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115th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Fifteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1983 and 1984. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate, there were 17 Democrats and 16 Republicans. In the House, there were 62 Democrats and 37 Republicans. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1980 United States census.

Major events

Vacancies

December 2, 1983: Senator Sam Speck (R-20th) resigns. March 11, 1983: Representative Pete Crossland (D-42nd) resigns. July 19, 1983: Representative Arthur Wilkowski (D-46th) resigns. March 6, 1984: Senator Tom Fries (D-6th) resigns May 17, 1984: Senator Morris Jackson (D-21st) resigns. May 20, 1984: Senator Ben Skall (R-22nd) resigns. May 22, 1984: Representative Jim Petro (R-6th) resigns.

Appointments

March 16, 1983: Vernon Sykes is appointed to the 42nd House District. November 30, 1983: Don Czarcinski is appointed to the 46th House District. January 10, 1984: Bob Ney is appointed to the 20th Senatorial District. March 6, 1984: Tom Talbott is appointed to the 6th Senatorial District. May 17, 1984: Michael R. White is appointed to the 21st Senatorial District. May 20, 1984: Grace L. Drake is appointed to the 22nd Senatorial District. May 23, 1984: Jeff Jacobs is appointed to the 6th House District.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

  • President of the Senate: Harry Meshel
  • President pro tempore of the Senate: Neal Zimmers
  • Assistant pro tempore: Charles Butts
  • Whip: Marigene Valiquette

Minority leadership

  • Leader Minority of Ohio State Senate: Paul Gillmor
  • Vice-Leader Minority of Ohio State Senate: Stanley Aronoff
  • Assistant Vice-Leader Minority of Ohio State Senate: Sam Speck
  • Second Assistant Vice-Leader Minority of Ohio State Senate: Paul Pfeifer

Members of the 115th Ohio Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyFirst elected
1M. Ben GaethRepublican1974
2Paul GillmorRepublican1967
3Ted GrayRepublican1967
4Buz LukensRepublican1971 (Appt.)
5Neal ZimmersDemocratic1974
6Tom TalbottDemocratic1984 (Appt.)
7Richard FinanRepublican1978 (Appt.)
8Stanley AronoffRepublican1967
9Bill BowenDemocratic1970 (Appt.)
10David HobsonRepublican1982 (Appt.)
11Marigene ValiquetteDemocratic1969 (Appt.)
12Steve MaurerDemocratic1980
13Alan ZaleskiDemocratic1982
14Cooper SnyderRepublican1979 (Appt.)
15Richard PfeifferDemocratic1982
16Michael SchwarzwalderDemocratic1976
17Oakley C. CollinsRepublican1974
18Robert BoggsDemocratic1982
19Lowell SteinbrennerRepublican1982
20Bob NeyRepublican1984 (Appt.)
21Michael R. WhiteDemocratic1984 (Appt.)
22Grace L. DrakeRepublican1984 (Appt.)
23Charles L. ButtsDemocratic1974
24Gary C. SuhadolnikRepublican1980
25Lee FisherDemocratic1982
26Paul PfeiferRepublican1976
27Oliver OcasekDemocratic1967
28Marcus RobertoDemocratic1982
29Tom WalshRepublican1978
30Bill RessRepublican1980
31Eugene BranstoolDemocratic1982
32Tom CarneyDemocratic1972
33Harry MeshelDemocratic1970

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

  • Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe
  • President pro tempore of the Senate: Barney Quilter
  • Floor Leader: Bill Mallory
  • Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Vernon Cook
  • Majority Whip: Mary Boyle

