Ohio House of Representatives

Ohio House of Representatives
132nd Ohio General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 3, 2017
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Cliff Rosenberger (R) Since January 5, 2015
Speaker Pro Tempore	Kirk Schuring (R) Since January 3, 2017
Majority Leader	Dorothy Liggett Pelanda (R) Since January 3, 2017
Minority Leader	Fred Strahorn (D) Since January 5, 2015
Structure
Seats	99
Political groups	Majority   Republican (66) Minority   Democratic (33)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article II, Ohio Constitution
Salary	$60,584/year
Elections
Last election	November 7, 2016 (99 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2018 (99 seats)
Redistricting	Ohio Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Ohio Statehouse Columbus, Ohio
Website
Ohio House of Representatives

The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.

The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded state constitution of that year. In 1816, the capital was moved to Columbus, where it is located today. The 132nd General Assembly convened in January 2017.^[1]

Members are limited to four consecutive two-year elected terms (terms are considered consecutive if they are separated by less than two years). Time served by appointment to fill out another representative's uncompleted term does not count against the term limit. There are 99 members in the house, elected from single-member districts. Every even-numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election.

Composition

Leadership

Majority

• Speaker of the House: Cliff Rosenberger
• Speaker pro tempore: Kirk Schuring
• Majority Floor Leader: Dorothy Liggett Pelanda
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Sarah LaTourette
• Majority Whip: Tom Patton
• Assistant Majority Whip: Rob McColley

Minority

• Minority Leader: Fred Strahorn
• Assistant Minority Leader: Nicholas J. Celebrezze
• Minority Whip: Nickie J. Antonio
• Assistant Minority Whip: Emilia Sykes

Members of the 132nd House of Representatives

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

Officials

Speaker of the House

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House. The 102nd and current Speaker is Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Wilmington, Ohio. The duties of the Speaker include preserving order and decorum at all times, recognizing visitors in the galleries, controlling and providing security for the Hall, appointing members to perform the duties of the Speaker for a temporary period of time, naming committees and subcommittees and appointing their chairs and members, overseeing the performance of House employees, and signing bills, acts, resolutions, and more.^[2]

Clerk of the House

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is in charge of and regulates the distribution of records of the House. The Clerk is the custodian of legislative documents within the House. The duties of the Clerk include examining bills or resolutions before introduction, numbering bills and resolutions for filing, providing bills and documents pertaining to the bill to the chair of the corresponding committee, publishing calendars to notify the public about bills and resolutions, keeping a journal of House proceedings, superintending the presentation of bills and resolutions, and attesting writs and subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives.^[2]

Sergeant-at-Arms

The Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives is tasked with maintaining security and order in the House. The Sergeant-at-arms may be ordered by the Speaker to clear the aisles if this is deemed necessary by the Speaker. Other duties of the Sergeant-at-arms include controlling admission to the building, serving subpoenas and warrants issued by the House, and bringing any members found to be absent without leave to the House.^[2]

Committees and subcommittees

The Speaker of the House is in charge of naming all committees and subcommittees.^[2] The current committees and subcommittees are:^[3]

• Aging and Long Term Care
• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security
• Civil Justice
• Economic Development, Commerce, and Labor
• Criminal Justice
• Education and Career Readiness
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Federalism and Interstate Relations
• Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development
• Finance
  • Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture Development and Natural Resources
  • Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education
  • Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education
  • Finance Subcommittee on State Government and Agency Review
  • Finance Subcommittee on Transportation
• Government Accountability and Oversight
• Health
• Higher Education and Workforce Development
• Insurance
• Public Utilities
• Rules and References
• State and Local Government
• Transportation and Public Safety
• Ways and Means

References

External links

• Official website
• Project Vote Smart – State House of Ohio
• Map of Ohio House Districts
  • Ohio District Maps 2002–2012
• Election results from Ohio Secretary of State