Ohio House 58th: White (R) Sworn In Today

Retired executive Dan White (R-Bronson Township), winner of the Republican nomination in the Ohio House 58th District, has been appointed as interim Representative to replace resigning incumbent Kathleen Reed (R-Norwalk) and will be sworn in today, along with 14th District appointee Mike Foley (D-Cleveland). The 58th District is in Seneca, Huron and Lorain Counties. White will face Matthew Barrett (D-Amherst), who received 46.01% of the vote in 2004, in the general election.

Rep. Reed was named Kathleen Walcher in 2004 when she reported strange incidents of harassment to the Norwalk police, which she blamed on "trial attorneys and Democrats" determined to drive her from office.