Minority leadership

  • Leader: Corwin Nixon
  • Assistant Leader: Waldo Rose
  • Whip: Dave Johnson

Members of the 115th Ohio House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyFirst elected
1Waldo RoseRepublican1972
2Ross BoggsDemocratic1982
3John D. Shivers Jr.Democratic1982
4William G. BatchelderRepublican1968
5Robert BrownRepublican1978
6Jeff JacobsRepublican1984 (Appt.)
7Rocco ColonnaDemocratic1974
8Francine PanehalDemocratic1974
9Patrick SweeneyDemocratic1967
10June KreuzerDemocratic1982
11Barbara C. PringleDemocratic1982 (Appt.)
12Troy Lee JamesDemocratic1967
13Frank Mahnic Jr.Democratic1978
14Ike ThompsonDemocratic1970
15Mary BoyleDemocratic1978
16John ThompsonDemocratic1970
17Leroy PetersonDemocratic1982
18Judy SheererDemocratic1982
19Ron SusterDemocratic1980
20Thomas PottengerRepublican1976
21Jerome F. LuebbersDemocratic1978
22Lou BlessingRepublican1982
23William L. Mallory Sr.Democratic1966
24Terry TranterDemocratic1976 (Appt.)
25Helen RankinDemocratic1978 (Appt.)
26John O'BrienRepublican1980
27Dale Van VyvenRepublican1978 (Appt.)
28David J. LelandDemocratic
29Ray MillerDemocratic1982
30Mike StinzianoDemocratic1972
31Otto Beatty Jr.Democratic1980 (Appt.)
32Dean ConleyDemocratic1978
33Don GilmoreRepublican1978
34Jo Ann DavidsonRepublican1980
35Dana DeshlerRepublican
36C.J. McLinDemocratic1966
37Ed OrlettDemocratic1972
38Bob CorbinRepublican1976
39Bob HickeyDemocratic1982
40Russell E. GuerraRepublican
41Bob NettleDemocratic1976
42Vernon SykesDemocratic1983 (Appt.)
43Vernon CookDemocratic1972
44Thomas C. SawyerDemocratic1976
45Casey JonesDemocratic1968
46Don CzarcinskiDemocratic1983 (Appt.)
47Barney QuilterDemocratic1966
48John GalbraithRepublican1966
49Chuck Red AshRepublican1978
50William J. HealyDemocratic1974
51David JohnsonRepublican1976
52Joseph VukovichDemocratic1976
53Tom GilmartinDemocratic1972
54John BaraDemocratic1982
55Michael CameraDemocratic1982
56Michael A. FoxRepublican1974
57Bill DonhamRepublican1972
58Joe WilliamsRepublican1980
59Michael G. VerichDemocratic1982
60Dan TroyDemocratic1982
61Bob Hagan Sr.Democratic
62David HartleyDemocratic
63Paul JonesDemocratic1982
64Frank SawyerDemocratic1982
65Bob DoyleRepublican1982
66Sue FisherRepublican
67Marc GuthrieDemocratic1982
68Bob NetzleyRepublican1967
69Cliff SkeenDemocratic1976
70Fred DeeringDemocratic1972
71Ron GerberryDemocratic1974
72Marie TanseyRepublican1976
73Jim BuchyRepublican
74Bob ClarkRepublican1982
75Joe HainesRepublican1980
76Harry TurnerRepublican1972
77Harry MallottDemocratic1972
78Steve WilliamsRepublican1980
79Larry ManahanRepublican1978
80Chuck EarlRepublican1982
81Dale LockerDemocratic1972
82John StozichRepublican
83Rodney HughesRepublican1967
84Corwin NixonRepublican1967
85Dwight WiseDemocratic1982
86Walter McClaskeyRepublican1972
87Joan LawrenceRepublican1982
88Mike ShoemakerDemocratic1982
89Vern RiffeDemocratic1967
90Richard RenchRepublican
91Paul MechlingDemocratic
92Ron JamesDemocratic1974
93Ron AmstutzRepublican1980
94Jolynn BosterDemocratic1982
95Joe SecrestDemocratic1982
96Tom JohnsonDemocratic1976
97William HinigDemocratic1967
98Arthur BowersDemocratic1968
99Jack CeraDemocratic1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

References

de:Repräsentantenhaus von Ohio

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