John J. Kulewicz, the Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general, will bring his statewide “Transparency Tour” to Tiffin on Sunday, July 12, with a 4 p.m. stop at the Tiffin Historic Trust, 172 Jefferson St.

The Tiffin appearance is one stop on a summer tour the campaign announced Tuesday, beginning June 29 in Cuyahoga Falls and running through early August. The campaign said the tour will lay out Kulewicz’s agenda for the office ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

“Ohioans are working hard, but no one listens to them anymore. I hear you loud and clear,” Kulewicz said in the announcement, adding that he visited all 88 of Ohio’s counties before launching his campaign.

Kulewicz, a Columbus attorney, said the office should center on consumer protection and rooting out public corruption. “It’s time to get back to the basic issues that Ohioans care about,” he said. “That means taking on corrupt politicians and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse. It means taking on price-fixing monopolies, scam artists and robocallers, Medicaid providers and nursing home fraudsters, and anyone else trying to rip us off.”

“I’m a lawyer, not a politician,” Kulewicz said. “I have the experience to get the job done. And I know who my client is: Ohioans and their Constitution, not politicians and Statehouse insiders.”

Kulewicz won the Democratic primary on May 5, defeating former state Rep. Elliot Forhan. In November he faces Republican Keith Faber, Ohio’s current state auditor and a former president of the Ohio Senate. The seat is open: term-limited Republican Dave Yost left office early in 2026 to join the Alliance Defending Freedom, and Andy Wilson was appointed to serve the remainder of the term.

The campaign’s announcement said the tour comes “fresh off recent polling that shows the Ohio Attorney General’s race tied.” That characterization is based on an internal poll the Kulewicz campaign commissioned. The survey, by Tulchin Research, a firm that polls for Democrats, questioned 600 likely Ohio voters June 2–4 and carried a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. It found Kulewicz and Faber each at 34%, with 32% of respondents undecided, NBC4 (WCMH) reported. The same survey found neither candidate was widely known, putting name recognition at 21% for Kulewicz and 27% for Faber. A spokesperson for Faber disputed the poll’s findings, NBC4 reported.

Kulewicz spent 44 years at the Columbus law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP and has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and in courts throughout Ohio. He earned a bachelor’s degree in American history from Ohio State University and a law degree from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. He has served on the Upper Arlington City Council since 2020. More information is available on his campaign website.

Transparency Tour schedule

  • Mon., June 29, 6 p.m. — Cuyahoga Falls: Cuyahoga Falls Library, 2015 3rd St.

  • Wed., July 1, 6 p.m. — Sunbury: Community Library, 44 Burrer Dr.

  • Thu., July 2, 6 p.m. — Steubenville: IBEW Local 246, 626 4th St.

  • Mon., July 6, 6 p.m. — Marysville: 106 S Main St.

  • Wed., July 8, 6 p.m. — Newark: GMP Local 244, 350 Hudson Ave.

  • Thu., July 9, 6:30 p.m. — Warren: USW Local 1375, 684 N Park Ave.

  • Sun., July 12, 1 p.m. — Vermilion: German’s Villa, 3330 Liberty Ave.

  • Sun., July 12, 4 p.m. — Tiffin: Tiffin Historic Trust, 172 Jefferson St.

  • Tue., July 14, 7 p.m. — Milford: Union Twp. Civic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Rd.

  • Sat., July 18, 10 a.m. — Rossford: CWA Local 4319, 705 Lime City Rd.

  • Sat., July 18, 4 p.m. — Jefferson: venue TBD.

  • Sun., July 19, 12:30 p.m. — Marietta: IBEW Local 972, 50 Sandhill Rd., Reno.

  • Thu., July 23, 6 p.m. — Ripley: Snappers Saloon, 1 Main St.

  • Sat., July 25, 10 a.m. — Lima: venue TBD.

  • Sat., July 25, 1 p.m. — Van Wert: American Legion Post 178, 631 W Main St.

  • Sat., Aug. 1, 10 a.m. — Massillon: Fraternal Order of Eagles 190, 303 Weirich Blvd.

  • Sun., Aug. 2, 1 p.m. — Liberty Twp.: Butler Tech, 5140 Princeton Glendale Rd.