Richard Cordray | |
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1st Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | |
In office January 4, 2012 – November 24, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Deputy | Steve Antonakes Meredith Fuchs (Acting) David Silberman (Acting) Leandra English |
Preceded by | Raj Date (Special Adviser) |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Kraninger |
49th Attorney General of Ohio | |
In office January 8, 2009 – January 9, 2011 | |
Governor | Ted Strickland |
Preceded by | Nancy Rogers |
Succeeded by | Mike DeWine |
46th Treasurer of Ohio | |
In office January 8, 2007 – January 7, 2009 | |
Governor | Ted Strickland |
Preceded by | Jennette Bradley |
Succeeded by | Kevin Boyce |
Treasurer of Franklin County | |
In office December 9, 2002 – January 8, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Wade Steen |
Succeeded by | Ed Leonard |
Solicitor General of Ohio | |
In office September 1993 – January 6, 1995 | |
Governor | George Voinovich |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Jeffrey Sutton |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
In office January 7, 1991 – December 31, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Don Gilmore |
Succeeded by | Priscilla Mead |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Adams Cordray May 3, 1959 Grove City, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Peggy Cordray |
Children | 2 |
Education | Michigan State University (BA) Brasenose College, Oxford (MA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
Richard Adams Cordray (born May 3, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who was the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2012 to 2017.[1] Before to his appointment, Cordray was Ohio's Attorney General, Solicitor General, and Treasurer.
Cordray left the agency in November 2017, with many people believing that he would declare his candidacy for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[2] He declared his candidacy in 2018 only to lose the general election to Republican Mike DeWine.
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