PROTECTING THE FARMLANDS--Gov. Nancy Hollister gestures during a ceremony where she signed the Farmland Preservation Bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1998. Next to Hollister are Director of Agriculture Fred Dailey and Sen. Grace Drake, R-Solon, who sponsored the bill. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

OHIO SENATE PRESIDENT--Sen. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, is joined by his wife Joan, as he is administered the oath of office by secretary of state-elect Ken Blackwell, after Finan was re-elected Senate President, during the opening of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1998. At the podium is President Pro Tempore Robert Cupp, R-Lima. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

OHIO HOUSE SPEAKER--Rep. Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, takes the oath of office after being re-elected House Speaker, during the opening of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1998. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MOVING FROM THE HOUSE TO THE SENATE--Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati, is administered the oath of office for the Ohio Senate, by Franklin County Common Please Court Judge John Connor, during the opening of the 123rd General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 4, 1999. Mallory formally served in the House. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)