OHIO — State Rep. Jeffrey Crossman (D-Parma) became the first candidate to announce a bid for Ohio attorney general Thursday to replace Dave Yost in next year's general election.
In Crossman's campaign video, he said his upbringing will allow him to help working-class Ohioans.
"On my way to school every day, I went past the factory where my grandparents worked, along with half the rest of the town," Crossman said in the video. "And just like in so many other Ohio towns, those jobs are now gone. The first in my family to finish college, I worked full-time and put myself through law school at night. Everyone around me growing up, we knew we needed to work hard to earn everything. Nothing was ever given. And that’s the story of so many Ohioans that Columbus politicians forget."
Crossman has been in the House of Representatives since 2019 representing the 15th district, which includes parts of Cleveland, Parma, Brooklyn Heights and Cuyahoga Heights. He's also a lawyer and got his degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mount Union and a master’s degree from the University of Akron.
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Along with being a state representative, he's also a part of the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland, and once served as the former vice president of Hunger Network's Board of Trustees.
“As your attorney general, I’ll fight like hell to clean up Columbus and stand up for you. I’ve seen enough, and I want to do something about it,” Crossman said.