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116th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Sixteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1985 and 1986. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republican Party and the Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate, there were 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. In the House, there were 58 Democrats and 41 Republicans.

Major events

Vacancies

  • February 5, 1985: Senator Tom Walsh (R-29th) resigns.
  • November 15, 1985: Representative Bob Brown (R-5th) resigns.
  • January 8, 1986: Representative Ed Ortlett (D-37th) resigns.
  • March 4, 1986: Representative Bob Nettle (D-41st) resigns.
  • October 16, 1986: Representative John Thomson (D-16th) dies.

Appointments

  • February 5, 1985: Scott Oeslager is appointed to the 29th Senatorial District.
  • November 15, 1985: Randy Gardner is appointed to the 5th House District.
  • January 8, 1986: Tom Roberts is appointed to the 37th House District.
  • November 16, 1986: Vermel Whalen is appointed to the 16th House District.
  • May 21, 1986: Tom Seese is appointed to the 41st House District.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

  • President of the Senate: Paul Gillmor
  • President pro tempore of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff
  • Assistant pro tempore: Paul Pfeifer
  • Whip: Richard Finan

Minority leadership

  • Leader: Harry Meshel
  • Assistant Leader: Neal Zimmers
  • Whip: Charles Butts
  • Assistant Whip: Tom Carney

Members of the 116th Ohio Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyFirst elected
1M. Ben GaethRepublican1974
2Paul GillmorRepublican1967
3Ted GrayRepublican1967
4Buz LukensRepublican1971 (Appt.)
5Neal ZimmersDemocratic1974
6Chuck HornRepublican1984
7Richard FinanRepublican1978 (Appt.)
8Stanley AronoffRepublican1967
9Bill BowenDemocratic1970 (Appt.)
10David HobsonRepublican1982 (Appt.)
11Marigene ValiquetteDemocratic1969 (Appt.)
12Robert R. CuppRepublican1984
13Alan ZaleskiDemocratic1982
14Cooper SnyderRepublican1979 (Appt.)
15Richard PfeifferDemocratic1982
16Eugene J. WattsRepublican1984
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
29Scott OelslagerRepublican1985 (Appt.)
30Rob BurchDemocratic1984
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: Patrick Sweeney

Minority leadership

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

Members of the 116th Ohio House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyFirst elected
1Waldo RoseRepublican1972
2Ross BoggsDemocratic1982
3John D. Shivers Jr.Democratic1982
4William G. BatchelderRepublican1968
5Randy GardnerRepublican1985 (Appt.)
6Jeff JacobsRepublican1984 (Appt.)
7Rocco ColonnaDemocratic1974
8Francine PanehalDemocratic1974
9Patrick SweeneyDemocratic1967
10June KreuzerDemocratic1982
11Barbara C. PringleDemocratic1982 (Appt.)
12Troy Lee JamesDemocratic1967
13John CarrollDemocratic1984
14Ike ThompsonDemocratic1970
15Jane CampbellDemocratic1984
16Vermel WhalenDemocratic1986 (Appt.)
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.)
28Edward J. ThomasRepublican
29Ray MillerDemocratic1982
30Mike StinzianoDemocratic1972
31Otto Beatty Jr.Democratic1980 (Appt.)
32Dean ConleyDemocratic1978
33Don GilmoreRepublican1978
34Jo Ann DavidsonRepublican1980
35Dana DeshlerRepublican
36C.J. McLinDemocratic1966
37Tom RobertsDemocratic1986 (Appt.)
38Bob CorbinRepublican1976
39Bob HickeyDemocratic1982
40Russell E. GuerraRepublican
41Tom SeeseDemocratic1986 (Appt.)
42Vernon SykesDemocratic1983 (Appt.)
43Vernon CookDemocratic1972
44Tom WatkinsRepublican1984
45Casey JonesDemocratic1968
46Don CzarcinskiDemocratic1983 (Appt.)
47Barney QuilterDemocratic1966
48John GalbraithRepublican1966
49Chuck Red AshRepublican1978
50William J. HealyDemocratic1974
51David JohnsonRepublican1976
52Joseph VukovichDemocratic1976
53Tom GilmartinDemocratic1972
54John BaraDemocratic1982
55Joseph KoziuraDemocratic1984
56Michael A. FoxRepublican1974
57John BoehnerRepublican1984
58Joe WilliamsRepublican1980
59Michael G. VerichDemocratic1982
60Dan TroyDemocratic1982
61Bob Hagan Sr.Democratic
62David HartleyDemocratic
63Paul JonesDemocratic1982
64Frank SawyerDemocratic1982
65Bob DoyleRepublican1982
66Sam BatemanRepublican
67Marc GuthrieDemocratic1982
68Bob NetzleyRepublican1967
69Cliff SkeenDemocratic1976
70Fred DeeringDemocratic1972
71Ron GerberryDemocratic1974
72Marie TanseyRepublican1976
73Jim BuchyRepublican
74Bob ClarkRepublican1982
75Joe HainesRepublican1980
76Tom Van MeterRepublican1984
77Harry MallottDemocratic1972
78Steve WilliamsRepublican1980
79Larry ManahanRepublican1978
80Lynn WachtmannRepublican1984
81Jim DavisRepublican1984
82John StozichRepublican
83Rodney HughesRepublican1967
84Corwin NixonRepublican1967
85Dwight WiseDemocratic1982
86Walter McClaskeyRepublican1972
87Joan LawrenceRepublican1982
88Mike ShoemakerDemocratic1982
89Vern RiffeDemocratic1967
90Richard RenchRepublican
91Paul MechlingDemocratic
92Mark MaloneDemocratic1984
93Ron AmstutzRepublican1980
94Jolynn BosterDemocratic1982
95Joe SecrestDemocratic1982
96Tom JohnsonRepublican1976
97William HinigDemocratic1967
98Arthur BowersDemocratic1968
99Jack CeraDemocratic1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

References

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