Former consumer watchdog Richard Cordray is preparing to join a crowded governor's race in Ohio.
The 58-year-old democrat will make the long-anticipated announcement Monday in his hometown of Grove City.
Cordray resigned last month as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington. He's also been Ohio's Attorney General and Treasurer.
Cordray joins a democratic field that includes: former Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, former State Rep. Connie Pillich, State Sen. Joe Schiavoni and Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O'Neill.