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118th Ohio General Assembly

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The One Hundred Eighteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1989 and 1990. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republican Party and the Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate, there were 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. In the House, there were 60 Democrats and 39 Republicans.

Major events

=Vacancies=

  • April 24, 1989: Representative Jolynn Boster (D-94th) resigns to head the PUCO.
  • December 31, 1989: Senator Michael White (D-21st) resigns.
  • May 23, 1990: Representative John Shivers (D-3rd) resigns to become a judge in Columbiana County, Ohio.
  • July 20, 1990: Representative Tom Pottenger (R-20th) resigns.

=Appointments=

  • May 9, 1989: Mary Abel is appointed to the 94th House District due to the resignation of Jolynn Boster.
  • January 3, 1990: Jeffrey Johnson is appointed to the 21st Senatorial District due to the resignation of Michael White.
  • May 23, 1990: Sean D. Logan is appointed to the 3rd House District due to the resignation of John Shivers.
  • July 20, 1990: Cheryl Winkler is appointed to the 20th House District due to the resignation of Tom Pottenger.

Senate

=Leadership=

==Majority leadership==

==Minority leadership==

=Members of the 118th Ohio Senate=

class="wikitable sortable"

! District

! Senator

! Party

! First elected

1

| M. Ben Gaeth

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

2

| Betty Montgomery

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1988

3

| Ted Gray

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1967

4

| Barry Levey

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1987 (Appt.)

5

| Neal Zimmers

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

6

| Chuck Horn

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

7

| Richard Finan

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978 (Appt.)

8

| Stanley Aronoff

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1967

9

| Bill Bowen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970 (Appt.)

10

| David Hobson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1982 (Appt.)

11

| Linda J. Furney

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

12

| Robert R. Cupp

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

13

| Alan Zaleski

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

| 1982

14

| Cooper Snyder

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1979 (Appt.)

15

| Richard Pfeiffer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

16

| Eugene J. Watts

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

17

| Jan Michael Long

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

18

| Robert Boggs

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

19

| Richard Schafrath

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

20

| Bob Ney

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984 (Appt.)

21

| Jeffrey Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1990 (Appt.)

22

| Grace L. Drake

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984 (Appt.)

23

| Charles L. Butts

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

24

| Gary C. Suhadolnik

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1980

25

| Lee Fisher

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

26

| Paul Pfeifer

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

27

| Roy Ray

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

28

| Bob Nettle

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

29

| Scott Oelslager

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1985 (Appt.)

30

| Rob Burch

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1984

31

| Eugene Branstool

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

| 1982

32

| Charles Henry

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1988

33

| Harry Meshel

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

House of Representatives

=Leadership=

==Majority leadership==

==Minority leadership==

=Members of the 118th Ohio House of Representatives=

class="wikitable sortable"

! District

! Representative

! Party

! First Elected

1

| Bill Thompson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

2

| Ross Boggs Jr

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

3

| Sean D. Logan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1990 (Appt.)

4

| William G. Batchelder

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1968

5

| Randy Gardner

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1985 (Appt.)

6

| Jim Petro

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

7

| Rocco Colonna

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

8

| Madeline Cain

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1988

9

| Patrick Sweeney

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1967

10

| Ron Mottl

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

11

| Barbara C. Pringle

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982 (Appt.)

12

| Troy Lee James

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1967

13

| Frank Mahnic Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1988

14

| Ike Thompson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1970

15

| Jane Campbell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1984

16

| Vermel Whalen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986 (Appt.)

17

| Suzanne Bergansky

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1988

18

| Judy Sheerer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

19

| Ron Suster

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1980

20

| Cheryl Winkler

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1990 (Appt.)

21

| Jerome F. Luebbers

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1978

22

| Lou Blessing

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1982

23

| William L. Mallory Sr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

24

| Terry Tranter

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976 (Appt.)

25

| Helen Rankin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1978 (Appt.)

26

| Jacquelin K. O'Brien

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

27

| Dale N. Van Vyven

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978 (Appt.)

28

| Ed Thomas Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

29

| Ray Miller

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

30

| Mike Stinziano

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

31

| Otto Beatty Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1980 (Appt.)

32

| Dean Conley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1978

33

| Don Gilmore

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978

34

| Jo Ann Davidson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1980

35

| Bill Schuck

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

36

| Rhine McLin

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1989 (Appt.)

37

| Tom Roberts

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986 (Appt.)

38

| Bob Corbin

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1976

39

| Bob Hickey

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

40

| Russ Guerra

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

41

| Tom Seese

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986 (Appt.)

42

| Vernon Sykes

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1983 (Appt.)

43

| Wayne Jones

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1988 (Appt.)

44

| Tom Watkins

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

45

| Casey Jones

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1968

46

| Don Czarcinski

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1983 (Appt.)

47

| Barney Quilter

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1966

48

| Truman Greenwood

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1988

49

| Chuck Red Ash

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978

50

| William J. Healy

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

51

| Dave Johnson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978

52

| Joseph Vukovich

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

53

| Bob Hagan

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

54

| John Bara

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

55

| Joseph Koziura

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1984

56

| Michael A. Fox

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1974

57

| John Boehner

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

58

| June Lucas

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

59

| Michael G. Verich

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

60

| Dan Troy

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

61

| Ray Sines

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

62

| David Hartley

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

|

63

| Paul Jones

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

64

| Frank Sawyer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

65

| Bob Doyle

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1982

66

| Sam Bateman Jr.

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

67

| Marc Guthrie

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

68

| Bob Netzley

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1967

69

| Cliff Skeen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

70

| Fred Deering

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

71

| Ron Gerberry

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1974

72

| Katherine Walsh

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1988

73

| James Buchy

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

74

| Bob Clark

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1982

75

|Joe Haines

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1980

76

| Eugene Byers

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

77

| Harry Mallott

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1972

78

|Steve Williams

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|1980

79

| Larry Manahan

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1978

80

| Lynn Wachtmann

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

81

| Jim Davis

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1984

82

| Jon Stozich

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

83

| Rodney Hughes

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1967

84

| Corwin Nixon

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1967

85

| Dwight Wise

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

|

86

| Larry Adams

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1986

87

| Joan Lawrence

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1982

88

| Mike Shoemaker

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

89

| Vern Riffe

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1967

90

| Rick Rench

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|

91

| Paul Mechling

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

|

92

| Mark Malone

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1984

93

| Ron Amstutz

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|1980

94

| Mary Abel

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1989 (Appt.)

95

| Joe Secrest

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

96

| Tom Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1976

97

| William Hinig

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1967

98

| Jerry W. Krupinski

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

99

| Jack Cera

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

See also

References

  • [http://www.house.state.oh.us/ Ohio House of Representatives] official website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100929191251/https://www.votesmart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=OH&criteria=lower Project Vote Smart – State House of Ohio]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101116232630/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/elections/maps/OEhouseDist.pdf Map of Ohio House Districts]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110110021750/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/publications/election/DistMaps.pdf Ohio District Maps 2002–2012]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20061109060325/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ElectionsVoter/results2006.aspx?Section=1851 2006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State]

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