State senators know their AG

One week ago, PolitickerOH.com asked one of our summer interns, Michael Gsovski, to call up all the state senators' offices in New Jersey and ask if they could score him Bruce Springsteen tickets. Unfortunately, he had no luck.

This week he was asked to put the Ohio State Senate through the ringer as well, but with a slightly less imposing question: "Who is the Ohio attorney general?"

In the spring, Gov. Ted Strickland (D-Lisbon) named Nancy Rogers as interim Ohio attorney general.

Buckeyes should be glad to learn that with the exception of Tim Schaffer's (R-Lancaster) office which we were unable to reach, their legislators' office staff all eventually provided the correct answer. Gsovski spent the past three days asking 32 of the 33 State Senate offices this question, and below is a summary of their answers, including response time and any relevant notes.

• SD-1: Steve Buehrer [0 secs], Staffer said that they're in the process of selecting a new attorney general.
• SD-2: Mark Wagoner [0 secs]
• SD-3: David Goodman [20 secs (Nancy) 40 secs (Rogers)], Staffer knew that Rogers was appointed and was former dean of OSU law school.
• SD-4: Gary Cates [5 secs], Staffer knew Rogers was interim AG.
• SD-5: Tom Roberts [55 secs], Staffer didn't immediately know, and checked online. Blamed the internet connection for the slow response.
• SD-6: Jeff Jacobson [0 secs], Staffer stated Rogers was interim attorney general.
• SD-7: Robert Schuler [84 secs], Staffer immediately knew that Marc Dann had resigned, a woman who was Ohio State law school had replaced him. The staffer then asked somebody else. After naming Rogers, said that she was appointed by governor, and there was an election in November for a new AG.
• SD-8: Bill Seitz [28 secs], Staffer knew Rogers was interim AG
• SD-9: Eric Kearny [0 secs (Nancy), 35 secs (Rogers)], Staffer knew Rogers had replaced Marc Dann.
• SD-10: Steve Austria [10 secs], Staffer said Rogers was interim attorney general and there would be elections in November to replace her.
• SD-11: Teresa Fedor [0 secs]
• SD-12: Keith Faber [40 secs], Staffer said "I'm blanking on her name, she was an Ohio State professor."
• SD-13: Sue Morano [45 secs], Staffer said, "She just got appointed and I can't even remember her name now. Makes me feel all stupid"
• SD-14: Tom Niehaus [7 secs (Rogers), 30 secs (Nancy)]
• SD-15: Ray Miller [33 secs]
• SD-16: Steve Stivers [70 secs], Staffer knew Rogers was "the woman from Ohio State, I can't think of her name." Cited "awful" computer for slow response.
• SD-17: John Carey [0 secs]
• SD-18: Timothy Grendell [0 secs]
• SD-19: Bill Harris [0 secs]
• SD-20: Joy Padgett [15 secs], Staffer said Rogers was new. "I keep forgetting it myself."
• SD-21: Shirley Smith [0 secs]
• SD-22: Rom Amstutz [4 secs], Staffer stated Rogers was technically interim attorney general and was appointed to fill a vacancy in May.
• SD-23: Dale Miller [0 secs]
• SD-24: Robert F. Spada [20 secs], Staffer knew Rogers was interim AG
• SD-25: Lance T. Mason [0 secs], Staffer knew Rogers was new, and googled her name to make sure it was correct.
• SD-26: Larry A. Mumper [0 secs]
• SD-27: Kevin Coughlin [30 secs], Staffer knew it wasn't Marc Dann and was "now a woman, she used to be the dean of the Ohio state law school."
• SD-28: Tom Sawyer [38 secs], Staffer knew Rogers was former dean of OSU Law School.
• SD-29: Kirk Schuring [15 secs]
• SD-30: Jason H. Wilson [0 secs]
• SD-31: Tim Schaffer [No response]
• SD-32: Capri Cafaro [30 secs], Staffer knew that former AG was was Marc Dann
• SD-33: John Boccieri [15 secs (Rogers), 45 secs (Nancy H.)], Staffer knew that "It's a new person..."