MOVING UP--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, left, confers with Sen. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000. Hottinger will become the Assistant President Pro Tempore when the 124th General Assembly convens in Jan. of 2001. As a suprise to no one, Finan will remain president. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)