Richard Cordray
| Richard Cordray | |
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| 1st Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2012 |
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| President |
Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Steven Antonakes |
| Preceded by | Raj Date (as Special Adviser) |
| 49th Attorney General of Ohio | |
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In office January 8, 2009 – January 9, 2011 |
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| Governor | Ted Strickland |
| Preceded by | Nancy Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Mike DeWine |
| 46th Treasurer of Ohio | |
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In office January 8, 2007 – January 7, 2009 |
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| Governor | Ted Strickland |
| Preceded by | Jennette Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Boyce |
| Treasurer of Franklin County | |
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In office December 9, 2002 – January 8, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Wade Steen |
| Succeeded by | Ed Leonard |
| Solicitor General of Ohio | |
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In office 1993–1994 |
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| Governor | George Voinovich |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Sutton |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district |
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In office January 7, 1991 – December 31, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Don Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | Priscilla Mead |
| Personal details | |
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May 3, 1959 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Cordray |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Michigan State University Brasenose College, Oxford University of Chicago |
| Website | Campaign website |
Richard Cordray (born May 3, 1959) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who currently serves as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Prior to his appointment in January 2012, Cordray served in various positions in the State of Ohio.
A Marshall Scholar at the University of Oxford from 1981 to 1983, Cordray was editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review and subsequently served as a law clerk for Judge Robert Bork on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and after that, Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1987 he became an undefeated five-time Jeopardy! champion.
Cordray was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1990. After redistricting, Cordray decided to run for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 but was defeated. The following year he was appointed by the Ohio Attorney General as the first Solicitor General of Ohio. His experience as Solicitor led to his appearance before the United States Supreme Court to argue six cases, where he had previously clerked. Following Republican victories in Ohio statewide elections in 1994, Cordray left his appointed position and entered the private practice of law. While in private practice he unsuccessfully ran for Ohio Attorney General in 1998 and the United States Senate in 2000. He was elected Franklin County treasurer in 2002 and re-elected in 2004 before being elected Ohio State Treasurer in 2006.
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