Ohio Ethics Law

Revolving Door

Ohio’s Revolving Door law restricts what former public officials or employees can do after leaving public service.

After leaving public employment, former public officials or employees may not represent others before public agencies on matters in which they personally participated.

Representation means communicating or helping someone communicate with a public agency on behalf of another person.

“Personal participation” is broad. If a public official or employee was involved in a matter such as making decisions, giving advice, or supervising others, they are considered to have participated in that matter.

Those who worked on a matter in public service cannot represent someone else before a public agency on that same matter for a period of time – for most, this restriction applies for one year after leaving public employment.

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