Washington, DC-Ohio Republican Attorney General Dave Yost is running for governor against tech entrepreneur Vivek Lamaswamy in the primary, and spoke to Fox News Digital about his campaign and what he considers an important difference between the two campaigns.
“We agree with so many things,” Yost, who was in Washington to celebrate with the White House National Champion Ohio’s Buckeyes College football team, told Fox News Digital about the Gubernatorial Race.
“The difference is that we run not only on rhetoric, but on record of results.”
Part of that record was his time as a state auditor in Ohio, helping to reveal $260 million in efficiency savings, Yost explained.
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Vivek Ramaswamy (right) and Dave Yost (left) are running for governor as Republicans in Ohio. (Getty Images)
“It was Doge before Doge got cool,” Yost said. He later said that what he talks in Ohio is against the fraud and waste spending that is happening in Doge amid a vocal democratic pushback.
Yost also promoted records of crime and public corruption as state attorney general since 2019, suggesting that his experiences distinguish him from Ramaswamy.
“We are fighting for the constitution, for Ohio rights, and we are fighting public corruption,” Yost said. “Over 170 people came into prison for my work and for my team work. So we were in trench. We don’t need field training and I think the record of the results will make a difference for Ohioans.”
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Ohio State Attorney General Dave Yost speaks at the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Union (Ceral Gnes/Anadoru Agency via Getty Images)
Recent polls show that Ramaswamy, who was approved by President Trump, Elon Musk and Rep. Jim Jordan, is the manager of the race, but Yost remains optimistic.
“It’s obviously a long way to go, but I love Ohio,” Yost said. “I’ve been out and talking to people. The reception was amazing. People are passionate about the new American first kind of leadership in Ohio, and I’m really excited about where we’re headed.”
One particular issue that Yost believes is clearer about where he stands is the death penalty.
“I don’t know where the other person is,” Yost said. “He’s not talking about it. I think that’s why we have a campaign. And I support the death penalty.”
Yost explained that “safeguards” must be used, and he emphasized that “there is no solution,” but said the death penalty is “necessary.”
“What would you do with a man who lives his life without parole? And then he will kill prison guards and cooks?” Yost said. “The family loses their loved one for this murder. Was it a giveaway? What, are we going to give them another life sentence? So, at least in that situation, we need to be sentenced to death.
“But the death penalty is not working in Ohio at the moment. We haven’t abolished it. We haven’t yet committed it as the ultimate justice. Since 2018, we have not done anything. It’s 22 years when someone at Deathrow was waiting for a date with justice. Dating with justice.”
A person close to the Ramaswamy campaign told Fox News Digital that the team “looks forward to helping Dave Yost succeed in their next venture.”
Another local issue in Ohio said Yost told Fox News Digital he was concerned. It’s a recent push to secure taxpayer funding for the stadium by professional sports teams.
Yost expressed concern about taxpayers being on the hook for a total of hundreds of millions of dollars.
“I’m not sure taxpayers should throw taxes on these large public stadium projects,” Yost said. “I mean, these bonds, those taxes, are going to be paid by people who can’t afford to go to the pro game in many ways, which I find unfair to me.
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Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before taking the stage in front of the Republican presidential candidate at a campaign rally held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
“We have all these different sports teams. We already have three people because the Browns said they wanted $600 million. The Bengalis are moving forward and wanting $350 million. And we’re spending billions of dollars on sports stadiums that are used a few days a year, where we can spend that money on a lot of other things, whether or not I’m talking about roads, bridges, economic development, schools or not.
Fox News Digital asked Yost what he hears most often when talking to states and voters, saying the economy and the “kitchen table” issue is the most common, but noted that Trump’s tariff policy, which is so popular by Democrats, is more popular than the media allows.
“Now, everyone is seeing the global economy being sorted. Unlike what the elite media on the coast predicted from the disasters, it’s a rather different situation on the ground in Ohio,” Yost said. “I talk to a lot of companies that think this is good for them. Fair and mutual trade will bring about a new revival in Ohio and their industry.
Ultimately, Yost told Fox News Digital that he believes his “record of results” shows him as a candidate “to bring “experience, vision and know-how” to “take Ohio” into a bright future there for us.”
Andrew Mark Miller is a Fox News reporter. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email him with tips to Andrewmark.miller@fox.com.
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