Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly

The 126th Ohio General Assembly comprised the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly. Every two years, all of the house seats come up for election. The 126th General Assembly was in session in 2005 and 2006. The party distribution was 61 Republicans and 38 Democrats.

Make-up of the 126th General Assembly

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 61
  Democratic Party 38
 Total
99
 Government Majority
23

Leadership

Majority leadership

Office Name Party District Since
Speaker Jon A. Husted Republican 37th District-Kettering  
Speaker Pro Tempore Charles R. Blasdel
RUNNING FOR US HOUSE-6TH CD
Republican 1st District-East Liverpool  
Majority Floor Leader Larry L. Flowers Republican 19th District-Canal Winchester  
Assistant Majority Floor Leader Kevin DeWine Republican 70th District-Fairborn  
Majority Whip Jim Carmichael Republican 3rd District-Wooster  
Assistant Majority Whip Bill Seitz Republican 30th District--Cincinnati  

Minority leadership

Office Name Party District Since
Minority Leader Joyce Beatty Democratic 27th District-Columbus  
Assistant Minority Leader Todd Book Democratic 89th District-McDermott  
Minority Whip Steven L. Driehaus Democratic 31st District-Cincinnati  
Assistant Minority Whip Fred Strahorn Democratic 40th District-Dayton  

