Embattled Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the chamber's top post just days before the House Republican caucus is set to hold a private and unofficial straw vote on their next leader.

Republican Jason Stephens, who has presided for the past two years over one of the most tumultuous periods in recent Ohio House history, said Monday that he will not seek another term as speaker. Stephens,

Stephens' move makes it more likely that Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, will be elected next January as speaker.