Nearly 20 elected officials from indicted state Rep. Larry Householder’s district seek his ouster Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio Nearly 20 elected officials in state Rep. Larry Householder’s district are seeking the former Ohio House speaker’s ouster, saying his indictment on a federal corruption charge is limiting their voice in Columbus.
All three Coshocton County commissioners, County Prosecutor Jason Given, County Auditor Christine Sycks, County Recorder Susan Turner, County Engineer Fred Wachtel, Coshocton Mayor Mark Mills and Coshocton City Council President Cliff Biggers, as well as several county Republican Party committee members, are among those who signed a Monday letter asking House Speaker Bob Cupp to immediately replace Householder. Coshocton County contains the district’s largest city Coshocton and is one of the two whole counties Householder represents - the other is his hometown Perry County, with parts of Licking Cou