Rep. Stephens won the seat on Tuesday with significant Democratic support after Rep. Derek Merrin was selected to be the speaker by the Republican House caucus.
On the one hand being term limited will reduce the governor’s clout but on the other hand it gives DeWine more freedom than if he were facing reelection, Thomas Suddes writes.
Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp and Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman went to the U.S. Supreme Court to get the Ohio Supreme Court off their backs on gerrymandering congressional districts. But a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision may doom their effort to failure.