- 128th Ohio General Assembly
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The 128th Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio from January 5, 2009 until December 31, 2010. Ted Strickland was Ohio Governor for its entirety. It was composed of the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. The apportionment of districts was based on the 2000 United States Census. It marked the first time in fourteen years that the Ohio Democratic Party controlled the House of Representatives, while the Ohio Republican Party maintained control of the Ohio Senate.
Contents
Party summary
Senate
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Republican Democratic Vacant End of previous legislature 21 12 33 0 Begin 21 12 33 0 Latest voting share 63.6% 36.4% House of Representatives
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 46 53 99 0 Begin 53 46 99 0 Latest voting share 53.5% 46.5% Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate: Bill Harris
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Tom Niehaus
- Floor Leader: Keith Faber
- Whip: Mark Wagoner (January 2009-January 2010); Steve Buehrer (January 2010-December 2010)
- Minority Leader: Capri Cafaro
- Assistant Minority Leader: Shirley Smith
- Minority Whip: Ray Miller
- Assistant Minority Whip: Jason Wilson
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House: Armond Budish
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Matt Szollosi
- Majority Floor Leader: Tracy Maxwell Heard
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Allan Sayre
- Majority Whip: Jay Goyal
- Assistant Majority Whip: Linda Bolon
- Minority Leader: William G. Batchelder
- Assistant Minority Leader: Lou Blessing
- Minority Whip: John Adams
- Assistant Minority Whip: Cheryl Grossman
Membership
Senate
District Senator Party Residence First elected Term Limited 1 Steve Buehrer [1] Republican Delta 2006 2014 2 Mark Wagoner [2] Republican Toledo 2008 (Appt.) 2016 3 David Goodman [3] Republican New Albany 2001 (Appt.) 2010 4 Gary Cates [4] Republican West Chester 2004 2012 5 Fred Strahorn Democratic Dayton 2009 (Appt.) 2018 6 Jon Husted [5] Republican Kettering 2008 2016 7 Shannon Jones [6] Republican Springboro 2009 (Appt.) 2018 8 Bill Seitz [7] Republican Cincinnati 2007 (Appt.) 2016 9 Eric Kearney [8] Democratic Cincinnati 2005 (Appt.) 2014 10 Chris Widener [9] Republican Springfield 2008 2016 11 Teresa Fedor [10] Democratic Toledo 2002 2010 12 Keith Faber [11] Republican Celina 2007 (Appt.) 2016 13 Sue Morano [12] Democratic Lorain 2006 2014 14 Tom Niehaus [13] Republican New Richmond 2004 2012 15 Ray Miller [14] Democratic Columbus 2002 2010 16 Jim Hughes [15] Republican Columbus 2008 2016 17 John Carey [16] Republican Wellston 2002 2010 18 Timothy Grendell [17] Republican Chesterland 2004 2012 19 Bill Harris [18] Republican Ashland 2000 (Appt.) 2010 20 Jimmy Stewart Republican Athens 2008 2016 21 Shirley Smith [19] Democratic Cleveland 2006 2014 22 Vacant Republican 23 Dale Miller [20] Democratic Cleveland 2006 (Appt.) 2014 24 Tom Patton [21] Republican Strongsville 2008 (Appt.) 2016 25 Nina Turner [22] Democratic Cleveland 2008 (Appt.) 2018 26 Karen Gillmor [23] Republican Tiffin 2008 2016 27 Kevin Coughlin [24] Republican Cuyahoga Falls 2001 (Appt.) 2010 28 Tom Sawyer [25] Democratic Akron 2007 (Appt.) 2016 29 Kirk Schuring [26] Republican Canton 2002 2010 30 Jason Wilson [27] Democratic Columbiana 2007 (Appt.) 2016 31 Tim Schaffer [28] Republican Lancaster 2006 2014 32 Capri Cafaro [29] Democratic Hubbard 2007 (Appt.) 2016 33 Joe Schiavoni [30] Democratic Canfield 2009 (Appt.) 2018 House of Representatives
