Richard Cordray

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Richard Cordray (born May 3, 1959) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who currently serves as the State Treasurer of Ohio.

Cordray graduated from Michigan State University, earned a master's degree in economics from Oxford University, and obtained his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. Cordray was elected to an unexpired term as Treasurer in 2002 defeating political appointee Wade Steen and elected to a full four-year term in 2004. He has previously served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1991-1993) and as Ohio's first State Solicitor (1993-1994). Cordray has also engaged in private law practice, including personally arguing six cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he is a small business owner.

Cordray previously served as the Treasurer of Franklin County, Ohio. As County Treasurer, Cordray focused on four major initiatives: collection of delinquent tax revenue through a tax lien certificate sale, creation of a land bank, personal finance education, and the development of a community outreach program. He managed a portfolio that averages $650 million and consistently beat its benchmarks, and he set new records for delinquent tax collection in Franklin County. He also served as President of the Board of Revision and Chair of the Budget Commission. In 2005, Cordray was named the national "County Leader of the Year" by American City & County magazine. He defeated Republican nominee Sandra O'Brien for State Treasurer in the 2006 general election.

Cordray has the distinction of being an undefeated five-time champion and Tournament of Champions semifinalist on the popular TV game show, Jeopardy! He also carried the Olympic Flame as part of the nationwide torch relay to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cordray resides near Grove City, Ohio. He is married to Peggy Cordray, a law professor at Capital University Law School, and they have 7-year-old twins.

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Preceded by
Jennette Bradley		 Ohio State Treasurer
2007 -		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
State Treasurers of the United States

AK: Bill Corbus (R)*
AL: Kay Ivey (R)
AR: Martha Shoffner (D)
AZ: Dean Martin (R)
CA: Bill Lockyer (D)
CO: Cary Kennedy (D)
CT: Denise L. Nappier (D)
DE: Jack Markell (D)
FL: Alex Sink (D)*
GA: Daniel Ebersole (R)

HI: Georgina K. Kawamura (R)
IA: Michael Fitzgerald (D)
ID: Ron Crane (R)
IL: Alexi Giannoulias (D)
IN: Richard Mourdock (R)
KS: Lynn Jenkins (R)
KY: Jonathan Miller (D)
LA: John N. Kennedy (D)
MA: Timothy P. Cahill (D)
MD: Nancy K. Kopp (R)

ME: David Lemoine (D)
MI: Robert J. Kleine (D)
MN: Peggy Ingison (R)*
MO: Sarah Steelman (R)
MS: Tate Reeves (R)
MT: Dan Bucks (D)
NC: Richard H. Moore (D)
ND: Kelly Schmidt (R)
NE: Shane Osborn (R)
NH: Michael A. Ablowich (D)

NJ: Bradley Abelow (D)
NM: James Lewis (D)
NV: Kate Marshall (D)
NY: Thomas DiNapoli (D)*
OH: Richard Cordray (D)
OK: Scott Meacham (D)
OR: Randall Edwards (D)
PA: Tony Wagner (D)
RI: Frank Caprio (D)
SC: Grady Patterson (D)

SD: Vern Larson (R)
TN: Dale Sims (D)
TX: Susan Combs (R)*
UT: Edward Alter (R)
VA: Braxton Powell (D)
VT: Jeb Spaulding (D)
WA: Michael J. Murphy (D)
WI: Dawn Sass (D)
WV: John Perdue (D)
WY: Joe Meyer (R)
*No treasurer in this state; closest equivalent listed
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