IMPACT OHIO--U.S. Rep. Rob Portman, R-OH, gestures as he delivers the keynote address during the IMPACT OHIO 2002 Post Election Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

IMPACT OHIO--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, is congratulated by U.S. Rep. Rob Portman, R-OH, left, and House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, as Sen. Finan was introduced during the IMPACT OHIO 2002 Post Election Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

IMPACT OHIO--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, speaks during the IMPACT OHIO 2002 Post Election Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

IMPACT OHIO--Denny Wojtanowski, of the Success Group, holds a plaque honoring sponsors during the IMPACT OHIO 2002 Post Election Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)