District Representative Party Residence First Elected Term Limited 1 Linda Bolon Dem East Palestine 2006 2014 2 Kris Jordan Rep Dublin 2008 2016 3 Ron Amstutz Rep Wooster 2008 2016 4 Matt Huffman Rep Lima 2006 2014 5 Gerald Stebleton Rep Lancaster 2006 2014 6 Randy Gardner Rep Bowling Green 2008 (Appt.) 2016 7 Kenny Yuko Dem Richmond Heights 2004 2012 8 Armond Budish Dem Beachwood 2006 2014 9 Barbara Boyd Dem Cleveland Heights 2006 2014 10 Robin Belcher Dem Cleveland 2009 (Appt.) 2018 11 Sandra Williams Dem Cleveland 2006 2014 12 Michael DeBose Dem Cleveland 2002 (Appt.) 2010 13 Michael J. Skindell Dem Lakewood 2002 2010 14 Michael Foley Dem Cleveland 2006 (Appt.) 2014 15 Timothy J. DeGeeter Dem Parma 2003 (Appt.) 2012 16 Nan Baker Rep Westlake 2008 2016 17 Josh Mandel Rep Lyndhurst 2006 2014 18 Matt Patten Dem Strongsville 2008 2016 19 Marian Harris Dem Columbus 2008 2016 20 Nancy Garland Dem New Albany 2008 2016 21 Kevin Bacon Rep Columbus 2006 2014 22 John Patrick Carney Dem Clintonville 2008 2016 23 Cheryl Grossman Rep Grove City 2008 2016 24 Ted Celeste Dem Upper Arlington 2006 2014 25 Dan Stewart Dem Columbus 2002 2010 26 Tracy Maxwell Heard Dem Columbus 2006 2014 27 W. Carlton Weddington Dem Columbus 2008 2016 28 Connie Pillich Dem Montgomery 2008 2016 29 Lou Blessing Rep Cincinnati 2004 2012 30 Robert Mecklenborg Rep Cincinnati 2007 (Appt.) 2016 31 Denise Driehaus Dem Cincinnati 2008 2016 32 Dale Mallory Dem Cincinnati 2006 2014 33 Alicia Reece Dem Cincinnati 2010 (Appt.) 2018 34 Peter Stautberg Rep Anderson Twp. 2008 2016 35 Ron Maag Rep Lebanon 2008 2016 36 Seth Morgan Rep Huber Heights 2008 2016 37 Peggy Lehner Rep Kettering 2008 2016 38 Terry Blair Rep Washington Twp. 2008 2016 39 Clayton Luckie Dem Dayton 2006 (Appt.) 2014 40 Roland Winburn Dem Harrison Twp. 2008 2016 41 Brian Williams Dem Akron 2004 2012 42 Mike Moran Dem Hudson 2008 2016 43 Steve Dyer Dem Green 2006 2014 44 Vernon Sykes Dem Akron 2006 2014 45 John Otterman Dem Akron 2008 (Appt.) 2016 46 Barbara Sears Rep Sylvania 2008 (Appt.) 2016 47 Joe Walter Dem Toledo 2010 (Appt.) 2018 48 Edna Brown Dem Toledo 2001 (Appt.) 2010 49 Matt Szollosi Dem Toledo 2006 2014 50 Todd Snitchler Rep Uniontown 2008 2016 51 Scott Oelslager Rep Canton 2002 2010 52 Stephen Slesnick Dem Canton 2008 (Appt.) 2016 53 Timothy Derickson Rep Hanover Twp 2008 2016 54 Courtney Combs Rep Hamilton 2004 (Appt.) 2012 55 Bill Coley Rep West Chester Twp. 2004 2012 56 Joseph Koziura Dem Lorain 2001 (Appt.) 2010 57 Matt Lundy Dem Elyria 2006 2014 58 Terry Boose Rep Norwalk 2008 2016 59 Ron Gerberry Dem Austintown 2007 (Appt.) 2016 60 Bob Hagan Dem Youngstown 2006 2014 61 Mark Okey Dem Carrollton 2006 2014 62 Lorraine Fende Dem Willowick 2004 2012 63 Mark Schneider Dem Mentor 2008 2016 64 Tom Letson Dem Warren 2006 2014 65 Sandra Harwood Dem Niles 2002 2010 66 Joe Uecker Rep Loveland 2004 2012 67 Peter Beck Rep Mason 2009 (Appt.) 2018 68 Kathleen Chandler Dem Kent 2002 2010 69 William G. Batchelder Rep Medina 2006 2014 70 Jarrod Martin Rep Beavercreek 2008 2016 71 Jay Hottinger Rep Newark 2006 2014 72 Ross McGregor Rep Springfield 2005 (Appt.) 2014 73 Jay Goyal Dem Mansfield 2006 2014 74 Bruce Goodwin Rep Defiance 2006 2014 Finance and Appropriations Agriculture and Development Subcommittee Ranking Member 75 Lynn Wachtmann Rep Napoleon 2006 2014 Health Committee Ranking Member 76 Cliff Hite Rep Findlay 2006 2014 Faith-based Initiatives Committee Ranking Member 77 Jim