OHIO HOUSE SPEAKER--Rep. Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, takes the oath of office after being re-elected House Speaker, during the opening of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1998. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT--Sen. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, is joined by his wife Joan, as he is administered the oath of office by secretary of state-elect Ken Blackwell, after Finan was re-elected Senate President, during the opening of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1998. At the podium is President Pro Tempore Robert Cupp, R-Lima. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

A SAD GOODBYE--Seven year-old Courtney Horn watches as her grandfather Rep. Ross Boggs, D-Andover, makes his farwell speech, on the floor of the House Chamber, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999. Boggs, the former Minority Leader, resigned in order to accept a seat on the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

PREMATURE CONGRATULATION--Rep. Bob Corbin, right, R-Centerville, gets a high-five from Rep. Sylvester Patton, D-Youngstown, prior to session where the Corbin- sponsored legislative pay raise bill was expected to be approved, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 10, 1999. Corbin ended-up asking for the bill to be sent back to the Finance Committee after not having the votes to pass it in its present form. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

EDUCATION BUDGET VOTE--An apple sits atop a desk as representives lean forward to record their vote to accept the $17.17 billion two-year education budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 24, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SUMMER RECESS--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, presides over the final session before the Senate breaks for summer recess, at the Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 30, 1999. In the foreground is the Senate Journal, which documents the business conducted by the Senate and House since Jan. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

THE PROPER WAY TO ADDRESS A GOLF BALL--Sen. Roy Ray, R-Akron, holds a golf ball during debate on the tabacco-settlement spending bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tueseday, Nov. 9, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)