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127th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Twenty-seventh Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2007 and 2008. The biennium corresponded with the final days the Bob Taft administration, and the first two years of Ted Strickland's tenure as Ohio Governor. The districts were drawn in accordance to the 2000 United States census and the 2002 redistricting process. Both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were retained by the Ohio Republican Party.

Major events

Vacancies

  • January 2, 2007: Representative Keith Faber (R-77th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
  • January 28, 2007: Senator Kimberly Zurz (D-28th) resigns to become Director of Commerce for Governor Ted Strickland.
  • April 29, 2007: Representative Kenneth Carano (D-59th) resigns to become a member of the cabinet of Governor Ted Strickland.
  • October 9, 2007: Senator Patricia Clancy (R-8th) resigns.
  • October 9, 2007: Representative Bill Seitz (R-30th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
  • December 12, 2007: Representative William J. Healy II (D-52nd) resigns to become mayor of Canton, Ohio.
  • December 13, 2007: Representative Bob Latta (R-6th) resigns to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.
  • December 31, 2007: Representative Robert J. Otterman (D-45th) resigns.
  • January 9, 2008: Senator Randy Gardner (R-2nd) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.
  • January 15, 2008: Representative Mark Wagoner (R-46th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
  • March 31, 2008: Representative George Distel (D-99th) resigns.
  • April 28, 2008: Representative Matt Barrett (D-58th) resigns due to involvement with a scandal involving school children and pornography.
  • May 28, 2008: Representative John Widowfield (R-42nd) resigns.
  • August 15, 2008: Representative Jim Raussen (R-28th) resigns.
  • September 16, 2008: Senator Lance Mason (D-25th) resigns to take a seat on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
  • October 31, 2008: Senator Jeff Jacobson (R-6th) resigns.
  • November 2, 2008: Senator Robert Spada (R-24th) resigns.
  • December 31, 2008: Senator John Boccieri (D-33rd) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Appointments

  • January 2, 2007: Appointment of Keith Faber as Senator of the 12th District due to the resignation of Jim Jordan.
  • January 2, 2007: Appointment of Jason Wilson as Senator of the 30th District due to the resignation of Charlie Wilson.
  • January 2, 2007: Appointment of Capri Cafaro as Senator of the 32nd District due to the resignation of Marc Dann.
  • February 20, 2007: Appointment of Thomas C. Sawyer as Senator of the 28th District due to the resignation of Kimberly Zurz.
  • February 20, 2007: Appointment of Jim Zehringer as Representative of the 77th District due to the resignation of Keith Faber.
  • May 1, 2007: Appointment of Ron Gerberry as Representative of the 59th District due to the resignation of Kenneth Carano.
  • October 9, 2007: Appointment of Robert Mecklenborg as Representative of the 30th District due to the resignation of Bill Seitz.
  • October 10, 2007: Appointment of Bill Seitz as Senator of the 8th District due to the resignation of Patricia Clancy.
  • January 8, 2008: Appointment of John Otterman as Representative of the 45th District due to the resignation of Robert J. Otterman.
  • January 10, 2008: Appointment of Randy Gardner as Representative of the 6th District due to the resignation of Bob Latta.
  • January 15, 2008: Appointment of Mark Wagoner as Senator of the 2nd District due to the resignation of Randy Gardner.
  • January 15, 2008: Appointment of Barbara Sears as Representative of the 46th District due to the resignation of Mark Wagoner.
  • March 11, 2008: Appointment of Stephen Slesnick as Representative of the 52nd District due to the resignation of William J. Healy II.
  • May 21, 2008: Appointment of Deborah Newcomb as Representative of the 99th District due to the resignation of George Distel.
  • May 21, 2008: Appointment of Tom Heydinger as Representative of the 58th District due to the resignation of Matt Barrett.
  • June 10, 2008: Appointment of Richard Nero as Representative of the 42nd District due to the resignation of John Widowfield.
  • September 17, 2008: Appointment of Nina Turner as Senator of the 25th District due to the resignation of Lance Mason.
  • November 18, 2008: Appointment of Peggy Lehner as Senator of the 6th District to serve as a placeholder.
  • November 18, 2008: Appointment of Tom Patton as Senator of the 24th District due to the resignation of Robert Spada.
  • December 5, 2008: Appointment of Andrew Ciarfardini as Representative of the 28th District as a placeholder.

