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Senate Democrats name new leadership team
Ohio Senate Democrats on Wednesday, Nov. 12, picked state Sen. Capri Cafaro of Warren as their new leader, passing over state Sen. Tom Roberts, D-Dayton.
“I would have loved to have done it but we wanted to be united in our caucus,” Roberts said.
Joining Cafaro on the leadership team will be Shirley Smith of Cleveland as assistant leader, Ray Miller of Columbus as minority whip and Jason Wilson of Bridgeport as assistant minority whip.
The Democrats hold 12 of 33 seat in the Ohio Senate.
Next week, the Senate Republicans will fill two holes created by the resignations of state Sens. Jeff Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., and Bob Spada, R-North Royalton.
State Rep. Tom Patton, R-Strongsville, who won Spada’s seat, will be sworn in and begin serving in the Senate during the upcoming lame duck session. Kettering City Councilwoman Peggy Lehner, who will succeed Jon Husted in the Ohio House beginning in January, will fill Jacobson’s seat for the last few weeks of the current legislative session before moving over to the House.
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