Ohio House Expels Former Republican Speaker In Historic Vote
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Larry Householder, the Republican former Speaker of the Ohio House, is currently facing up to 20 years in prison for his alleged role in a billion-dollar...
Members of the Ohio House expelled a defiant Larry Householder, the indicted Republican ex-speaker, in a bipartisan vote Wednesday, invoking their powers to remove a member for the first time in 150 years. The GOP-controlled House voted 75-21 to remove Householder, of Perry County, approving a resolution that stated he was not suited for office because of the indictment. “I have not nor have I ever taken a bribe or solicited or been solicited for taking a bribe,” said Householder, as he reiterated his innocence on the House floor before he was expelled.
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