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Monday, May 5, 2008
Senate President Harris joins call for Dann to resign
Senate President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, has joined the chorus of those calling on Attorney General Marc Dann to resign.
Harris on Monday, May 5, also said in a prepared statement that state Inspector General Tom Charles should be called in to do an independent investigation of the sexual harassment scandal that has rocked Dann’s office. First Assistant Attorney General Tom Winters has been “tasked” with identifying an independent counsel and the inspector general should be the choice, Harris said.
“In my view, the only way to get to the bottom of this scandal and ensure that there can be no charge of bias is to enlist the state Inspector General,” Harris (pictured) said. “The Inspector General is the only office of which I am aware that is well equipped to lead a thorough, unbiased inquiry into this matter.”
Harris joined House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering, Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and other Democratic statewide officeholders in asking Dann to step down. Dann, a Democrat, has resisted the requests.
“I do not see any scenario in which Marc Dann could be able to do an effective job as Attorney General,” said Harris. “He should do the honorable thing and resign.”
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Wulsin, too, wants Dann out
Democrat Victoria Wulsin, who hopes to unseat Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, in Congress, has joined Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, fellow Democratic congressional candidate Mary Jo Kilroy and other Democrats in calling for Attorney General Marc Dann to resign.
“Marc Dann’s behavior has tarnished the reputation of the Ohio Attorney General’s office,” she said. “I join Governor Strickland and other Democrats, asking for his resignation.”
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Former Ohio Dem chairman calls for Dann to resign
Former Ohio Democratic Chairman James Ruvolo has called for fellow Democrat Marc Dann to resign as attorney general.
“We (Democrats) came into office because of the excesses of the Republicans and now we’ve got someone who’s unfit for that office,” Ruvolo told the Dayton Daily News on Monday, May 5.
“We can’t stand by and hem and haw about it.”
Ruvolo, state chairman from 1983-1991, said that the sexual harassment scandal in Dann’s office is a “personal failing” of Dann’s but that it has the potential to hurt other Democrats.
“It allows the Republicans to call us hypocrites. It allows Republicans to say they lied to you,” said Ruvolo.
The longer Dann stays in office, the more fuel Republicans have, said Ruvolo.
“Once Dann’s gone, it’s over. That’s why he has to go,” said Ruvolo, a Toledo-based political and public policy consultant.
