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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman has finally announced a long-expected move — his interest in running to unseat House Speaker Jason Stephens in January 2025. He suggested to reporters today that the current leader is not doing a good enough job and said that Democrats have reached out to him about a possible speaker run.
Huffman has long been considered a challenger to Stephens for House speakership. He has a faction of supporters within the House currently, and candidates have told News 5 that Huffman has helped support their bid to knock out the Stephens team incumbents.RELATED: Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens and allies mostly victorious in primary election, likely keeping gavel
“Do you think that speaker Stephens did a good job over the past year and a half – and if not, is that why you're considering running for speaker?” News 5's Morgan Trau asked Huffman. In surprise upset, moderate Jason Stephens snatches Ohio House Speaker position Huffman said Stephens hasn't held as many sessions as there “traditionally” are, seemingly insinuating that the speaker wasn’t doing his job."There are clearly other motives behind this analysis. Under this leadership team, the House has passed a number of policies that help people and have been applauded by national conservative organizations.
This drama stems from January 2023 and how Stephens came to power. The Republican caucus had previously chosen state Rep. Derek Merrin as speaker months before the full House floor vote.
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