SLAM-DUNK BUDGET BILL--Rep. Mary Cirelli, D-Canton, expresses her feelings to Minority Leader Dean DePiero, D-Parma, following the 53-46 passage of the budget correction bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. The bill passed without the hearing of Democratic amendments or debate on the bill. Also seen is Rep. Peter Lawson Jones, D-Shaker Heights. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK--Eight year-old Brenton Cates listens to debate during session while his father Rep. Gary Cates, R- West Chester, checks out news clips, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 12, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

SCENES FROM THE HOUSE--Rep. Ann Wormer Benjamin, R-Aurora, gestures as she speaks with Rep. Ed Jerse, D-Euclid, prior to session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Also seen is Rep. Bryan Flannery, D-Lakewood. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

GOODMAN GOODBYE--Members of the House applaud Rep. David Goodman, R-Bexley, after paying tribute to him on his last day as a representive, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001. Goodman has been appointed to the Senate seat formally held by Bruce Johnson who resigned to become director of the Ohio Dept. of Development. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BUDGET HEARINGS--Rep. Dale Miller, D-Cleveland, shows his feelings over slashes in the proposed state budget, during hearings by the House Finance Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columubus, Ohio, on Monday, April 30, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

LET'S SHAKE, PART II --House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, left, kinda-sorta, shakes hands with Rep. Peter Lawson Jones, D-Shaker Heights, as they met prior to session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, May 24, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)