- 126th Ohio General Assembly
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The 126th Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2005 and 2006.
Contents
Major events
Vacancies
- December 1, 2005: Senator Mark Mallory (D-9th) resigns to become Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- August 25, 2005: Representative Merle G. Kearns (R-72nd) resigns to take a position in the cabinet of Governor Bob Taft.
- February 28, 2006: Senator Dan Brady (D-23rd) resigns.
- February 28, 2006: Representative Dale Miller (D-14th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
- May 25, 2006: Representative Kathleen Walcher (R-58th) resigns.
- July 27, 2006: Representative Dixie Allen (D-39th) resigns to become Montgomery County, Ohio Commissioner
- December 31, 2006: Senator Jim Jordan (R-12th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- December 31, 2006: Senator Charlie Wilson (D-30th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- December 31, 2006: Senator Marc Dann (D-32nd) resigns to become Ohio Attorney General.
Appointments
- October 5, 2005: Ross McGregor appointed as Representative of the 72nd District, succeeding Merle G. Kearns.
- December 6, 2005: Eric Kearney appointed as Senator of the 9th District, succeeding Mark Mallory.
- March 1, 2006: Dale Miller appointed as Senator of the 23rd District, succeeding Dan Brady.
- May 25, 2006: Mike Foley appointed as Representative to the 14th District, succeeding Dale Miller.
- May 25, 2006: Dan White appointed as Representative to the 58th District, succeeding Kathleen Walcher.
- November 14, 2006: Clayton Luckie appointed as Representative of the 39th District, succeeding Dixie Allen.
Leadership changes
- August 25, 2005: Resignation of Merle G. Kearns as Majority Floor Leader corresponding with resignation.
- January 15, 2006: Resignation of Chris Redfern as Minority Leader; Joyce Beatty subsequently made Minority Leader, and Todd Book Assistant Minority Leader.
- March 31, 2006: Lance Mason resigns as Assistant Minority Whip; Fred Strahorn is selected to replace him.
Senate
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Republican Democratic Vacant End of previous legislature 22 11 33 0 Begin 22 11 33 0 Latest voting share 66.6% 34.4% Leadership
Majority leadership
- President of the Senate: Bill Harris
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson
- Floor Leader: Randy Gardner
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Robert Spada
- Whip: Steve Austria
- Assistant Majority Whip: Jay Hottinger
Minority leadership
- Leader: C.J. Prentiss
- Assistant Leader: Mark Mallory
- Whip: Teresa Fedor
- Assistant Whip: Bob Hagan
Members of the 126th Senate
District Senator Party First elected 1 Lynn Wachtmann [1] Republican 1998 2 Randy Gardner [2] Republican 2000 3 David Goodman [3] Republican 2001 (Appt.) 4 Gary Cates [4] Republican 2004 5 Tom Roberts Democratic 2002 (Appt.) 6 Jeff Jacobson [5] Republican 2000 7 Robert Schuler [6] Republican 2002 8 Patricia Clancy [7] Republican 2004 9 Eric Kearney [8] Democratic 2005 (Appt.) 10 Steve Austria [9] Republican 2000 11 Teresa Fedor [10] Democratic 2002 12 Jim Jordan [11] Republican 2000 13 Jeff Armbruster [12] Republican 1998 14 Tom Niehaus [13] Republican 2004 15 Ray Miller [14] Democratic 2002 16 Steve Stivers [15] Republican 2003 (Appt.) 17 John Carey [16] Republican 2002 18 Timothy Grendell [17] Republican 2004 19 Bill Harris [18] Republican 2000 (Appt.) 20 Joy Padgett [19] Republican 2004 (Appt.) 21 C.J. Prentiss [20] Democratic 1998 22 Ron Amstutz [21] Republican 2000 23 Dale Miller [22] Democratic 2006 (Appt.) 24 Robert Spada [23] Republican 1999 (Appt.) 25 Eric Fingerhut [24] Democratic 1998 26 Larry Mumper [25] Republican 1997 (Appt.) 27 Kevin Coughlin [26] Republican 2001 (Appt.) 28 Kimberly Zurz [27] Democratic 2003 (Appt.) 29 Kirk Schuring [28] Republican 2002 30 Charlie Wilson [29] Democratic 2004 31 Jay Hottinger [30] Republican 1998 (Appt.) 32 Marc Dann [31] Democratic 2003 (Appt.) 33 Bob Hagan [32] Democratic 1997 (Appt.) House of Representatives
