Jim Petro

Jim Petro
46th Attorney General of Ohio
In office January 5, 2003 – January 8, 2007
Governor	Bob Taft
Preceded by	Betty Montgomery
Succeeded by	Marc Dann
Auditor of Ohio
In office January 9, 1995 – January 5, 2003
Governor	George Voinovich Nancy Hollister Bob Taft
Preceded by	Thomas E. Ferguson
Succeeded by	Betty Montgomery
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 6th district
In office January 2, 1987 – December 31, 1990
Preceded by	Jeff Jacobs
Succeeded by	Ed Kasputis
In office January 3, 1981 – May 22, 1984
Preceded by	Jim Betts
Succeeded by	Jeff Jacobs
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-25) October 25, 1948 (age 75) Brooklyn, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Denison University Case Western Reserve University School of Law

James M. Petro (born October 25, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who served as the Attorney General of Ohio. Previously, Petro also served as Ohio State Auditor and he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio during the 2006 Ohio primaries, but lost to Ken Blackwell.