***UPDATE*** Householder Out as Speaker by 90-0 Vote

***UPDATE*** The Ohio House voted 90-0 to oust House Speaker Larry Householder of Glenford. The Chamber is now working on finding a replacement.

The Ohio House is preparing to vote on whether to remove its republican leader, Larry Householder of Glenford.  The move is coming nine days after federal officials released details of a $60 million bribery scheme he is accused of leading.  The House will convene Thursday (today) after a secret vote taken Tuesday by the republican caucus indicates support for booting Householder.  The Ohio House has never before removed a speaker, according to the Ohio History Connection.  Even if he’s kicked out of that role, the veteran lawmaker would not necessarily lose his house seat.