Jim Petro | |
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| 46th Attorney General of Ohio | |
| In office January 5, 2003 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Governor | Bob Taft |
| Preceded by | Betty Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Marc Dann |
| Auditor of Ohio | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – January 5, 2003 | |
| Governor | George Voinovich Nancy Hollister Bob Taft |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Betty Montgomery |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
| In office January 2, 1987 – December 31, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | Ed Kasputis |
| In office January 3, 1981 – May 22, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Betts |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Jacobs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1948 Brooklyn, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Denison University Case Western Reserve University School of Law |
James M. Petro (born October 25, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who served as the Attorney General of Ohio. Previously, Petro also served as Ohio State Auditor and he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio during the 2006 Ohio primaries, but lost to Ken Blackwell.