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EDWARD CORE TRIBUTE--The House rises for a moment of silence in honor of recently deceased member Rep. Edward Core, R- Rushslyvania, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999. Core's son Tony was sworn-in to serve out his father's term. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

BITTERSWEET DAY--Rep. Tony Core, R-Rushsylvania, speaks for the first time on the House floor, after being sworn-in to finish his father Edward's term, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999. The elder Core died suddenly on Aug. 9. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TERM LIMITED SMILE--Four-term Rep. Darrell Opfer, D-Oak Harbor, smiles as his colleagues pay tribute to him on his last day, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wendesday, Sept. 8, 1999. Opfer, who is term-limited from seeking re-election, resigned in order to take a job in the Ottowa County development office. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

RARING TO GO--Rep. Chris Redfern, D-Port Clinton, is congratulated as he enters the House Chamber for his swearing-in, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wedensday, Sept. 8, 1999. Redfern was named by the Ohio House Democratic screening committee to succeed Rep. Darrell Opfer, who resigned. Behind Redfern are Minority Leader Jack Ford, D-Toledo, and Redfern's wife Roberta. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)
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