OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT--Sen. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, is joined by his wife Joan, as he is administered the oath of office by secretary of state-elect Ken Blackwell, after Finan was re-elected Senate President, during the opening of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1998. At the podium is President Pro Tempore Robert Cupp, R-Lima. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)