131st Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Thirty-first Ohio General Assembly is the current meeting of the Ohio state legislature, composed of the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. It convened in Columbus, Ohio on January 5, 2015 and is scheduled to adjourn January 2, 2017. The apportionment of legislative districts is based on the 2010 United States Census and 2011 redistricting plan. Both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were retained by the Ohio Republican Party.

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

Senate party standings

23 Republicans

10 Democrats

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total	Vacant

	Republican	Democratic
End of previous Assembly	23	10	33	0

Begin (January 3, 2015)	23	10	33	0
Latest voting share	69.7%	30.3%

House of Representatives

House party standings

65 Republicans

34 Democrats

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total	Vacant

	Democratic	Republican
End of previous Assembly	39	60	99	0

Begin (January 3, 2015)	34	65	99	0
Latest voting share	39.4%	60.6%

Leadership

Senate

Senate President: Keith Faber^[1]
President Pro Tempore: Larry Obhof^[2]

Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Floor Leader: Tom Patton^[3]
Majority Whip: Gayle Manning^[4]

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Senate Minority Leader: Joe Schiavoni^[5]
Assistant Minority Leader: Charleta Tavares
Minority Whip: Edna Brown
Assistant Minority Whip: Lou Gentile

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Cliff Rosenberger^[6]
Speaker Pro Tempore: Ron Amstutz

Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Floor Leader: Kirk Schuring
Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Jim Buchy
Majority Whip: Dorothy Pelanda
Assistant Majority Whip: Sarah LaTourette

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House Minority Leader: Fred Strahorn
Assistant Minority Leader: Nicholas J. Celebrezze
Minority Whip: Nickie Antonio
Assistant Minority Whip: Jack Cera^[7]

Membership

Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected	Term Limited
1	Hite, CliffCliff Hite	Republican	Liberty Township	2011 (Appt.)	2022
2	Gardner, RandyRandy Gardner	Republican	Bowling Green	2012	2020
3	Bacon, KevinKevin Bacon	Republican	Minerva Park	2010	2018
4	Coley, BillBill Coley	Republican	Liberty Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
5	Beagle, BillBill Beagle	Republican	Tipp City	2010	2018
6	Lehner, PeggyPeggy Lehner	Republican	Kettering	2011 (Appt.)	2020
7	Jones, ShannonShannon Jones	Republican	Clearcreek Township	2009 (Appt.)	2018
8	Seitz, BillBill Seitz	Republican	Green Township	2007 (Appt.)	2016
9	Thomas, CecilCecil Thomas	Democratic	Cincinnati	2014	2022
10	Hackett, BobBob Hackett	Republican	London	2016 (Appt.)	2024
11	Brown, EdnaEdna Brown	Democratic	Toledo	2010	2018
12	Faber, KeithKeith Faber	Republican	Jefferson Township	2007 (Appt.)	2016
13	Manning, GayleGayle Manning	Republican	North Ridgeville	2010	2018
14	Uecker, JoeJoe Uecker	Republican	Miami Township	2012	2020
15	Tavares, CharletaCharleta Tavares	Democratic	Columbus	2010	2018
16	Hughes, JimJim Hughes	Republican	Columbus	2008	2016
17	Peterson, BobBob Peterson	Republican	Jasper Township	2012 (Appt.)	2022
18	Eklund, JohnJohn Eklund	Republican	Munson Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
19	Jordan, KrisKris Jordan	Republican	Scioto Township	2010	2018
20	Balderson, TroyTroy Balderson	Republican	Falls Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
21	Williams, SandraSandra Williams	Democratic	Cleveland	2014	2022
22	Obhof, LarryLarry Obhof	Republican	Montville Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
23	Skindell, Michael J.Michael J. Skindell	Democratic	Lakewood	2010	2018
24	Patton, TomTom Patton	Republican	Strongsville	2008 (Appt.)	2016
25	Yuko, KennyKenny Yuko	Democratic	Richmond Heights	2014	2022
26	Burke, DavidDavid Burke	Republican	Marysville	2011 (Appt.)	2020
27	LaRose, FrankFrank LaRose	Republican	Copley Township	2010	2018
28	Sawyer, TomTom Sawyer	Democratic	Akron	2007 (Appt.)	2016
29	Oelslager, ScottScott Oelslager	Republican	North Canton	2010	2018
30	Gentile, LouLou Gentile	Democratic	Steubenville	2011 (Appt.)	2020
31	Hottinger, JayJay Hottinger	Republican	Newark	2014	2022
32	Cafaro, CapriCapri Cafaro	Democratic	Liberty Township	2007 (Appt.)	2016
33	Schiavoni, JoeJoe Schiavoni	Democratic	Boardman	2009 (Appt.)	2018

