Ohio Speaker Bob Cupp Faces First Test of Legislative Priority with Articles of Impeachment

August 25, 2020 Jack Windsor

Speaker of the House Bob Cupp (R-Lima) was voted into the Speaker role by the Republican Caucus.  The Speaker seat was open after former Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) was relieved of his role following an FBI criminal complaint.  Before Speaker Cupp ascended to the top role in the House, he had to battle Representative Jim Butler (R-Dayton) for the spot.

Cupp and Butler lobbied for votes from House republicans before the group cast votes for the new Speaker.  The caucus rules required 31 votes in order for one of the candidates to take over the Speaker seat.  The first vote returned a 30-29 result,  in favor of Cupp. One republican lawmaker was on vacation and would have, according to sources, voted for Butler – which would have tied the vote at 30.............

On Monday Speaker Cupp stepped into the legislative limelight when members of the House released 10 articles of impeachment...........Representative Becker was joined by Representatives Nino Vitale (R-Urbana), Candice Keller (R-Middletown), and Paul Zeltwanger (R-Mason) as co-sponsors.............To Read More......