No, Dave Yost Did Not Resign as Ohio AG to Join the Alliance Defending Freedom

The claim is straightforward: Dave Yost quit as Ohio's Attorney General to take a job with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy group. It did not happen. Yost is still the sitting AG, and no credible source supports this story.

The Ohio Attorney General's official website shows Yost actively serving in the role he has held since January 2019. Ohio Secretary of State election records confirm he won re-election in 2022, with his current term running through January 2027. A resignation would be a major public event — there is simply no official record of one.

The Alliance Defending Freedom's own website contains no announcement, press release, or staff listing connecting Yost to the organization. The Columbus Dispatch, which closely covers Ohio government, has published nothing corroborating the claim either. When a story this significant leaves no trace in official records or local reporting, that silence is itself strong evidence it never happened.

It is true that Yost has worked alongside ADF on certain legal cases in his capacity as Attorney General — joining multi-state briefs and coordinating on litigation is routine for state AGs. That professional overlap appears to be the seed of this false claim. Collaborating with a group is not the same as leaving your elected office to join it.

This kind of misinformation tends to thrive when a real, verifiable fact — Yost has worked with ADF — gets stretched into something far more dramatic. If you see a claim about a public official making a major career move, check the official government website, local news outlets, and the organization named. If none of them confirm it, treat the story with serious skepticism.