RARING TO GO--Rep. Chris Redfern, D-Port Clinton, is congratulated as he enters the House Chamber for his swearing-in, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wedensday, Sept. 8, 1999. Redfern was named by the Ohio House Democratic screening committee to succeed Rep. Darrell Opfer, who resigned. Behind Redfern are Minority Leader Jack Ford, D-Toledo, and Redfern's wife Roberta. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)