Composition
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 39 60 99 0 Begin 39 60 99 0 Latest voting share 39.9% 60.1% Leadership
Majority leadership
- Speaker of the House: Jon Husted
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Chuck Blasdel
- Floor Leader: Merle G. Kearns (January 6, 2005-August 25, 2005)
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Larry L. Flowers
- Majority Whip: Kevin DeWine
- Assistant Majority Whip: Jim Carmichael
Minority leadership
- Leader: Chris Redfern (January 6, 2005-January 15, 2006), Joyce Beatty (January 15, 2006, December 31, 2006)
- Assistant Leader: Joyce Beatty (January 6, 2005-January 15, 2006), Todd Book (January 15, 2006-)
- Whip: Steve Driehaus
- Assistant Whip: Lance Mason
Members of the 126th House of Representatives
District Representative Party First Elected 1 Chuck Blasdel Rep 2000 2 Jon Peterson Rep 2000 3 Jim Carmichael Rep 2000 4 John R. Willamowski Rep 1997 (Appt.) 5 Tim Schaffer Rep 2000 6 Bob Latta Rep 2000 7 Kenny Yuko Dem 2004 8 Lance Mason Democratic 2002 (Appt.) 9 Claudette Woodard Dem 2000 10 Shirley Smith Dem 1998 11 Annie L. Key Dem 2000 12 Michael DeBose Dem 2002 (Appt.) 13 Michael J. Skindell Dem 2002 14 Michael Foley Dem 2006 (Appt.) 15 Timothy J. DeGeeter Dem 2003 (Appt.) 16 Sally Conway Kilbane Rep 1998 17 Jim Trakas Rep 1998 18 Tom Patton Rep 2002 19 Larry L. Flowers Republican 2000 20 Jim McGregor Republican 2001 (Appt.) 21 Linda Reidelbach Rep 2000 22 Jim Hughes Rep 2000 23 Larry Wolpert Rep 2000 24 Geoffrey C. Smith Republican 1998 25 Dan Stewart Dem 2002 26 Mike Mitchell Democratic 2004 27 Joyce Beatty Democratic 1999 (Appt.) 28 Jim Raussen Republican 2002 29 Lou Blessing Rep 2004 30 Bill Seitz Rep 2000 31 Steve Driehaus Dem 2000 32 Catherine L. Barrett Democratic 1998 33 Tyrone Yates Dem 2002 34 Tom Brinkman Jr. Republican 2000 35 Michelle G. Schneider Rep 2000 36 Arlene Setzer Rep 2000 37 Jon Husted Rep 2000 38 John White Rep 2000 39 Clayton Luckie Dem 2006 (Appt.) 40 Fred Strahorn Dem 2000 41 Brian Williams Dem 2004 42 John Widowfield Rep 2001 (Appt.) 43 Mary Taylor Republican 2002 44 Barbara Sykes Dem 2000 45 Robert J. Otterman Democratic 2000 46 Mark Wagoner Republican 2004 47 Peter Ujvagi Dem 2002 48 Edna Brown Dem 2001 (Appt.) 49 Jeanine Perry Democratic 1998 50 John Hagan Rep 2000 51 Scott Oelslager Rep 2002 52 William J. Healy II Democratic 2004 53 Shawn Webster Rep 2000 54 Courtney Combs Rep 2004 (Appt.) 55 Bill Coley Rep 2004 56 Joseph Koziura Dem 2001 (Appt.) 57 Earl Martin Republican 2003 (Appt.) 58 Dan White Rep 2006 (Appt.) 59 Kenneth Carano Dem 2000 60 Sylvester Patton Democratic 1997 (Appt.) 61 John Boccieri Democratic 2000 62 Lorraine Fende Dem 2004 63 Timothy J. Cassell Dem 2004 64 Randy Law Republican 2004 65 Sandra Harwood Dem 2002 66 Joe Uecker Rep 2004 67 Tom Raga Rep 2000 68 Kathleen Chandler Dem 2002 69 Chuck Calvert Rep 1998 70 Kevin DeWine Rep 2000 71 David R. Evans Rep 1998 (Appt.) 72 Ross McGregor Rep 2005 (Appt.) 73 William J. Hartnett Dem 1998 (Appt.) 74 Steve Buehrer Rep 1998 75 Jim Hoops Rep 1998 76 Mike Gilb Rep 2000 77 Keith Faber Rep 2000 78 Derrick Seaver Rep 2000 79 Diana Fessler Rep 2000 80 Chris Redfern Dem 1999 (Appt.) 81 Jeff Wagner Rep 2002 82 Steve Reinhard Rep 2000 83 Tony Core Rep 2000 84 Chris Widener Rep 2002 85 John M. Schlichter Rep 2002 86 David T. Daniels Rep 2002 87 Clyde Evans Rep 2002 88 Danny Bubp Rep 2004 89 Todd Book Dem 2002 90 Thom Collier Rep 2000 (Appt.) 91 Ron Hood Rep 2004 92 Jimmy Stewart Rep 2002 93 Jennifer Garrison Dem 2004 94 Jim Aslanides Rep 2000 95 John Domenick Dem 2002 96 Allan Sayre Dem 2004 97 Bob Gibbs Rep 2002 98 Matt Dolan Rep 2004 99 George Distel Dem 1999 (Appt.) Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
- Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly
References
- Ohio House of Representatives official website
- Project Vote Smart - State House of Ohio
- Map of Ohio House Districts
- 2006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State
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