Wednesday, January 06, 1999
Hollister appointed to House
Cabinet move opens seat for 11-day governor
BY SANDY THEIS
Enquirer Columbus Bureau
COLUMBUS — Nancy Hollister, midway through her 11-day reign as Ohio's governor, was appointed Tuesday to a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Ms. Hollister became governor Dec. 31 when George Voinovich vacated the office to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. Her appointment to the House takes effect Monday, the day Gov.-elect Bob Taft takes over as governor.
She will assume the House seat held for 22 years by Tom Johnson, a New Concord Republican who resigned to join Mr. Taft's Cabinet as director of the Office of Budget and Management.
For the past four years, Mr. Johnson served as chairman of the powerful House Finance Committee, the panel charged with helping shape Ohio's multibillion-dollar state budget.
The finance committee, and other House members, bid farewell to the affable Mr. Johnson on Tuesday, commending his quiet diligence and his ability to crack the gavel — or a joke — when each was most needed.
In the Ohio Senate, members accepted the resignation of Sen. Gary Suhadolnik, R-Strongsville. Mr. Suhadolnik also will join Mr. Taft's Cabinet as director of the Ohio Department of Commerce.
As commerce director, he will be the chief regulator of state-chartered banks, savings associations and credit unions. The department also licenses real estate and securities sales people, oversees the State Fire Marshall's Office and holds unclaimed funds.
Also Tuesday, Mr. Taft announced he will retain two current Cabinet directors.
Reginald Wilkinson will remain as director of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, a post he has held since February 1991.
He has been with the agency since 1973, and manages one of the nation's largest prison systems.
Fred Dailey will remain as director of the Department of Agriculture, a post he has held since 1991.
Curt Steiner, a veteran of Republican Party politics, announced Tuesday he will join HMS Success Public Relations, a Columbus-based firm headed by his wife, Jan Allen.
In addition to serving as Gov. Voinovich's chief of staff, Mr. Steiner was the governor's chief spokesman, chief of staff for the Ohio House and communications director for the Ohio Senate.
Mr. Steiner is considered among the state's premiere communications experts, and he joins a firm with a strong presence in both Columbus and Cincinnati.
Its clients include Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau and the project management team for Paul Brown Stadium.
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