treasurer. Cordray has served the public as Franklin County Treasurer, State Solicitor, and State Representative. In 2005 American City and County magazine named Cordray "County Leader of the Year" for his innovative work as Franklin County Treasurer. As a State Representative, Cordray sponsored the Ohio Community Service Education Act. An active volunteer, he received the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's Presidential Award for his work supporting legal services for the poor, and the Human Rights Campaign recognized him as Humanitarian of the Year for his efforts to promote tolerance and understanding in our communities. Cordray attended Michigan State University graduating Summa Cum Laude. He was awarded a Marshall Scholarship which took him to Oxford University in England. He earned the Brasenose College Prize in Economics and graduated from Oxford with an M.A. with Honours in Economics. Cordray graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. He was a U.S. Supreme Court law clerk for Justices Byron R. White and Anthony M. Kennedy. Cordray has also taught constitutional law for 13 years at The Ohio State University College of Law.