Rep. Sweeney issues statement as House votes to remove Larry Householder as speaker

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) issueda statement today as the Ohio House voted unanimously to strip Larry Householder (R-Glenford) of his role as Speaker of the House. Householder and four associates were indicted by a federal grand jury today amid an ongoing FBI criminal investigation into his connection to an alleged $60 million public corruption and bribery scheme—the largest in state history.

“Today I voted to remove Householder as Speaker, a first step on a long road to restoring public trust in the People’s House,” said Rep. Sweeney. “His refusal to resign after his arrest and indictment demonstrates how far we have to go to overcome a GOP culture of corruption after approximately 20 years of one-party rule.”

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