House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First Elected	Term Limited
1	Amstutz, RonRon Amstutz	Republican	Wooster	2008	2016
2	Romanchuk, MarkMark Romanchuk	Republican	Ontario	2012	2020
3	Brown, TimTim Brown	Republican	Bowling Green	2012	2020
4	Cupp, RobertRobert Cupp	Republican	Shawnee Township	2014	2022
5	Ginter, TimTim Ginter	Republican	Salem	2014	2022
6	Anielski, MarleneMarlene Anielski	Republican	Walton Hills	2010	2018
7	Dovilla, MikeMike Dovilla	Republican	Berea	2010	2018
8	Smith, KentKent Smith	Democratic	Euclid	2014	2022
9	Boyd, JanineJanine Boyd	Democratic	Cleveland Heights	2014	2022
10	Patmon, BillBill Patmon	Democratic	Cleveland	2010	2018
11	Howse, StephanieStephanie Howse	Democratic	Cleveland	2014	2022
12	Barnes, Jr., John E.John E. Barnes, Jr.	Democratic	Cleveland	2010	2018
13	Antonio, NickieNickie Antonio	Democratic	Lakewood	2010	2018
14	Sweeney, MartinMartin Sweeney	Democratic	Cleveland	2014	2022
15	Celebrezze, Nicholas J.Nicholas J. Celebrezze	Democratic	Parma	2012 (Appt.)	2020
16	Baker, NanNan Baker	Republican	Westlake	2008	2016
17	Curtin, MichaelMichael Curtin	Democratic	Marble Cliff	2012	2020
18	Boggs, KristinKristin Boggs	Democratic	Columbus	2016 (Appt.)	2024
19	Gonzales, AnneAnne Gonzales	Republican	Westerville	2010	2018
20	Bishoff, HeatherHeather Bishoff	Democratic	Jefferson Township	2012	2020
21	Duffey, MikeMike Duffey	Republican	Worthington	2010	2018
22	Leland, DavidDavid Leland	Democratic	Columbus	2014	2022
23	Grossman, CherylCheryl Grossman	Republican	Grove City	2008	2016
24	Kunze, StephanieStephanie Kunze	Republican	Hilliard	2012	2020
25	Boyce, KevinKevin Boyce	Democratic	Columbus	2012 (Appt.)	2020
26	Craig, HearcelHearcel Craig	Democratic	Columbus	2014	2022
27	Brinkman, TomTom Brinkman	Republican	Cincinnati	2014	2022
28	Dever, JonathanJonathan Dever	Republican	Madeira	2014	2022
29	Blessing, LouisLouis Blessing	Republican	Colerain Township	2012	2020
30	Terhar, LouisLouis Terhar	Republican	Green Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
31	Driehaus, DeniseDenise Driehaus	Democratic	Cincinnati	2008	2016
32	Bryant, ChristieChristie Bryant	Democratic	Cincinnati	2014	2022
33	Reece, AliciaAlicia Reece	Democratic	Cincinnati	2010 (Appt.)	2018
34	Sykes, EmiliaEmilia Sykes	Democratic	Akron	2014	2022
35	Johnson, GretaGreta Johnson	Democratic	Akron	2014	2022
36	DeVitis, AnthonyAnthony DeVitis	Republican	Green	2011 (Appt.)	2020
37	Roegner, KristinaKristina Roegner	Republican	Hudson	2010	2018
38	Slaby, MarilynMarilyn Slaby	Republican	Copley Township	2012 (Appt.)	2020
39	Strahorn, FredFred Strahorn	Democratic	Dayton	2012	2020
40	Henne, MichaelMichael Henne	Republican	Clayton	2010	2018
41	Butler, JimJim Butler	Republican	Oakwood	2011 (Appt.)	2020
42	Antani, NirajNiraj Antani	Republican	Miamisburg	2014 (Appt.)	2022
43	Rezabek, JeffJeff Rezabek	Republican	Clayton	2014	2022
44	Ashford, MichaelMichael Ashford	Democratic	Toledo	2010	2018
45	Fedor, TeresaTeresa Fedor	Democratic	Toledo	2010	2018
46	Sheehy, MichaelMichael Sheehy	Democratic	Oregon	2013 (Appt.)	2020
47	Sears, BarbaraBarbara Sears	Republican	Monclova Township	2008 (Appt.)	2016
48	Schuring, KirkKirk Schuring	Republican	Jackson Township	2010	2018
49	Slesnick, StephenStephen Slesnick	Democratic	Canton	2008 (Appt.)	2016
50	Hagan, ChristinaChristina Hagan	Republican	Marlboro Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
51	Retherford, WesWes Retherford	Republican	Hamilton	2012	2020
52	Conditt, MargaretMargaret Conditt	Republican	Liberty Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
53	Derickson, TimothyTimothy Derickson	Republican	Hanover Township	2008	2016
54	Zeltwanger, PaulPaul Zeltwanger	Republican	Mason	2014	2022
55	Manning, NathanNathan Manning	Republican	North Ridgeville	2014	2022
56	Ramos, DanDan Ramos	Democratic	Lorain	2010	2018
57	Boose, TerryTerry Boose	Republican	Norwalk Township	2008	2016
58	Lepore-Hagan, MichelleMichelle Lepore-Hagan	Democratic	Youngstown	2014	2022
59	Boccieri, JohnJohn Boccieri	Democratic	Poland	2015 (Appt.)	2024
60	Rogers, JohnJohn Rogers	Democratic	Mentor-on-the-Lake	2012	2020
61	Young, RonRon Young	Republican	Leroy Township	2010	2018
62	Maag, RonRon Maag	Republican	Salem Township	2008	2016
63	O'Brien, SeanSean O'Brien	Democratic	Bazetta Township	2010	2018
64	O'Brien, MichaelMichael O'Brien	Democratic	Warren	2014	2022
65	Becker, JohnJohn Becker	Republican	Union Township	2012	2020
66	Green, DougDoug Green	Republican	Russellville	2012	2020
67	Brenner, AndrewAndrew Brenner	Republican	Powell	2010	2018
68	Ruhl, MargaretMargaret Ruhl	Republican	Mount Vernon	2008	2016
69	Hambley, SteveSteve Hambley	Republican	Brunswick	2014	2022
70	Hall, DaveDave Hall	Republican	Millersburg	2008	2016
71	Ryan, ScottScott Ryan	Republican	Granville Township	2014	2022
72	Hayes, BillBill Hayes	Republican	Harrison Township	2010	2018
73	Perales, RickRick Perales	Republican	Beavercreek	2012	2020
74	Dean, BillBill Dean	Republican	Xenia	2016 (Appt.)	2024
75	Clyde, KathleenKathleen Clyde	Democratic	Kent	2010	2018
76	LaTourette, SarahSarah LaTourette	Republican	Chagrin Falls	2014	2022
77	Schaffer, TimTim Schaffer	Republican	Lancaster	2014	2022
78	Hood, RonRon Hood	Republican	Walnut Township	2012	2020
79	Koehler, KyleKyle Koehler	Republican	German Township	2014	2022
80	Huffman, SteveSteve Huffman	Republican	Tipp City	2014	2022
81	McColley, RobRob McColley	Republican	Napoleon	2014	2022
82	Burkley, TonyTony Burkley	Republican	Benton Township	2012	2020
83	Sprague, RobertRobert Sprague	Republican	Findlay	2011 (Appt.)	2020
84	Buchy, JimJim Buchy	Republican	Greenville	2011 (Appt.)	2020
85	Vitale, NinoNino Vitale	Republican	Union Township	2014	2022
86	Pelanda, Dorothy LiggettDorothy Liggett Pelanda	Republican	Allen Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
87	McClain, JeffreyJeffrey McClain	Republican	Upper Sandusky	2008	2016
88	Reineke, BillBill Reineke	Republican	Eden Township	2014	2022
89	Arndt, SteveSteve Arndt	Republican	Port Clinton	2015 (Appt.)	2024
90	Johnson, TerryTerry Johnson	Republican	Rush Township	2010	2018
91	Rosenberger, CliffCliff Rosenberger	Republican	Vernon Township	2010	2018
92	Scherer, GaryGary Scherer	Republican	Jackson Township	2012 (Appt.)	2020
93	Smith, RyanRyan Smith	Republican	Green Township	2012 (Appt.)	2020
94	Phillips, DebbieDebbie Phillips	Democratic	Lee Township	2008	2016
95	Thompson, AndyAndy Thompson	Republican	Marietta	2010	2018
96	Cera, JackJack Cera	Democratic	Pultney Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
97	Hill, BrianBrian Hill	Republican	Hopewell Township	2011 (Appt.)	2020
98	Landis, AlAl Landis	Republican	Dover Township	2010	2018
99	Patterson, JohnJohn Patterson	Democratic	Jefferson	2012	2020

