A judge has stripped Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens of control over the GOP caucus’ campaign fund, escalating intraparty tensions headed into November's election. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott issued the ruling from the bench Friday. Stephens vowed to swiftly appeal.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A county judge stripped Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens of his control over the GOP caucus’ campaign fund on Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in the chamber headed into November’s election.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott issued his preliminary injunction from the bench in a lawsuit filed against Stephens in October by a rival GOP contingent. The dispute was prompted by Stephens, a fellow conservative, relying on the combined votes of all House Democrats and just a minority of House Republicans to win the speakership.
Serrott said the faction representing a majority of the House Republican caucus should make decisions about the fund, since majorities rule in a democracy, in order to comply with state law.“It is imperative for the integrity of the institution of the Ohio House of Representatives that control of the campaign committee not be able to be leveraged against the highest elected official in the House on a whim,” he said in a statement.
. Merrin is now a Trump-endorsed candidate for Congress in Ohio’s 9th District, facing long-time Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in November. Stephens has so far controlled the campaign fund, as has been longstanding tradition for the speaker. The fund raised and spent about $4.7 million since last year, according to campaign finance reports. It waged ad campaigns against Republicans who ran against Stephens supporters and others allied with the Merrin camp in this year’s primaries.
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