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109th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Ninth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1971 and 1972. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. In the House, there were 54 Republicans and 45 Democrats. It was the last General Assembly to use districts drawn after the 1966 apportionment.

Major events

Vacancies

  • January 5, 1971: Senator Walter E. Powell (R-4th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  • January 11, 1971: Senator William B. Nye (D-28th) resigns to take a seat in the cabinet of Governor John Gilligan.
  • December 31, 1971: Senator James K. Leedy (R-19th) resigns.
  • December 15, 1972: Senator Jerry O'Shaughnessy (D-15th) dies.

Appointments

  • January 5, 1971: Donald E. “Buz” Lukens is appointed to the 4th Senatorial District.
  • January 12, 1972: Kenneth F. Berry is appointed to the 19th Senatorial District.
  • January 13, 1971: John Poda is appointed to the 28th Senatorial District.
  • January 1973: Robert O'Shaughnessy is appointed to the 15th District.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

  • President of the Senate: John W. Brown
  • President pro tempore of the Senate: Theodore Gray
  • Majority Whip:

Minority leadership

  • Leader: Anthony Calabrese
  • Assistant Leader: Oliver Ocasek

Members of the 109th Ohio Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyFirst elected
1Howard C. CookRepublican1966
2Tennyson GuyerRepublican1958
3Ted GrayRepublican1950
4Buz LukensRepublican1971 (Appt.)
5Clara WeisenbornRepublican1966
6David HolcombRepublican1966
7Michael MaloneyRepublican1964 (Appt.)
8Stanley AronoffRepublican1966
9Bill BowenDemocratic1970 (Appt.)
10Max DennisRepublican1963 (Appt.)
11Marigene ValiquetteDemocratic1969 (Appt.)
12Paul GillmorRepublican1966
13Robert J. CortsRepublican1968
14Robin TurnerRepublican1962
15Robert O'ShaughnessyDemocratic1972 (Appt.)
16Bob ShawRepublican1952
17Harry ArmstrongRepublican1966
18Oakley C. CollinsRepublican1950
19Kenneth F. BerryRepublican1972 (Appt.)
20Robert SecrestDemocratic1968
21Morris JacksonDemocratic1966
22Anthony O. CalabreseDemocratic1956
23Anthony F. NovakDemocratic1962
24Ron MottlDemocratic1968
25Paul MatiaRepublican1970
26William W. TaftRepublican1966
27Oliver OcasekDemocratic1958
28John PodaDemocratic1971 (Appt.)
29Ralph RegulaRepublican1966
30Doug ApplegateDemocratic1968
31Robert StockdaleRepublican1962
32Bishop KilpatrickDemocratic1966
33Harry MeshelDemocratic1970

House of Representatives

Members of the 109th Ohio House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyFirst elected
1Fred HadleyRepublican1967
2Robert WilhelmRepublican1967
3Jack P. OliverRepublican1968
4Charles KurfessRepublican1967
5Robert D. SchuckRepublican1968
6Walter WhiteRepublican1967
7Bob NetzleyRepublican1967
8Rodney HughesRepublican1967
9Charles FryRepublican1967
10John ScottRepublican1968
11Corwin NixonRepublican1967
12Bill MusseyRepublican1967
13Howard KnightRepublican1967
14Ethel SwanbeckRepublican1967
15Paul PfeiferRepublican1970
16Lloyd KernsRepublican1967
17Richard ChristiansenDemocratic1967
18Kenneth CreasyRepublican1967
19Raymond LutherRepublican1970
20Joseph HiestandRepublican1967
21Myrl ShoemakerDemocratic1967
22Vern RiffeDemocratic1967
23William G. BatchelderRepublican1968
24John JohnsonDemocratic1970
25Don MadduxDemocratic1968
26Carlton DavidsonRepublican1967
27Ralph WelkerRepublican1967
28David WeissertRepublican1967
29Sam SpeckRepublican1970
30A.G. LancioneDemocratic1967
31John BakerRepublican1968
32William HinigDemocratic1967
33Arthur BowersDemocratic1968
34John WargoDemocratic1970
35Marcus RobertoDemocratic1970
36James MuellerDemocratic1970
37Joe TulleyRepublican1967
38E. W. LampsonRepublican1967
39David ArmbrusterDemocratic1970
40Tom KindnessRepublican1970
41Ike ThompsonDemocratic1970
42Larry SmithDemocratic1967
43Anthony RussoDemocratic1967
44John ThompsonDemocratic1970
45Robert JaskulskiDemocratic1970
46Troy Lee JamesDemocratic1967
47Patrick SweeneyDemocratic1967
48Jim FlanneryDemocratic1967
49Richard CelesteDemocratic1970
50James CelebrezzeDemocratic1967
51Donna PopeRepublican1972 (Appt.)
52George MasticsRepublican1967
53Edward RyderRepublican1971 (Appt.)
54John SweeneyDemocratic1970
55Leonard OstrovskyDemocratic1968
56Harry LehmanDemocratic1970
57Walter RutkowskiDemocratic1968
58Larry HughesRepublican1968
59Alan NorrisRepublican1966
60James BaumannDemocratic1970
61Mack PembertonRepublican1966
62Doris JonesRepublican1966
63Phale HaleDemocratic1966
64Keith McNamaraRepublican1960
65John BechtoldRepublican1966
66Dale SchmidtRepublican1968
67Frank H. MayfieldRepublican1968 (Appt.)
68Chester CruzeRepublican1968
69James RankinDemocratic1970
70Norman MurdockRepublican1966
71Gordon M. SchererRepublican1964
72William L. Mallory Sr.Democratic1966
73Thomas PottengerRepublican1968
74Leo CameraDemocratic1968
75Don PeaseDemocratic1968
76John GalbraithRepublican1966
77Donald FraserRepublican1968
78Casey JonesDemocratic1968
79Arthur WilkowskiDemocratic1969 (Appt.)
80Barney QuilterDemocratic1966
81John V. McCarthyDemocratic1968
82George D. TablackDemocratic1970 (Appt.)
83Walter PauloRepublican1966
84Fred YoungRepublican1968
85David AlbrittonRepublican1960
86Tom FriesDemocratic1970
87Tony P. HallDemocratic1968
88C.J. McLinDemocratic1966
89Ross HeintzelmanRepublican1968
90James ThorpeRepublican1966
91Robert LevittRepublican1962
92Richard ReichelRepublican1966
93Morris BoydRepublican1966
94Robert ManningRepublican1966
95Claude FioccaDemocratic1966
96David HeadleyDemocratic1966
97Ronald WeyandtDemocratic1971 (Appt.)
98Bob NaderDemocratic1970
99Michael Del BaneDemocratic1968

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

References

References

  1. (December 16, 1972). "Sen. O'Shaughnessy Dies; Democrats to Fill Seat". [[The Plain Dealer]].
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