1. When John R Willamowski was ineligible to run for another term, Huffman entered the race to succeed him.
11 Facts About Matt Huffman
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Matt Huffman ultimately won in the overwhelmingly Republican district, and took a seat on January 2,2007.
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Matt Huffman is a member of the Education Committee; the Judiciary and Ethics Committee; the State Government and Elections Committee and the State Government and Elections Subcommittee on Redistricting ; as a member of the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, and on the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.
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Matt Huffman has introduced measures that would increase from 70 to 75 the maximum age at which an attorney could seek election as a judge.
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In talking of his support of the measure, Matt Huffman has acknowledged that in the 129th Ohio General Assembly, the Ohio House of Representatives has members ranging from ages 21 to 77.
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Matt Huffman has sought to abolish a Bureau of Motor Vehicles program which randomly sends out about 5,400 letters each week requiring Ohio drivers send in proof of insurance, stating "chronically uninsured," people who can't afford insurance or have multiple license suspensions, find ways around the verification program because they need to drive to work.
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Matt Huffman is a supporter of a provision that is set to allow drilling in state parks, saying that it could be an asset to helping to reinvigorate Ohio's lackluster economy if it takes off.
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Matt Huffman voted for its passage out of the Ohio House of Representatives.
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Matt Huffman argued that this discrepancy was warranted because renewable energy production did not produce enough energy in Ohio.
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Matt Huffman has been accused of gerrymandering and being in contempt of court after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled three separate maps drawn under him and representative Bob Cupp to be unconstitutional under the Ohio Constitution.
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Matt Huffman has argued that he should not be held in contempt because of an obscure legal theory called "The independent state legislature doctrine" which claims state legislatures have more power than state supreme courts.