COLUMBUS, Ohio — The governor and other present and past elected officials paid their respects to the late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first and only female House speaker and a force in state and ...

Former governors, lawmakers and state staffers paid tribute Thursday to Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, who offered them political counsel, friendship and mentorship. Davidson's memorial was held ...

Five of Ohio’s six living governors were among the standing room only crowd of hundreds of mourners at the Statehouse to remember Jo Ann Davidson. She was first and only woman to serve as ...

The late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio's first and only female House speaker, has been eulogized at the Ohio Statehouse for blazing trails for women with grit, grace and a guiding spirit COLUMBUS ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first and only female House speaker, was remembered during a Statehouse memorial service Thursday for blazing trails for women with grit ...

COLUMBUS — The governor and other present and past elected officials paid their respects to the late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio’s first and only female House speaker and a force in state and ...

Jo Ann Davidson, who climbed her way up through the male-dominated world of Ohio politics to become Ohio House speaker, died Friday. She was 97. Aside from Nancy Hollister’s 11-day stint as ...

FILE - Jo Ann Davidson, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ...