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Following through
Earlier this year, state Sen. Gary Cates said he would be introducing legislation to prohibit people who have been convicted or have pleaded guilty to a felony from holding public office following Butler County Auditor Kay Rogers pleading guilty to two felonies before resigning the office.
Cates did follow through on what he said and introduced such a bill. That piece of legislation has been assigned to the state Senate’s Judiciary and Criminal Justice Committee.
Prior to her resignation, Rogers was permitted to remain in office until she was actually sentenced by the court. This legislation, if approved by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by the governor, would close that loophole.
Rogers has yet to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati.
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