Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.001.015 |
Object Name |
Button, Campaign |
Collection |
Bill Cohen Collection |
Title |
OHIO NEEDS A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
Year Range from |
1990 |
Year Range to |
1995 |
Description |
Yellow button that says "OHIO NEEDS A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" in black (looks navy in photograph) letters against a yellow background around the outside. "VERN" is in the center of the button with the prohibition symbol through his name. |
Dimensions |
Dia-2.25 inches |
Material |
Metal |
Notes |
On this button Ohio Republicans attack incumbent 20-year house speaker Democrat Vern Riffe. He was still elected, but retired in 1994 due to reapportionment and illness. |
Provenance |
Bill Cohen, a long-time Ohio Statehouse News Bureau reporter, donated a collection of political memorabilia and ephemera to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2012. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Riffe, Vernal G., 1925-1997 |
Search Terms |
Ohio General Assembly |
Subjects |
Political campaigns Political candidates Political opposition |