Senate

AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature33Begin33Latest voting share63.6%36.4%
Republican Party (United States)}}"Democratic Party (United States)}}"
22110
21120

Leadership

Majority leadership

  • President of the Senate: Bill Harris
  • President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson (January 2007-November 2008)
  • Floor Leader: Randy Gardner (January 2007-January 2008) Tom Niehaus (January 2008-December 2008)
  • Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Robert Spada (January 2007-December 2008)
  • Whip: Steve Austria

Minority leadership

  • Leader: Teresa Fedor (January 2007-January 2008), Ray Miller (January 2008-December 2008)
  • Assistant Leader: Tom Roberts (January 2007-January 2008), Shirley Smith (January 2008-)
  • Whip: Ray Miller (January 2007-January 2008), Lance Mason (January 2008-October 2008)
  • Assistant Whip: Lance Mason (January 2007-January 2008), Capri Cafaro (January 2008-December 2008)

Members of the 127th Ohio Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceFirst electedTerm limited
1Steve BuehrerRepublicanDelta20062014
2Mark WagonerRepublicanToledo2008 (Appt.)2016
3David GoodmanRepublicanNew Albany2001 (Appt.)2010
4Gary CatesRepublicanWest Chester20042012
5Tom RobertsDemocraticDayton2002 (Appt.)2010
6Peggy LehnerRepublicanKettering2008 (Appt.)2016
7Robert SchulerRepublicanCincinnati20022010
8Bill SeitzRepublicanCincinnati2007 (Appt.)2016
9Eric KearneyDemocraticCincinnati2005 (Appt.)2014
10Steve AustriaRepublicanBeavercreek20002008
11Teresa FedorDemocraticToledo20022010
12Keith FaberRepublicanCelina2007 (Appt.)2016
13Sue MoranoDemocraticLorain20062014
14Tom NiehausRepublicanNew Richmond20042012
15Ray MillerDemocraticColumbus20022010
16Steve StiversRepublicanColumbus2003 (Appt.)2012
17John CareyRepublicanWellston20022010
18Timothy GrendellRepublicanChesterland20042012
19Bill HarrisRepublicanAshland2000 (Appt.)2010
20Joy PadgettRepublicanCoshocton20042012
21Shirley SmithDemocraticCleveland20062014
22Ron AmstutzRepublicanWooster20002008
23Dale MillerDemocraticCleveland2006 (Appt.)2014
24Tom PattonRepublicanStrongsville2008 (Appt.)2016
25Nina TurnerDemocraticCleveland2008 (Appt.)2018
26Larry MumperRepublicanLoudonville1997 (Appt.)2008
27Kevin CoughlinRepublicanCuyahoga Falls2001 (Appt.)2010
28Tom SawyerDemocraticAkron2007 (Appt.)2016
29Kirk SchuringRepublicanCanton20022010
30Jason WilsonDemocraticColumbiana2007 (Appt.)2016
31Tim SchafferRepublicanLancaster20062014
32Capri CafaroDemocraticHubbard2007 (Appt.)2016
33John BoccieriDemocraticNew Middletown20072014

House of Representatives

Composition

AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacantEnd of previous legislature99Begin99Latest voting share46.5%53.5%
Democratic Party (United States)}}"Republican Party (United States)}}"
38600
46530

Leadership

Majority leadership

  • Speaker of the House: Jon Husted
  • President pro tempore of the Senate: Kevin DeWine
  • Floor Leader: Larry L. Flowers
  • Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Jim Carmichael
  • Majority Whip: Bill Seitz (January 2007-August 2007)
  • Assistant Majority Whip: Michelle G. Schneider

Minority leadership

  • Leader: Joyce Beatty
  • Assistant Leader: Todd Book
  • Whip: Steve Driehaus
  • Assistant Whip: Fred Strahorn

