With his fiancée, Melanie, and son, Harper Ervin, holding a Bible, and surrounded by other Cincinnatians, new Ohio State Rep. Sedrick Denson is sworn in by Justice Patrick Fischer of the Supreme Court of Ohio during a ceremony Monday at the Ohio Statehouse. Denison, a Democrat, represents Cincinnati’s 33rd District and succeeds former State Rep. Alicia Reece, who was term limited. Photo provided