John J. Kulewicz

Columbus attorney and the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in the Ohio 2026 Attorney General Race.

Key facts

• Practiced 43 years at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease (retired December 2024); argued cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and Ohio courts. B.A. Ohio State, J.D. Yale (Yale Law Journal editor). Author of An Ohioan's Odyssey: Lessons in Leadership, Law, and Public Service.
• Serves on Upper Arlington City Council (elected 2020; the leading vote-getter in both of his council campaigns), so not a first-time candidate. Active in Ohio Democratic politics since the mid-1980s.
• Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary over former state Rep. Elliot Forhan. Runs as "a lawyer, not a politician," having toured all 88 counties; priorities include fighting corruption and fraud and targeting price-fixing, scams, robocalls, and healthcare fraud. Reports labor and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio endorsements.

Relationships

• Faces Republican Keith Faber for the open Attorney General seat (Dave Yost term-limited).
• Part of the Ohio 2026 Elections slate.