Ohio's 28th senatorial district
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Ohio's 28th senatorial district has historically been based in metro Akron. Currently it consists of a portion of Summit County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 34, 35 and 36. It has a Cook PVI of D+14. Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Vernon Sykes. He resides in Akron, a city located in Summit County.
==List of senators==
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!Senator !Party !Term !Notes |
| William B. Nye
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 3, 1967 – January 7, 1971 |Nye resigned in 1971 to take a seat under Governor John Gilligan. |
| John Poda
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 13, 1971 – December 31, 1972 |Poda did not seek re-election in 1972. |
| David Headley
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1976 |Headley did not seek re-election in 1976. |
| Kenneth Cox
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1982 |Cox was redistricted out of his district in 1982 and did not seek re-election. |
| Marcus Roberto
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 3, 1983 – December 17, 1986 |Roberto was redistricted to the 28th District in 1982. He died in 1986 while in office. |
| Bob Nettle
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 2, 1987 – March 31, 1995 |Nettle resigned in 1995 prior to the expiration of his term. |
| Leigh Herington
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |March 31, 1995 – August 31, 2003 |Herington resigned in 2003 to run for Portage County Court of Common Pleas. |
| Kimberly Zurz
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |September 3, 2003 – January 28, 2007 |Zurz resigned in 2007 to work under Governor Ted Strickland. |
| Tom Sawyer
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |February 20, 2007 – December 31, 2016 |Sawyer was term-limited in 2016. |
| Vernon Sykes
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2025 |Sykes was term-limited in 2024 |
| Casey Weinstein
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democrat |January 3, 2025 - present |
External links
- [http://www.ohiosenate.gov/sykes Ohio's 28th district senator] at the 133rd Ohio General Assembly official website
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