Former Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, who broke down barriers during his local and statewide political career, died Saturday at the age of 81. Espy was an athlete at Sandusky High School before going to Ohio State University, playing football for the legendary coach Woody Hayes. He went on to law school at Howard University.

Then- Democratic Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann tapped Espy as his top lieutenant in 2007 and chose Espy in 2009 to lead a high-profile internal investigation into allegations of sexual ...

Columbus, Ohio, attorney and former state Sen. Ben Espy will be remembered at a service for his decades of service to the state and city

The standard-bearer of Ohio's Democratic Party will leave the U.S. Senate after losing his second election ever to Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno. But as he delivered the final speech of this term on ...

Respected Ohio attorney and former state Sen. Ben Espy will be remembered at a celebration of life Monday for his decades of service to the state and its capital city. Espy died on Jan. 4 at age 81 after a brief illness.