WEINGART FOR SEC. OF STATE-- Rep. James Trakas, R-Independence, right, gestures as he introduces former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Lee Weingart, during Weingart's announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001. Rep. Trakas is chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)