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Republican Larry Householder projects strength and smarts. Behind the scenes, his world is crumbling.
Laura A. Bischoff and Jessie Balmert, The Columbus Dispatch
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2:04 am UTC Jul. 21, 2021
Moments after he was removed from the Ohio House of Representatives, indicted former Speaker Larry Householder held his head high, stepped in front of television cameras and told fellow Ohioans not to count him out. I ve never solicited a bribe, Householder said outside the House chamber. I ve never been bribed, and I ve never sold legislation.
Householder delivered his responses confidently, but beneath the surface, the Republican former lawmaker was facing immense pressure, both politically and financially. That moment embodies how Householder has crafted a political career on the edge of a knife – projecting power and strength while elsewhere, his world is crumbling.
One year later, ex-Ohio GOP leader accused in House Bill 6 scandal fights case against him Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer © Provided Former Ohio Republican Party chairman Matt Borges founded a super PAC to elect Democrat Joe Biden.
Former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges didn t understand what was happening when he was arrested early July 21, 2020.
When he arrived at the U.S. Marshals Service, Borges realized he wasn t being charged with a mistake on his taxes. I look to my left and I see (then-House Speaker) Larry Householder sitting in a jail cell, Borges said in a recent interview with the USA TODAY Network Ohio bureau. And I just thought, I guess it has something to do with Householder. House Bill 6 probably. We ll see.
The federal accusations
Borges, Householder and three others are accused of participating in a nearly $61 million bribery scheme to help Householder win control of the Ohio House in early 2019, pass a $1 billion bailout for the two nuclear plants and defend that law – House Bill 6 – against a ballot initiative to block it.
Householder and Borges have pleaded not guilty to racketeering, asserting their innocence publicly. Householder s strategist Jeff Longstreth and FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist Juan Cespedes have pleaded guilty to their roles. GOP superlobbyist Neil Clark, who pleaded not guilty, died by suicide in March 2021 before his innocence or guilt could be proven.
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