HAVE GAVEL, WILL USE IT--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, uses a strong gavel technique during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

OFF TO A SLOW START--Rep. Derrick Seaver, D-Minster, yawns prior to session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001. The 18 year-old Seaver is the youngest lawmaker in Ohio history. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)