Rep. Jarrod Martin focusing on re-election after drunk driving, child endangering charges dropped
State Rep. Jarrod Martin, R-Beavercreek, said some fellow legislators have talked to him after drunk driving and child endangering charges against him were dropped in Jackson County.
“People have been congratulating me and stuff like that, but nobody’s offering me a committee chairmanship,” Martin said in his first public comments since prosecutors dropped the charges earlier this week.
Martin, who is serving his second term in the Ohio House and is running for re-election in a March 6 primary against three other Republicans, refused to bow to pressure from GOP leaders to resign his seat after the charges were brought against him. House Speaker William Batchelder in September stripped Martin of his chairmanship of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
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Schedule to name Carey replacement coming soon
Published 10:05am Thursday, January 12, 2012
Ironton Tribune
The timeline for coming up with the replacement for former State Rep. John Carey’s House seat is expected to be announced by the end of the week.That according to Mike Ditto, director of communications for Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder.
“The Speaker is working with members of his leadership team to determine the best course of action, moving forward to replace Representative Carey,” Ditto said. “I imagine something will be announced by the end of the week. That is the tentative timeline for announcing what the process will be for the replacement.”
http://www.irontontribune.com/2012/01/12/schedule-to-name-carey-replacement-coming-soon/
Husted Pledges to Help Constitutional Review Panel with Redistricting Reform
Hannah Report 1/11/12
Secretary of State Jon Husted Wednesday sent a letter to House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina), pledging to work with the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on redistricting and reapportionment reform.
Batchelder co-chairs the commission along with Rep. Vern Sykes (D-Akron). The commission, set up by HB188 (Batchelder), is charged with reviewing Ohio's Constitution and making suggestions on potential updates and changes.
Husted has been a proponent of changing the way the state draws legislative and congressional districts, and pledged to help the commission with reforming the process.
Secretary of State Jon Husted Wednesday sent a letter to House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina), pledging to work with the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission on redistricting and reapportionment reform.
Batchelder co-chairs the commission along with Rep. Vern Sykes (D-Akron). The commission, set up by HB188 (Batchelder), is charged with reviewing Ohio's Constitution and making suggestions on potential updates and changes.
Husted has been a proponent of changing the way the state draws legislative and congressional districts, and pledged to help the commission with reforming the process.
Housing Study Committee Holds First Hearing
Hannah Report 1/11/12
Hearings opened Wednesday on the work of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) by a special Ohio Housing Study Committee, chaired by Rep. Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City). (See The Hannah Report, 1/9/12.) Witnesses included OHFA Doug Garver and Assistant Chief Auditor Betsy Bashore who will be overseeing the performance audit of the agency for the auditor of state.
Grossman reviewed the charge of the committee, noting that the group will not only be looking at whether the agency is "doing things right" but is it "doing the right things?"
To get to the answer to that, she said the group will be reviewing OHFA's enabling legislation as well as its history and the committee will be hearing from outside groups including Legislative Service Commission and the Office of Budget and Management (OBM).
http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=188244
Hearings opened Wednesday on the work of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) by a special Ohio Housing Study Committee, chaired by Rep. Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City). (See The Hannah Report, 1/9/12.) Witnesses included OHFA Doug Garver and Assistant Chief Auditor Betsy Bashore who will be overseeing the performance audit of the agency for the auditor of state.
Grossman reviewed the charge of the committee, noting that the group will not only be looking at whether the agency is "doing things right" but is it "doing the right things?"
To get to the answer to that, she said the group will be reviewing OHFA's enabling legislation as well as its history and the committee will be hearing from outside groups including Legislative Service Commission and the Office of Budget and Management (OBM).
http://www.hannah.com/DesktopDefaultPublic.aspx?type=hns&id=188244
Gongwer 1/11/12
The study committee charged with reviewing operations at the Ohio Housing Finance Agency kicked off Wednesday with tough questioning of the agency's chief by Chairwoman Rep. Cheryl Grossman.
Committee Appointments: Although Rep. Peter Beck (R-Mason) has expressed interest in serving on the committee, Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) has not yet named a second House member to replace former Rep. John Carey, spokesman Mike Dittoe said. He anticipated the speaker would make an appointment in the near future.
Earlier this week, House Minority Leader Armond Budish (D-Beachwood) expressed concern that the appointment of two Republicans and no Democrat to the panel was an act of partisanship. http://www.gongwer-oh.com/programming/news.cfm?article_id=810070201
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