“Moderately conservative Republican Jason Stephens, with the help of the Democratic Party, snatched the coveted Ohio House Speaker job Tuesday from a far-right lawmaker who was already elected speaker in a non-official party vote,” the Ohio Capital Journal reports.
Moderate Republican Snatches Ohio Speaker Position
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