CLEVELAND — Ohio lawyer and former state Rep. Elliot Forhan announced his candidacy for Ohio attorney general.

 “The law is for everyone,” said Forhan, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination in 2026. “It belongs to and protects all of us, and it should hold everyone accountable—including the rich and powerful. But that’s not what’s happening right now in our state or across the country.

Born and raised in southeast Ohio, Elliot holds degrees from Kenyon College and Yale Law School. He practiced at the New York offices of two of the top law firms in the country and continues to practice in the Cleveland area. He has more than a decade of experience in finance transactional practice and civil-rights litigation. 

While serving as a state representative, Elliot’s campaign said he  fought against the giveaway of billions of public dollars in tax cuts for the rich in the state budget and proposed an amendment to create a tax on more than $10 million in personal assets. The campaign also pointed to him introducing the House version of the bill that became Ohio’s new anti-SLAPP law.

He lives in the Village of Brooklyn Heights in northeast Ohio.

No other Democrats have announced for the race to date. 

In the Republican primary, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber, who is term limited from seeking re-election to that office, has filed for the attorney general’s race.