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COLUMBUS — When Democrat Marc Dann started his career as a state official, he often used the Open Records laws to pry information from opponents. As attorney general, he delivered records to the media that sometimes damned his administration.

Now out of office, Dann is again using Open Records laws.

He sent a records request to the attorney general's office asking for his personal schedules, e-mails and expense records that have been given to others through records requests. He also wants the names and contact information of anyone who asked for public records about him. And he's looking for copies of his talking points and speeches, news stories about him or office accomplishments, and drafts of the office annual report that was being prepared before May 15.

Ted Hart, spokesman for Attorney General Nancy Hardin Rogers, said, "It'll take a little bit of time (to fulfill the records request) but it's not as large as some of the ones we've received."

The office already gave Dann the news stories and a spreadsheet of all the records requests, Hart said.

Dann and former members of his administration are the subject of investigations by the Ohio Ethics Commission, state inspector general, Ohio Highway Patrol, state auditor and others. Dann resigned in May after admitting he had an affair with his scheduler, that he was ill-prepared to be attorney general, and that his behavior may have sent a message to his friends about how they could treat colleagues in the office.

Dann said in recent e-mails to the Dayton Daily News that he is spending time with his family and working to rebuild his law office in the Youngstown area.

"I am proud of many of the accomplishments of the office during my tenure. I believe we accomplished a great deal in such areas as consumer protection, environmental protection and antitrust enforcement. I hope to expand on that work in my private practice," he wrote.

He also said he has not been notified of any disciplinary investigation of him by the Ohio Supreme Court or the local bar association.

Such investigations are confidential until probable cause is found.