What comes next for the Ohio teachers’ pension fund after a judge removed its chair?

By: Morgan Trau

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 1,557

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Educators, politicians and retired teachers’ pension fund staff are debating how to move forward after a judge removed the current board chair of Ohio’s State Teachers Retirement System for corruption.

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Karen Held Phipps decided that State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) board chair Rudy Fichtenbaum should be immediately removed from his position. He and former board member Wade Steen, whose attorney called him a ‘hero’ to retirees, will never …

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