ESPY STEPS DOWN--Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, D-Columbus, announces that he will resign his leadership post, during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on March 29, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SHE'S THE BOSS--Sen Rhine McLin, D-Dayton, is seen in this file photo. McLin will take over this summer as Senate Minority Leader for the remainder of the 123rd General Assembly. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)