He Lied

A freshman state lawmaker in Ohio falsely claimed to have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that’s according to the university. State Rep. Dave Dobos, a Columbus-area Republican has stepped down from a House committee leadership post after that revelation. Dobos attended MIT in the 1970s and 1980 and studied economics but did not receive a degree, MIT’s deputy director of media relations, Sarah McDonnell, told Cleveland.com, which first reported the discrepancy earlier this week. House Speaker Jason Stephens has since accepted Dobos’ resignation as vice chair of the Higher Education Committee. He had publicly described himself as an MIT graduate, including on his campaign website, as well as in his online biography for the Ohio House. By Tuesday evening, that biography had been changed to say that he “attended” the school. Dobos has been involved with the MIT Club of Central Ohio, an alumni club of the university, and helped fundraise an MIT reunion, among other activities with the MIT Alumni Association, Cleveland.com reported. His studies at MIT made him eligible for the association, and graduation isn’t a requirement.