References

↑ "GOP Ohio senators re-elect Faber as president". Akron Beacon Journal (Akron). 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
↑ "GOP maintains leadership team in Ohio Senate". Dayton Daily News (Dayton). 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
↑ "GOP Ohio senators re-elect Faber as president". WFMJ (Youngstown, OH). 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
↑ "Faber re-elected as Senate president". Daily Advocate (Greenville, OH). 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
↑ "Ohio Senate Democrats keep current leadership in place". Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland). 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
↑ "From Wright State to House Speaker". Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio). 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
↑ "Minority Leadership". The Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

Ohio General Assemblies by year convened

1 (1803)
2 (1803)
3 (1804)
4 (1805)
5 (1806)
6 (1807)
7 (1808)
8 (1809)
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30 (1831)
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33 (1834)
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35 (1836)
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55 (1862)
56 (1864)
57 (1866)
58 (1868)
59 (1870)
60 (1872)
61 (1874)
62 (1876)
63 (1878)
64 (1880)
65 (1882)
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79 (1911)
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84 (1921)
85 (1923)
86 (1925)
87 (1927)
88 (1929)
89 (1931)
90 (1933)
91 (1935)
92 (1937)
93 (1939)
94 (1941)
95 (1943)
96 (1945)
97 (1947)
98 (1949)
99 (1951)
100 (1953)
101 (1955)
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114 (1981)
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117 (1987)
118 (1989)
119 (1991)
120 (1993)
121 (1995)
122 (1997)
123 (1999)
124 (2001)
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126 (2005)
127 (2007)
128 (2009)
129 (2011)
130 (2013)
131 (2015)

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