NEW SENATOR--Senate President Richard Finan, right, R-Cincinnati, administers the oath of office to Sen. Bill Harris, R-Ashland, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000. Harris was appointed to the seat held by Sen. Richard Schafrath who resigned to accept a post in the Taft adminstration. Also seen is President Pro Tempore, Rober Cupp, R-Lima. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)