Ohio, Stephens and House Speaker

Republican Jason Stephens, who oversaw historically divided Ohio House, drops bid for speaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republican Jason Stephens, who has presided for the past two years over one of the most tumultuous periods in recent Ohio House history, said Monday that he will not seek another term as speaker.
Ohio House Speaker Stephens said he won’t bring massive higher education bill to House floor
Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens said Tuesday he will not bring a controversial higher education overhaul bill to the Ohio House floor during lame duck session. Senate Bill 83 has been stalled in the Ohio House for almost a year.
48-hours before vote, Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens bows out of race to keep power
Two days before an internal vote, Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens withdrew from the race. That may clear the way for Matt Huffman to take the gavel.
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens ends bid to keep gavel in 2025
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens announced Monday he will not seek another two years as speaker, bringing an abrupt end to his months-long, behind-the-scenes leadership fight with outgoing Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman.
House Speaker Jason Stephens won’t seek reelection. Who will replace him?
After two years of bitter Republican infighting, Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens has decided not to seek reelection to one of the highest posts in the state. In a sudden press conference Monday afternoon,
After two years of infighting, incumbent Stephens steps out of Ohio House speaker’s race
Stephens will not run for his present post this next legislative session, changing the field ahead of a long-awaited Republican caucus vote Wednesday.
As leadership vote looms, House Speaker Jason Stephens is giving up the gavel: Capitol Letter
- Democratic state Sen. Catherine Ingram, via Gongwer, after saying that new members of the Ohio Senate should “get their feet wet” before they start jockeying to lead the chamber, a thinly veiled reference to current Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a candidate for House speaker.
Jason Stephens will not seek re-election as Ohio House Speaker
Newly elected representative Matt Huffman could be moving from the Senate president seat to Speaker of the House in 2025. The current speaker, Jason Stephens, says he will not seek
Ohio House GOP leadership battle could begin again with caucus speaker vote
Newly elected House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill, left) and Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) talk in the House chambers during a break on January 3, 2023, the first day of the 135th General Assembly.
Ohio House speaker drops reelection bid days before unofficial vote
Embattled Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the chamber's top post just days before the House Republican caucus is set to hold a private and unofficial straw vote on their next leader.
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Don't expect property tax reform to pass before Ohio lawmakers end lame duck session
More than a dozen bills are pending in the Ohio Legislature right now. And lawmakers say property tax relief is one of the ...
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Freshman Rep. Tim Barhorst jumps into race for Ohio speaker, challenging Senate president
The race for Ohio House speaker changed completely Monday, with incumbent Jason Stephens announcing he won’t run and a ...
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Bills to watch as Ohio lawmakers rush out legislation in ‘lame duck’ session
With about a month to go in Ohio’s 135th General Assembly, lawmakers are scrambling to get their legislative priorities vetted and passed before the clock restarts at the end of the year and some of ...