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Ohio House Leaders Push Bipartisan Agenda

Ohio House Leaders
Jo Ingles
Ohio House Leaders

The leaders of Republicans and Democrats in the Ohio House are coming together to sponsor priority legislation for this general assembly. That’s a departure from previous sessions, when each caucus announced their priorities separately.

Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) says his fellow Republican members will collaborate with minority Democrats on bills to improve foster care, to create a kinship navigation program, work on the new H2Ohio clean water fund and improve job training opportunities.

“We’re going to try to get it done and I think that’s a far cry from what our friends in Washington D.C. are doing," Householder says.

Minority Leader Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) says there are a lot of big picture issues on which both parties can agree.

“Much like the people of our great nation and the state of Ohio, we are more alike than different," Sykes says.

In January, an even number of Democrats voted for Householder as Speaker as Republicans, saying he promised to be more bipartisan.

WEB EXTRA - Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) talks about a recent ride-along with child welfare social workers in Perry County. 

Ohio House Leaders Push Bipartisan Agenda

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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.