Members of the Ohio House of Representatives, 126th General Assembly

District Representative Party Home Town, County First elected
1st District Charles R. Blasdel
(Running for US House-6th CD
Republican East Liverpool, Columbiana 2000
2nd District Jon M. Peterson Republican Delaware, Delaware 1999 (App)
3rd District Jim Carmichael Republican Wooster, Wayne 2000
4th District John R. Willamowski
(Running for Court of Appeals-3rd District)
Republican Lima, Allen  
5th District Tim Schaffer
(Running for State Senate-31st SD)
Republican Lancaster, Fairfield  
6th District Robert E. Latta Republican Bowling Green, Wood 2000
7th District Kenny Yuko Democratic Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga 2004
8th District Lance T. Mason
(Running for State Senate-25th SD)
Democratic Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga 2000
9th District Claudette J. Woodard
(Retiring)
Democratic Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga  
10th District Shirley A. Smith
(Running for State Senate-21st SD)
Democratic Cleveland, Cuyahoga  
11th District Annie L. Key Democratic Cleveland, Cuyahoga  
12th District Michael DeBose Democratic Cleveland, Cuyahoga 2002 (App)
13th District Michael J. Skindell Democratic Lakewood, Cuyahoga 2002
14th District Michael Foley Democratic Cleveland, Cuyahoga 2006 (App)
15th District Timothy J. DeGeeter Democratic Parma, Cuyahoga 2003 (App)
16th District Sally Conway Kilbane
(Term Limited)
Republican Rocky River, Cuyahoga  
17th District James Peter Trakas
(Term Limited)
Republican Independence, Cuyahoga  
18th District Thomas F. Patton Republican Strongsville, Cuyahoga 2002
19th District Larry L. Flowers Republican Canal Winchester, Fairfield/Franklin 2000
20th District Jim McGregor Republican Gahanna, Franklin 2001 (App)
21st District Linda Reidelbach
(Retiring)
Republican Columbus, Franklin  
22nd District Jim Hughes Republican Columbus, Franklin 2000
23rd District Larry Wolpert Republican Hilliard, Franklin 2000
24th District Geoffrey C. Smith Republican Columbus, Franklin  
25th District Daniel Stewart Democratic Columbus, Franklin 2002
26th District Mike Mitchell
(Defeated in Primary)
Democratic Columbus, Franklin 2004
27th District Joyce Beatty Democratic Columbus, Franklin 2000 (App)
28th District Jim Raussen Republican Springdale, Hamilton 2002
29th District Louis W. Blessing Jr. Republican Cincinnati, Hamilton 2004
30th District William J. Seitz Republican Cincinnati, Hamilton  
31st District Steven L. Driehaus Democratic Cincinnati, Hamilton 2000
32nd District Catherine L. Barrett
(Term Limited)
Democratic Cincinnati, Hamilton  
33rd District Tyrone K. Yates Democratic Cincinnati, Hamilton 2002
34th District Tom Brinkman Jr. Republican Cincinnati, Hamilton 2000
35th District Michelle G. Schneider Republican Cincinnati, Hamilton 2000
36th District Arlene J. Setzer Republican Vandalia, Montgomery 2000
37th District Jon A. Husted Republican Kettering, Montgomery 2000
38th District John J. White Republican Kettering, Montgomery 2000
39th District Dixie J. Allen
(Term Limited)
Republican Dayton, Montgomery 2006 (App)
40th District Fred Strahorn Democratic Dayton, Montgomery 2000
41st District Brian G. Williams Democratic Akron, Summit 2004
42nd District John Widowfield Republican Cuyahoga Falls, Summit 2001 (App)
43rd District Mary Taylor
(Running for Auditor)
Republican Green, Summit  
44th District Barbara A. Sykes
(Running for Auditor)
Democratic Akron, Summit  
45th District Robert J. Otterman Democratic Akron, Summit  
46th District Mark Wagoner Republican Toledo, Lucas 2004
47th District Peter Ujvagi Democratic Toledo, Lucas 2002
48th District Edna Brown Democratic Toledo, Lucas 2001 (App)
49th District Jeanine Perry
(Term Limited)
Democratic Toledo, Lucas  
50th District John P. Hagan Republican Marlboro Twp., Stark 2000
51st District W. Scott Oelslager Republican Canton, Stark 2002
52nd District William J. Healy II Democratic Canton, Stark 2004
53rd District Shawn N. Webster Republican Millville, Butler 2000
54th District Courtney E. Combs Republican Hamilton, Butler 2004 (App)
55th District Bill Coley Republican West Chester Twp., Butler 2004
56th District Joseph F. Koziura Democratic Lorain, Lorain 2000
57th District Earl J. Martin Republican Avon Lake, Lorain  
58th District Kathleen L. Walcher
(Retiring)
Republican Norwalk, Huron  
59th District Kenneth A. Carano Sr. Democratic Austintown, Mahoning  
60th District Sylvester D. Patton Jr.
(Term Limited)
Democratic Youngstown, Mahoning  
61st District John A. Boccieri
(Running for State Senate-33rd SD)
Democratic New Middletown, Mahoning  
62nd District Lorraine M. Fende Democratic Willowick, Lake 2004
63rd District Timothy J. Cassell Democratic Madison, Lake 2004
64th District Randy Law Republican Warren, Trumbull 2004
65th District Sandra Stabile Harwood Democratic Niles, Trumbull 2002
66th District Joseph W. Uecker Republican Loveland, Clermont 2004
67th District Tom Raga
(Running for Lieutenant Governor)
Republican Deerfield Township, Warren 2000
68th District Kathleen Chandler Democratic Kent, Portage 2002
69th District Charles E. Calvert
(Term Limited)
Republican Medina, Medina  
70th District Kevin DeWine Republican Fairborn, Greene 2000
71st District David R. Evans
(Term Limited)
Republican Newark, Licking  
72nd District Ross McGregor Republican Springfield, Clark 2005 (App)
73rd District William J. Hartnett
(Retiring)
Democratic Mansfield, Richland  
74th District Stephen P. Buehrer
(Running for State Senate—1st SD)
Republican Delta, Fulton 1998
75th District James M. Hoops
(Term Limited)
Republican Napoleon, Henry  
76th District Michael E. Gilb
(Retiring)
Republican Findlay, Hancock  
77th District Keith L. Faber Republican Celina, Mercer 2001-
78th District Derrick Seaver
(Retiring)
Republican Minster, Auglaize 2001-
79th District Diana M. Fessler Republican New Carlisle, Clark 2000
80th District Chris Redfern Democratic Port Clinton, Ottawa 2000
81st District Jeff Wagner Republican Sycamore, Seneca 2002
82nd District Stephen Reinhard Republican Bucyrus, Crawford 2000
83rd District Anthony E. Core Republican Rushsylvania, Logan 2000
84th District Chris Widener Republican Springfield, Clark 2002
85th District John M. Schlichter Republican Washington Court House, Fayette 2002
86th District David T. Daniels Republican Greenfield, Highland 2002
87th District Clyde Evans Republican Rio Grande, Gallia 2002
88th District Danny R. Bubp Republican West Union, Adams 2004
89th District Todd Book Democratic McDermott, Scioto 2002
90th District Thom Collier Republican Mount Vernon, Knox 2000 (App)
91st District Ron Hood
(Retiring)
Republican Canfield, Mahoning 2004
92nd District Jimmy Stewart Republican Athens, Athens 2002
93rd District Jennifer Garrison Democratic Marietta, Washington 2004
94th District James Aslanides Republican Coshocton, Coschocton 2000
95th District John Domenick Democratic Smithfield, Jefferson 2002
96th District Allan R. Sayre Democratic Dover, Tuscarawas 2004
97th District Bob Gibbs Republican Lakeville, Holmes 2002
98th District Matthew J. Dolan Republican Novelty, Geauga 2004
99th District L. George Distel Democratic Conneaut, Ashtabula 2000

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