NEW MINORITY LEADER--Sen. Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, gestures as members of the Senate and Senate staff applaud his election as minority leader, at the Ohio Statehoue, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002. Outgoing minority leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, is seen on the left. Sen. Herington resigned the post to devote his time to his campaign for attorney general. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

NEW MINORITY LEADER--House Minority Leader Dean DePiero, D-Parma, right, shakes hands with outgoing Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, as incoming Minority Leader Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, looks on prior to session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM--Sen. Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, right, swears-in the new Senate minority leadership team. From right to left: Sen. Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, minority leader; Sen. Dan Brady, D-Cleveland, assistant minority leader; Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati, minority whip, and Sen. C.J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland, assistant minority whip. Looking on from above is Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)