CHANGING OF THE GUARD--House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, confers with speaker-elect Larry Householder, R-Glenford, as senator-elect Rep. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, looks on at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

NEW HOUSE SPEAKER--House Speaker-elect Larry Householder, R-Glenford, holds his gavel for the first time after being elected, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

LAWMAKER PAY RAISE--Rep. Bob Corbin, R-Dayton, speaks in favor of the legislative pay-increase bill that he has long championed, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

PAY RAISE VOTE--Rep. Gregory Jolivette, R-Hamilton, leans forward to push his vote button for the legislative pay-raise bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. The bill passed. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)