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By Dennis Willard
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 11:58 a.m. EDT, May 05, 2008
COLUMBUS: Ohio's top Democrats asked Attorney General Marc Dann to resign today and have threatened to impeach him if he doesn't step down.
‘‘Sadly, we no longer have even the most remote hope that you can continue to effectively serve as Attorney General and that is why we are asking for your resignation,’’ states the letter signed by Gov. Ted Strickland and seven other Democratic leaders.
Dann responded with a letter of his own, stating he was in office, sleeves rolled up and working.
The embattled attorney general admitted Friday to having an affair with a staffer and possibly contributing to an unprofessional atmosphere in the workplace. He fired two employees and accepted the resignations from two others the same day after an internal investigation found two female employees were subjected to a hostile work environment and sexually harassed.
Dann steadfastly refused to step down, insisting that he had been punished enough by admitting the affair to his wife and three children, and publicly apologizing for the mistake.
Dann said he had a conversation with Strickland.
‘‘I told him that he and the other officeholders, as well as the members of the legislature, should continue to expect that we will continue to provide high-quality legal services to all of them. I told the governor that we will continue to make our law enforcement partnerships work to protect the people of the state of Ohio,’’ Dann noted.
Dann is also warned that Democratic members of the Ohio House will immediately introduce a resolution seeking impeachment should he choose to try to stay in office.
House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, joined Senate Minority Leader Ray Miller, D-Columbus, on the letter.
You can read the Democrats' letter here and Dann's e-mail to his employees here.
COLUMBUS: Ohio's top Democrats asked Attorney General Marc Dann to resign today and have threatened to impeach him if he doesn't step down.
‘‘Sadly, we no longer have even the most remote hope that you can continue to effectively serve as Attorney General and that is why we are asking for your resignation,’’ states the letter signed by Gov. Ted Strickland and seven other Democratic leaders.
Dann responded with a letter of his own, stating he was in office, sleeves rolled up and working.
The embattled attorney general admitted Friday to having an affair with a staffer and possibly contributing to an unprofessional atmosphere in the workplace. He fired two employees and accepted the resignations from two others the same day after an internal investigation found two female employees were subjected to a hostile work environment and sexually harassed.
Dann steadfastly refused to step down, insisting that he had been punished enough by admitting the affair to his wife and three children, and publicly apologizing for the mistake.
Dann said he had a conversation with Strickland.
‘‘I told him that he and the other officeholders, as well as the members of the legislature, should continue to expect that we will continue to provide high-quality legal services to all of them. I told the governor that we will continue to make our law enforcement partnerships work to protect the people of the state of Ohio,’’ Dann noted.
Dann is also warned that Democratic members of the Ohio House will immediately introduce a resolution seeking impeachment should he choose to try to stay in office.
House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, joined Senate Minority Leader Ray Miller, D-Columbus, on the letter.
Also signing were U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Ohio Democratic Party chairman Chris Redfern, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Treasurer Richard Cordray.
You can read the Democrats' letter here and Dann's e-mail to his employees here.
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