A lawsuit against Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens by fellow Republican state Rep. Derek Merrin has worsened fractured relations within the state party.
A schism between Ohio's House Republicans appears to only be widening after a rival GOP-contingent sued fellow conservative House Speaker Jason Stephens to seize control of over $1 million in campaign funds. State Rep.
Stephens supporters have noted that, traditionally, the speaker is the leader of their party caucus, though legal experts previously told The Associated Press that Ohio law does not expressly require the speaker and caucus leader to be the same person. The plaintiffs are also suing for nearly $400,000 in reimbursements and damages, alleging that Stephens backtracked on a deal reached earlier this year for Plummer and Stephens supporter GOP Rep.
The outcome came as a shock to Merrin, believed to be a shoo-in for speaker after an informal vote in late 2022. Thus, a public feud between supporters of Merrin and Stephens launched, though competing claims of Republican leadership died down during the tedious state budget process. However, Stephens is likely facing another threat to his position fairly soon.
Huffman has already been drumming up support from Stephens' rivals in the House for such a challenge, and losing control of the alliance and its funds could significantly weaken the speaker's chances of staying in leadership.
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