Richard Cordray - Personal Life

Personal Life

Cordray was born in Columbus, Ohio, the middle child between brothers Frank, Jr. and Jim. He was married in 1992 to Margaret "Peggy" Cordray, a law professor at Capital University Law School. The Cordrays have twins, a daughter and son, and currently reside near Grove City, Ohio. Cordray's father, Frank Cordray, Sr., was living in Grove City at the time Cordray moved back to Columbus to work for the law firm of Jones Day. His father retired as an Orient Developmental Center program director for mentally retarded residents after 43 years of service. His mother, from Dayton, Ohio, died in 1980. She had been a social worker, teacher and founder of Ohio's first foster grandparent program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Cordray carried the Olympic Flame through Findlay, Ohio, as part of the nationwide torch relay to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He has served as a member of the Advisory Board for the Friends of the Homeless and part of Al Gore's select group known as Leadership '98.

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