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Armond Budish to be next Ohio House Speaker
Armond Budish, 55, a lawyer from the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood, is in line to become the first Democratic Ohio House speaker since 1994.
House Democrats on Tuesday, Nov. 18, chose Budish as their leader, paving the way for his elevation to speaker when the new legislature convenes in January.
“I am proud and humbled to lead our caucus into the next General Assembly as we continue the work to turn around Ohio,” Budish (pictured) said in a press release.
“We partnered with Governor Strickland over the past two years to lay the groundwork for positive change.” He pledged to work with Republicans and Democrats to help Ohio.
“I think he will be an excellent speaker,” said veteran state Rep. Bob Hagan, D-Youngstown, one of the few Democrats who previously served in the majority.
“He reaches out to all the members, both older and new.”
Budish will replace Rep. Jon Husted, R-Kettering as speaker. Husted was term limited in the House and has been elected to the state Senate. There are no Dayton area members in the new House majority leadership.
Democrats won control of the House on Nov. 4 and will have a majority of at least 51-48, pending final vote tallies that could expand the majority to 53-46.
Other members of the Democratic leadership team: speaker pro tem, Matt Szollosi, Oregon; majority floor leader, Jennifer Garrison, Marietta; assistant majority floor leader, Tracy Maxwell Heard, Columbus; majority whip, Jay Goyal, Mansfield and assistant majority whip, Allan Sayre, Dover.
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By MMS
November 20, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
Yes! Politics aside, a small victory for Grammarians everywhere!By Modern Esquire
November 19, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this
BAH- It’s grammatically incorrect to call it the “Democrat Party.” First, that isn’t the party’s proper name. You may object all you want, but it doesn’t make it true. The actual name of the political party is Democratic Party. Therefore, the proper term would be “Democratic leadership.” It’s right there in the AP style manual, too. MMS is grammatically correct. (which is why the article was probably corrected.)By BAH
November 19, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this
MMS—The Democrat Party is not known for being especially democratic. Thus, in this instance “Democrat leadership” is more accurate than “democratic.” Sorry to bust your illusion.By MMS
November 19, 2008 1:46 AM | Link to this
I wish them all the best. But, uhh, Dayton Daily News, Democrat is a noun. There’s no such thing as a “Democrat leadership team.” The adjective for Democrat is Democratic.