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Ohio governor Mike DeWine, right, and his wife Fran watch a slide shoe honoring former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as her casket lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ohio governor Mike DeWine, right, and his wife Fran watch a slide shoe honoring former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as her casket lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery pauses at the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery pauses at the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ohio governor Mike DeWine, left, and his wife Fran pause at the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ohio governor Mike DeWine, left, and his wife Fran pause at the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

A mourner pauses at the casket for former Ohio speaker of the house Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Sate House in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon).

A mourner pauses at the casket for former Ohio speaker of the house Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Sate House in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon).

Mourners stand for the beginning of the funeral for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson in the Atrium of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Mourners stand for the beginning of the funeral for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson in the Atrium of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery talks to fellow mourners in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse before the funeral for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery talks to fellow mourners in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse before the funeral for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Former Ohio governor Bob Taft pauses at the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Former Ohio governor Bob Taft pauses at the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

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)

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)

Ohio governor Mike DeWine, left, and his wife Fran pass the the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ohio governor Mike DeWine, left, and his wife Fran pass the the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson as it lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

The casket for former Ohio speaker of the House Jo Ann Davidson lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

The casket for former Ohio speaker of the House Jo Ann Davidson lie in state in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol carry the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson into the atrium of the Ohio Statehouse for her funeral in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol carry the casket for former Ohio House speaker Jo Ann Davidson into the atrium of the Ohio Statehouse for her funeral in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)