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Ohio State House Battle for Speaker Continues Amid Veto-Override Effort

December 26, 2018December 25, 2018 Andrew Shirley

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As early as Thursday, December 27th, Ohio House Republicans may vote to elect a new speaker as well as a new GOP caucus dean, following a dramatic schism from within the House leadership. Normally, following an election, the GOP caucus dean calls for an informal meeting, a new speaker is…

Glen Casada Wins House Republican Nomination For Speaker

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 Laura Baigert

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Widely seen as the favored candidate, State Representative Glen Casada easily won the three-way race for Speaker-Elect with 43 of 73 votes, setting the tone for the other mainly predictable 11 elections held during the House Republican Caucus meeting held Tuesday. As current Republican Caucus Chairman, Representative…