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Ohio AG Accidentally Reveals His Run for Governor

Mike DeWine, the state attorney general and a former U.S. senator, confirmed Thursday what political prognosticators have reported for months: He’s running for governor.

Mike DeWine, the state attorney general and a former U.S. senator, confirmed Thursday what political prognosticators have reported for months: He’s running for governor.

The 69-year-old Republican shared his less-than-secret plans with a Dayton charter school official in a conversation overheard by a reporter. DeWine told the Dayton Daily News the discussion had been confidential — but the substance was true.

His spokeswoman, Lisa Hackley, said DeWine has not particularly been hiding the fact that he plans to run for governor in 2018.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.