Complex sentence: In 1974, when U.S. Sen. William B. Saxbe (R-Ohio) resigned from his seat to accept the nomination as U.S. attorney general, Ohio Gov. John J. Gilligan appointed Metzenbaum to fill out the remainder of Saxbe's term.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1974, when Senator William B. Saxbe (R-Ohio) resigned from his seat to accept the nomination as U.S. attorney general, Governor. Jack Gilligan appointed Metzenbaum to fill out the remainder of Saxbe's term.