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Keith Faber is Ohio's auditor of state, an office he has held since 2019. He previously served in the Ohio House and Senate, including as Senate president. He graduated from Oakland University and earned a law degree from Ohio State University. He is the Republican nominee for Ohio attorney general in 2026.
Role at the time: Ohio state auditor and Republican attorney general nominee
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Statement summary
Faber argued that Ohio police should retain Flock cameras for legitimate investigations while the state makes misuse of the database a felony. His proposal targets unauthorized searches rather than the camera network itself.
“Flock cameras can help Ohio police recover stolen cars, find missing kids, and catch violent criminals”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Candidates for Ohio attorney general address Flock cameras controversy, make proposalsFaber's plan
Why we used this label
He defends continued law-enforcement use of the technology under stronger penalties for abuse.
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
