Governor DeWine Issues Statement on the Death of Former Speaker Batchelder

Statement

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released the following statement regarding the death of former Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder:

"Fran and I were saddened upon hearing of the death of former Speaker of the Ohio House Bill Batchelder. A son of Medina County, and a pillar of the Ohio House of Representatives, Ohioans are grateful for his decades of service. Bill was a consummate legislator who helped me as we passed a drunk driving bill in 1982 for which I will always be grateful. I have sought his advice many times over the years. He was a Ronald Reagan Republican -- a classic conservative whose guiding principle was freedom. We send our deepest condolences to Alice, William, and Elizabeth."

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