The move, announced by Stephens via a House memo, is the speaker’s strongest action yet against antagonists from within his own Republican caucus as he tries to fend off outgoing Senate President Matt Huffman’s attempt to unseat him as speaker next year.
Updated: May. 01, 2024, 5:39 p.m.House Speaker Jason Stephens on the Ohio House floor following a Jan. 24, 2023 House session.COLUMBUS, Ohio—Six Ohio House committee chairs were removed Wednesday from their leadership positions, as well as the committees themselves, by House Speaker Jason Stephens for making campaign contributions to primary opponents of pro-Stephens Republicans.
State Rep. Phil Plummer of Dayton as chair and a member of the House Constitutional Resolutions Committee State Rep. Adam Bird of Clermont County as chair and a member of the House Primary and Secondary Education CommitteeState Rep. Marilyn John of Richland County as chair and a member of the House State and Local Government Committee
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