CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING--House Minority Leader Dean DePiero, left, D-Parma, confers with minority whip Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, and Chris Redfern, D-Port Clinton, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002. To pass a redistricting plan, the majority Republicans needed Democratic votes in order to pass the bill as an emergency, thus avoiding a $7 million additional primary election. The Democrats provided the votes and the bill passed. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)