SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE--Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, gestures as she recaps the House Republican highlights of the year, with reporters, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 22, 1997.

COFFEE, DONUTS AND POLITICS--Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, gestures as she recaps the House Republican highlights of the year, over coffee and donuts with Statehouse reporters, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 22, 1997.