BUDGET MAN--Sen. Roy Ray, R-Akron, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, enters the Senate Chamber before presenting the $17 milion education portion of the two year budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 9, 1999. The budget was approved by a 31-2 margine. To the left is Ohio Federation of Teachers president Ron Marec. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

FINAL DAY IN THE HOUSE--Rep. Otto Beatty Jr., D-Columbus, sits alone in the House Chamber prior to resigning his office, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 9, 1999. Beatty served in the House for more than 19 years and left to pursue professional interests. His wife Joyce Beatty was chosen by the Democratic Caucus to succeed him. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

NEW BEATTY IN THE HOUSE--Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, speaks on the floor of the House for the first time, after being sworn-in, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 9, 1999. Beatty succeeds her husband Otto Beatty Jr., who resigned his term-limited seat to pursue professional interests. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)