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Ohio Senate

{{short description|Upper house of the Ohio legislature}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox legislature

| background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}

| name = Ohio Senate

| legislature = 135th Ohio General Assembly

| coa_pic = Senate Seal Color (wiki).jpg

| house_type = Upper house

| term_limits = 2 terms (8 years)

| new_session = January 6, 2025

| session_room = Ohio State Senate.jpg

| leader1_type = President

| leader1 = Rob McColley (R)

| election1 = January 6, 2025

| leader2_type = President pro tempore

| leader2 = Bill Reineke (R)

| election2 = January 6, 2025

| leader3_type = Majority Leader

| leader3 = Theresa Gavarone (R)

| election3 = January 6, 2025

| leader4_type = Minority Leader

| leader4 = Nickie Antonio (D)

| election4 = January 3, 2023

| term_length = 4 years

| authority = Article II, Ohio Constitution

| salary = $68,674/year

| members = 33

| structure1 = File:Ohio 2025 Senate Election Composition.svg|thumb|Composition of the Ohio Senate starting in 2025

| structure1_res = 250px

| structure1_alt = Layout of Ohio

| political_groups1 =

Majority

  • {{nowrap|{{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (24)}}

Minority

  • {{nowrap|{{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} Democratic (9)}}

| last_election1 = November 5, 2024
(16 seats)

| next_election1 = November 3, 2026
(17 seats)

| meeting_place = Senate Chamber
Ohio Statehouse
Columbus, Ohio

| website = {{URL|ohiosenate.gov}}

}}

The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election.Article II, section 2, Ohio Constitution. Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The president of the Ohio Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Rob McColley.

Currently, the Senate consists of 24 Republicans and 9 Democrats, with the Republicans controlling two more seats than the 22 required for a supermajority vote. Senators are limited to two consecutive terms. Each senator represents approximately 349,000 Ohioans, and each Senate district encompasses three corresponding Ohio House of Representatives districts.

Composition

:135th General Assembly (2022-2023)

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! rowspan="3" |

! colspan="2" |Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

! rowspan="3" |Total

! rowspan="3" |Vacant

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

!Republican

nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |End of previous Assembly

|7

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26

!33

|0

nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |Begin 2025 Session

|9

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24

!33

|0

nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |Latest voting share

!{{percentage|9|33|0}}

! {{party shading/Republican}} |{{percentage|24|33|0}}

! colspan="2" |

=Leadership=

{{stack|File:Seal of the President of the Ohio Senate.svg of the President]]}}

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! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; " | Presiding

President of the Senatestyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

| Rob McColley

President Pro Temporestyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

| Bill Reineke

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; " | Majority Leadership
Majority Floor Leaderstyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

| Theresa Gavarone

Majority Whipstyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

| George Lang

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; " | Minority Leadership
Minority Leaderstyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

|Nickie Antonio

Assistant Minority Leaderstyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| Hearcel Craig

Minority Whipstyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| Kent Smith

Assistant Minority Whipstyle="width:5px; background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| Beth Liston

Other officers

Clerk: According to the Rules of the Senate, the clerk is elected by the members of the Senate and is tasked with maintaining records of all Senate bills and resolutions. The clerk is also responsible for handling all documents received from other government departments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/publications/rules-of-the-senate|title=Rules of the Senate {{!}} The Ohio Legislature|website=www.legislature.ohio.gov|access-date=2016-03-09}}

=Members of the 136th Senate=

[[File:Ohio Senate 2023–25.png|thumb|300x300px|Senate districts by party

{{leftlegend|#4587a0ff|Democratic}}{{leftlegend|#db0417ff|Republican}}

]]

class="sortable wikitable"
District

! Senator

! Party

! Residence

! Counties represented

! Term limited

! First elected

1Rob McColley{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanNapoleonDefiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams20262017*
2{{sortname|Theresa|Gavarone}}{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanBowling GreenErie, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Wood20282019*
3Michele Reynolds{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCanal WinchesterFranklin, Madison, Pickaway20302022
4George Lang{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWest ChesterButler20282020
5Steve Huffman{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTipp CityButler, Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble20262018
6Willis Blackshear Jr.{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticDaytonMontgomery20322024
7Steve Wilson{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMainevilleHamilton, Warren20262017*
8Louis Blessing{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanColerain TownshipHamilton20282019*
9Catherine Ingram{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticCincinnatiHamilton20302022
10{{sortname|Kyle|Koehler}}{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSpringfieldClark, Clinton, Greene20322024
11Paula Hicks-Hudson{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticToledoLucas20302022
12{{sortname|Susan|Manchester}}{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWaynesfieldAllen, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Shelby20322024
13Nathan Manning{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanNorth RidgevilleHuron, Lorain20262018
14Terry Johnson{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMcDermottAdams, Brown, Clermont, Scioto20282019*
15Hearcel Craig{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticColumbusFranklin20262018
16Beth Liston{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticDublinFranklin20322024
17Shane Wilkin{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanJasper TownshipFayette, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Perry, Pike, Ross, Vinton20302022
18Jerry Cirino{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanKirtlandCuyahoga, Lake20282020
19Andrew Brenner{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanPowellCoshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Knox20262018
20Tim Schaffer{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanLancasterFairfield, Licking, Perry20282019*
21{{sortname|Kent|Smith|Kent Smith (American politician)}}{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticClevelandCuyahoga20302022
22Mark Romanchuk{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOntarioAshland, Medina, Richland20282020
23Nickie Antonio{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticLakewoodCuyahoga20262018
24{{sortname|Tom|Patton}}{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanStrongsvilleCuyahoga20322024
25{{sortname|Bill|DeMora}}{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticColumbusFranklin20302022
26Bill Reineke{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanEden TownshipCrawford, Marion, Morrow, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, Wyandot20282020
27Kristina Roegner{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanHudsonGeauga, Portage, Summit20262018
28{{sortname|Casey|Weinstein}}{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticHudsonSummit20322024
29{{sortname|Jane|Timken}}{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCantonStark20342025*
30Brian Chavez{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMariettaAthens, Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Washington20322023*
31{{sortname|Al|Landis}}{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDoverGuernsey, Muskingum, Stark, Tuscarawas, Wayne20302022
32Sandra O'Brien{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanLenox TownshipAshtabula, Geauga, Trumbull20282020
33Alessandro Cutrona{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCanfieldCarroll, Columbiana, Mahoning20342024*

: *Senator was originally appointed.

Past composition of the Senate

{{main|Political party strength in Ohio}}

References

{{reflist|30em}}

External links

  • [http://www.ohiosenate.gov/ Ohio Senate] official website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071007211558/http://votesmart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=OH&criteria=upper Project Vote Smart – State Senate of Ohio]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060043/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/reshape/GA/Adopted-Senate.pdf Map of Ohio Senate Districts, 2012-2022]
  • [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2012Results/20121106ohioSenate.aspx 2012 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2010results/20101102osenate.aspx 2010 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State]
  • [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/ohSenate_110408.aspx 2008 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080227234840/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ElectionsVoter/results2006.aspx?Section=1850 2006 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State]

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