135 new two-year sessionsth The Ohio legislature kicked off Tuesday with an unusual result in the official polls of House and Senate leaders, which is usually the normal activity of the first day.
Sources from both Republicans and Democrats say a secret vote for Ohio House Speaker among the overwhelming majority of Republicans won by Rep. There is a suggestion that it may not be possible.
Merrin won a closed ballot in a close race against fellow lawmakers Jason Stevens and Phil Plummer. But there were questions among the lame ducks about the unity of the House Republican Caucus.
The elected speaker must win a simple majority, so if consensus is not reached among the 67 Republicans, the 32 Democrats could again be tasked with choosing the other party’s leader. I have.
That happened in 2019, when two-thirds of Democrats joined 42% of Republicans and gave the floor to Republican Larry Householder. That was 18 months before he was indicted in a federal corruption scandal that will go on trial this month.
