By Larry S. Moore

Continuing the efforts by Buckeye Firearms to present the qualifications and the sportsmen backgrounds of candidates, I recently spoke with House Speaker Jon Husted.

The Speaker is a very busy and important position within state government. The party holding the majority of seats in the House elects a Representative to serve as the House presiding officer. The Speaker will serve for the two-year, or biennium, General Assembly. There are many duties associated with the position of Speaker of the House, in addition to presiding over the House sessions. The Speaker is the leader of the party caucus within the House. The chairpersons and members of House committees are appointed by the Speaker. Normally the Speaker will accept the recommendations of the minority party leadership regarding the appointment of minority party members to committees. The Speaker also serves on the Legislative Service Commission, whose job is to provide research, analysis and summaries of legislation. The Speaker will also appoint members to commissions and boards such as the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee and the State Controlling Board.

The following is our interview with Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted.

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