Larry Householder
American politician and convicted felon
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| May 31 2024 | Householder pleaded not guilty to 10 felony charges brought by the state of Ohio. |
| June 29 2023 | Householder was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in federal prison, with potential eligibility for early release in June 2040. He was transferred to a federal prison in Oklahoma. |
| June 29 2023 | Convicted of racketeering and sentenced to the maximum 20 years in federal prison for his role in the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal. |
| March 9 2023 | Householder was convicted of racketeering in relation to the First Energy scheme. |
| June 16 2021 | House voted to expel Householder through a bipartisan vote of 75–21. |
| June 16 2021 | Expelled from the Ohio House of Representatives. |
| 2020 | Householder was arrested on racketeering charges. Following his arrest, event organizers from the Newark Ohio Pride Coalition publicly challenged Householder to reflect on his previous statements about responsible use of public funds. |
| November 2020 | Won re-election to his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. |
| July 30 2020 | Ohio House of Representatives unanimously voted to remove Householder as Ohio House Speaker in response to the bribery allegations. |
| July 21 2020 | FBI arrested Larry Householder and four others in a $60 million bribery case involving First Energy's nuclear plants. U.S. Attorney David M. DeVillers called it 'likely the largest bribery scheme ever perpetrated against the state of Ohio'. |
| July 21 2020 | Arrested by the FBI on federal RICO charges related to an alleged criminal conspiracy. |
| May 2019 | Householder publicly criticized the Ohio Library Council and Newark Library for hosting an LGBTQ teen event, claiming it was at taxpayers' expense. The Newark Ohio Pride Coalition responded by clarifying the event was funded by a non-governmental grant. Subsequently, the Newark Library canceled the original event, and the Pride Coalition relocated it. |
| January 7 2019 | Re-elected as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. |
| 2016 | Larry Householder ran for Ohio House District 72 after incumbent Bill Hayes sought the Licking County prosecutor position. He defeated Cliff N. Biggers in the Republican primary with almost 64% of the vote and won the general election against Democrat John Carlisle with 72% of the vote. |
| 2016 | Returned to politics and was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. |
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