Members of the 127th Ohio House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceFirst electedTerm limited
1Linda BolonDemocratEast Palestine20062014
2Jon PetersonRepublicanDelaware20002008
3Jim CarmichaelRepublicanWooster20002008
4Matt HuffmanRepublicanLima20062014
5Gerald StebletonRepublicanLancaster20062014
6Randy GardnerRepublicanBowling Green2008 (Appt.)2016
7Kenny YukoDemocratRichmond Heights20042012
8Armond BudishDemocratBeachwood20062014
9Barbara BoydDemocratCleveland Heights20062014
10Eugene MillerDemocratCleveland20062014
11Sandra WilliamsDemocratCleveland20062014
12Michael DeBoseDemocratCleveland2002 (Appt.)2010
13Michael J. SkindellDemocratLakewood20022010
14Michael FoleyDemocratCleveland2006 (Appt.)2014
15Timothy J. DeGeeterDemocratParma2003 (Appt.)2012
16Jennifer BradyDemocratWestlake20062014
17Josh MandelRepublicanLyndhurst20062014
18Tom PattonRepublicanStrongsville20022010
19Larry L. FlowersRepublicanCanal Winchester20002008
20Jim McGregorRepublicanGahanna2001 (Appt.)2010
21Kevin BaconRepublicanColumbus20062014
22Jim HughesRepublicanClintonville20002008
23Larry WolpertRepublicanHilliard20002008
24Ted CelesteDemocratUpper Arlington20062014
25Dan StewartDemocratColumbus20022010
26Tracy Maxwell HeardDemocratColumbus20062014
27Joyce BeattyDemocratColumbus1999 (Appt.)2008
28Andrew CiarfardiniRepublicanSpringdale2008 (Appt.)2018
29Lou BlessingRepublicanCincinnati20042012
30Robert MecklenborgRepublicanCincinnati2007 (Appt.)2016
31Steve DriehausDemocratCincinnati20002008
32Dale MalloryDemocratCincinnati20062014
33Tyrone YatesDemocratCincinnati20022010
34Tom Brinkman Jr.RepublicanCincinnati20002008
35Michelle G. SchneiderRepublicanCincinnati20002008
36Arlene SetzerRepublicanVandalia20002008
37Jon HustedRepublicanKettering20002008
38John WhiteRepublicanKettering20002008
39Clayton LuckieDemocratDayton2006 (Appt.)2014
40Fred StrahornDemocratDayton20002008
41Brian WilliamsDemocratAkron20042012
42Richard NeroRepublicanCuyahoga Falls2008 (Appt.)2016
43Steve DyerDemocratGreen20062014
44Vernon SykesDemocratAkron20062014
45John OttermanDemocratAkron2008 (Appt.)2016
46Barbara SearsRepublicanSylvania2008 (Appt.)2016
47Peter UjvagiDemocratToledo20022010
48Edna BrownDemocratToledo2001 (Appt.)2010
49Matt SzollosiDemocratToledo20062014
50John HaganRepublicanCanton20002008
51Scott OelslagerRepublicanCanton20022010
52Stephen SlesnickDemocratCanton2008 (Appt.)2016
53Shawn WebsterRepublicanMillville20002008
54Courtney CombsRepublicanHamilton2004 (Appt.)2012
55Bill ColeyRepublicanWest Chester Twp.20042012
56Joseph KoziuraDemocratLorain2001 (Appt.)2010
57Matt LundyDemocratElyria20062014
58Tom HeydingerDemocratNorwalk2008 (Appt.)2016
59Ron GerberryDemocratAustintown2007 (Appt.)2016
60Bob HaganDemocratYoungstown20062014
61Mark OkeyDemocratCarrollton20062014
62Lorraine FendeDemocratWillowick20042012
63Carol-Ann SchindelRepublicanMentor20062014
64Tom LetsonDemocratWarren20062014
65Sandra HarwoodDemocratNiles20022010
66Joe UeckerRepublicanLoveland20042012
67Shannon JonesRepublicanSpringboro20062014
68Kathleen ChandlerDemocratKent20022010
69William G. BatchelderRepublicanMedina20062014
70Kevin DeWineRepublicanBeavercreek20002008
71Jay HottingerRepublicanNewark20062014
72Ross McGregorRepublicanSpringfield2005 (Appt.)2014
73Jay GoyalDemocratMansfield20062014
74Bruce GoodwinRepublicanDefiance20062014
75Lynn WachtmannRepublicanNapoleon20062014
76Cliff HiteRepublicanFindlay20062014
77Jim ZehringerRepublicanFort Recovery2007 (Appt.)2016
78John AdamsRepublicanSidney20062014
79Diana FesslerRepublicanNew Carlisle20002008
80Chris RedfernDemocratPort Clinton1999 (Appt.)2008
81Jeff WagnerRepublicanSycamore20022010
82Steve ReinhardRepublicanBucyrus20002008
83Tony CoreRepublicanMarysville20002008
84Chris WidenerRepublicanSpringfield20022010
85John M. SchlichterRepublicanWashington Court House20022010
86David T. DanielsRepublicanGreenfield20022010
87Clyde EvansRepublicanRio Grande20022010
88Danny BubpRepublicanWest Union20042012
89Todd BookDemocratMcDermott20022010
90Thom CollierRepublicanMount Vernon2000 (Appt.)2008
91Dan DoddDemocratHebron20062014
92Jimmy StewartRepublicanAthens20022010
93Jennifer GarrisonDemocratMarietta20042012
94Jim AslanidesRepublicanCoshocton1999 (Appt.)2008
95John DomenickDemocratSmithfield20022010
96Allan SayreDemocratDover20042012
97Bob GibbsRepublicanLakeville20032010
98Matt DolanRepublicanChagrin Falls20042012
99Deborah NewcombDemocratConneaut2008 (Appt.)2016

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

References

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