Bet you didn't know Batman is also an Ohio State Senator - here's proof
Yup, that's a state senator behind that Batman mask, a.k.a. Cliff Hite, who is reading books about superheroes to kids at the Ada Public Library on Monday afternoon.
Sen. Hite is a former teacher and coach, so interacting with children just came naturally.
Here, he gives a fist bump to Daniel Klear while others look on. Thirteen children and several mothers attended the storytime.
Sen. Hite is a Republican from Findlay and has represented this area as senator since 2011.
On a serious note, he commented on a question about agriculture asked by this reporter prior to the reading. He chairs the Senate committee on agriculture. Sen. Hite said he was pleased with the recent legislation that will curtail phosphorous and nitrogen use in Ohio, making lakes less prone to green algae.
He said the legislators worked with farmers to get a bill passed to alleviate chemicals in the water yet not impede farming. He noted that farming is the number one industry in Ohio. Locally, the value of farm products raised and sold in Hardin County is $750,000 daily. (Monty Siekerman)
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