Fudging a detail here and there on a resume is an unfortunately common practice. Employers have their ways of finding out whether an applicant is telling the truth (though, it’s a shame such measures are necessary). Constituents, on the other hand, may find it harder to know whether a politician is telling the truth about himself or herself when courting their votes.

Though it would be wonderful to assume our elected officials are paragons of honesty and integrity, example after example shows us too many are not. A recent revelation in Ohio shows some aren’t above lying on their resumes, either.

State Rep. Dave Dobos, R-Columbus, told constituents he was a graduate of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a freshman state lawmaker, he was named vice chair of the House Higher Education Committee.

Then MIT spoke up. Though he did study economics for a time at the university, Dobos did NOT receive a degree from MIT, according to the school’s Deputy Director of Media Relations Sarah McDonnell.

As House Speaker Jason Stephens, R-Kitts Hill, put it, “This is disappointing news.”

Stephens has accepted Dobos’ resignation from the committee post.

But if he was willing to publicly lie about something so quickly and easily proved wrong, on what other matters might voters worry Dobos has been dishonest? Well, we know last year he initially did not disclose more than $1 million in outstanding debts while he was running for office, as is required by state law. He did eventually disclose that information to an ethics committee.

Ohioans watched last month as former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was convicted of participating in a racketeering conspiracy. We’re a little nervous about the character of the people we’ve elected to serve us. It shouldn’t be too much to ask that our elected officials are forthright and honorable people working for our benefit, not their own.

Dobos did the right thing by stepping down from his committee post. But if there is anything else Ohioans need to know, now is the time to clear up inaccuracies or omissions that may have misled voters.

We deserve to be represented by people who are who they say; who are honest, transparent and truly service-minded. Perhaps Dobos will turn over a new leaf and prove to be just that. But he must know that voters will have their eyes on him.