DAVIDSON ENDORSES WOMER BENJAMIN--Former House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, right, gives Rep. Ann Womer Benjamin, R-Aurora, a hug after endorsing her as a Republican candidate for secretary of state, during Womer Benjamin's kick-off news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001. The current speaker, Larry Householder, has endorsed former Cuyahoga County commissioner Lee Weingart. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

WORMER BENJAMINE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE--Rep. Ann Womer Benjamine, R-Aurora, is seen during a news conference announcing that she will seek the Republican nomination for secretary of state, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)