ONE MORE TIME--House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg glances as her notes before presiding over the opening of the 124th General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

HOUSEHOLDER BECOMES HOUSESPEAKER--Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer administers the oath to House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, during the opening of the 124th General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

GAVEL PRESENTATION--Outgoing House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, presents the new Speaker Larry Householder, with a gavel during the opening of the 124th General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)