Zehringer Rep Fort Recovery 2007 (Appt.) 2016 Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member 78 John Adams Rep Sidney 2006 2014 Minority Whip 79 Richard Adams Rep Troy 2008 2016 80 Dennis Murray Dem Sandusky 2008 2016 81 Jeff Wagner Rep Sycamore 2002 2010 82 Jeffrey McClain Rep Upper Sandusky 2008 2016 83 David Burke Rep Marysville 2008 2016 Finance and Appropriations Human Services Subcommittee Ranking Member 84 Bob Hackett Rep London 2008 2016 85 Raymond Pryor Dem Chillicothe 2008 2016 86 David T. Daniels Rep Greenfield 2002 2010 State Government Committee Ranking Member 87 Clyde Evans Rep Rio Grande 2002 2010 Public Security and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member 88 Danny Bubp Rep West Union 2004 2012 Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member 89 Todd Book Dem McDermott 2002 2010 Rules and Reference Committee Chairman 90 Margaret Ruhl Rep Mount Vernon 2008 2016 91 Dan Dodd Dem Hebron 2006 2014 Insurance Committee Chairman 92 Debbie Phillips Dem Athens 2008 2016 93 Larry Woodford Dem Marietta 2010 (Appt.) 2020 94 Troy Balderson Rep Muskingum 2008 2016 95 John Domenick Dem Smithfield 2002 2010 96 Joshua O'Farrell Dem New Philadelphia 2010 (Appt.) 2018 97 Dave Hall Rep Killbuck 2008 2016 98 Richard Hollington Rep Chagrin Falls 2010 (Appt.) 2018 99 Deborah Newcomb Dem Conneaut 2008 (Appt.) 2016 Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
Changes in membership
Senate
There were three resignations and one death.
33rd District John Boccieri (D)[1] Resigned December 31, 2008 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives. Joe Schiavoni (D)[2] January 6, 2009 5th District Tom Roberts (D) Resigned February 28, 2009 to become a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Fred Strahorn (D) March 31, 2009 7th District Bob Schuler (R) Schuler dies June 13, 2009, while in office. Shannon Jones (R) August 11, 2009 22nd District Bob Gibbs (R) Resigned December 31, 2010 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives. Larry Obhof (R) February 2, 2011 House of Representatives
There were seven resignations.
10th District Eugene Miller (D) Resigned to take a seat on Cleveland City Council. Robin Belcher (D) March 16, 2009 67th District Shannon Jones (R) Resigned to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. Peter Beck (R) September 20, 2009 98th Distict Matt Dolan (R) Resigned to focus on a run for Cuyahoga County Executive. Richard Hollington (R) February 6, 2010 33rd District Tyrone Yates (D) Resigned to become a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court. Alicia Reece March 3, 2010 47th District Peter Ujvagi (D) Resigned to become the administrator for Lucas County. Joe Walter March 24, 2010 96th District Allan Sayre (D) Resigned to become city manager for Dover, Ohio. Joshua O'Farrell June 2, 2010 93rd District Jennifer Garrison (D) Resigned to become a member of the Ohio Consumers Council. Larry Woodford December 7, 2010 References
- Ohio House of Representatives official website
- Project Vote Smart - State House of Ohio
- Map of Ohio House Districts
- ^ Hirschfeld Davis, Julie (2008-11-05). "Democrats expand House majority with broad gains". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-11-04-1241796466_x.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "Schiavoni appointed to replace Boccieri as senator". TNL News. 2008-12-24. http://www.tnl-news.com/news/article/4493192. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
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