Ohio House of Representatives facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ohio House of Representatives |
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| 134th Ohio General Assembly | |
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Term limits
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4 terms (8 years total) |
| History | |
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New session started
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January 4, 2021 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker of the House
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Robert R. Cupp (R)
Since July 30, 2020 |
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Speaker Pro Tempore
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Tim Ginter (R)
Since January 4, 2021 |
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Majority Leader
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Bill Seitz (R)
Since January 7, 2019 |
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Minority Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 99 |
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Political groups
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Majority
Minority
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Length of term
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2 years |
| Authority | Article II, Ohio Constitution |
| Salary | $60,584/year |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 3, 2020 (99 seats) |
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Next election
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November 8, 2022 (99 seats) |
| Redistricting | Ohio Redistricting Commission |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Ohio Statehouse Columbus, Ohio |
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| Website | |
| Ohio House of Representatives | |
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly. It meets at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. It has 99 members that each represent one district. Members are elected to two-year terms. They can only serve up to four terms, as they are term limited. The house is currently controlled by the Republican Party.
Composition
| Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | |||
| End of previous Assembly | 38 | 61 | 99 | 0 |
| Begin (January 4, 2021) | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 35.4% | 64.6% | ||
Leadership
| Presiding | ||
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| Speaker of the House | Robert Cupp | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Tim Ginter | |
| Majority Leadership | ||
| Majority Floor Leader | Bill Seitz | |
| Assistant Majority Floor Leader | Rick Carfagna | |
| Majority Whip | Don Jones | |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Cindy Abrams | |
| Minority Leadership | ||
| Minority Leader | Emilia Sykes | |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Kristin Boggs | |
| Minority Whip | Paula Hicks-Hudson | |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Richard Brown | |
Members of the 133rd House of Representatives
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | Counties Represented | First Elected | Term Limited |
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| 1 | Scott Wiggam | Republican | Wooster | Wayne | 2016 | 2024 |
| 2 | Marilyn John | Republican | Shelby | Richland | 2020 | 2028 |
| 3 | Haraz Ghanbari | Republican | Perrysburg | Wood | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 4 | Robert Cupp | Republican | Shawnee Township | Allen | 2014 | 2022 |
| 5 | Tim Ginter | Republican | Salem | Columbiana | 2014 | 2022 |
| 6 | Phil Robinson | Democratic | Cleveland | Cuyahoga (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 7 | Tom Patton | Republican | Strongsville | Cuyahoga (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 8 | Kent Smith | Democratic | Euclid | Cuyahoga (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 9 | Janine Boyd | Democratic | Cleveland Heights | Cuyahoga (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 10 | Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Cleveland | Cuyahoga (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 11 | Stephanie Howse | Democratic | Cleveland | Cuyahoga (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 12 | Juanita Brent | Democratic | Cleveland | Cuyahoga (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 13 | Michael Skindell | Democratic | Lakewood | Cuyahoga (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 14 | Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Cleveland | Cuyahoga (part) | 2018↑ | 2026 |
| 15 | Jeffery Crossman | Democratic | Parma | Cuyahoga (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 16 | Monique Smith | Democratic | Fairview Park | Cuyahoga (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 17 | Adam Miller | Democratic | Columbus | Franklin (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 18 | Kristin Boggs | Democratic | Columbus | Franklin (part) | 2016↑ | 2024 |
| 19 | Mary Lightbody | Democratic | Westerville | Franklin (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 20 | Richard Brown | Democratic | Canal Winchester | Franklin (part) | 2017↑ | 2026 |
| 21 | Beth Liston | Democratic | Dublin | Franklin (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 22 | David Leland | Democratic | Columbus | Franklin (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 23 | Laura Lanese | Republican | Grove City | Franklin (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 24 | Allison Russo | Democratic | Upper Arlington | Franklin (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 25 | Dontavius Jarrells | Democratic | Columbus | Franklin (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 26 | Erica Crawley | Democratic | Columbus | Franklin (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 27 | Tom Brinkman | Republican | Cincinnati | Hamilton (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 28 | Jessica Miranda | Democratic | Forest Park | Hamilton (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 29 | Cindy Abrams | Republican | Harrison | Hamilton (part) | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 30 | Bill Seitz | Republican | Green Township | Hamilton (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 31 | Brigid Kelly | Democratic | Cincinnati | Hamilton (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 32 | Catherine Ingram | Democratic | Cincinnati | Hamilton (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 33 | Sedrick Denson | Democratic | Cincinnati | Hamilton (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 34 | Emilia Sykes | Democratic | Akron | Summit (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 35 | Tavia Galonski | Democratic | Akron | Summit (part) | 2017↑ | 2026 |
| 36 | Bob Young | Republican | Green | Summit (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 37 | Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Hudson | Summit (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 38 | Bill Roemer | Republican | Richfield | Stark (part), Summit (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 39 | Willis Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Dayton | Montgomery (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 40 | Phil Plummer | Republican | Dayton | Montgomery (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 41 | Andrea White | Republican | Kettering | Montgomery (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 42 | Tom Young | Republican | Miamisburg | Montgomery (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 43 | Rodney Creech | Republican | West Alexandria | Montgomery (part), Preble | 2020 | 2028 |
| 44 | Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic | Toledo | Lucas (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 45 | Lisa Sobecki | Democratic | Toledo | Lucas (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 46 | Michael Sheehy | Democratic | Oregon | Lucas (part) | 2013↑ | 2022 |
| 47 | Derek Merrin | Republican | Waterville | Fulton (part), Lucas (part) | 2016↑ | 2024 |
| 48 | Scott Oelslager | Republican | North Canton | Stark (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 49 | Tom West | Democratic | Canton | Stark (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 50 | Reggie Stoltzfus | Republican | Paris Township | Stark (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 51 | Sara Carruthers | Republican | Hamilton | Butler (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 52 | Jennifer Gross | Republican | West Chester | Butler (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 53 | Thomas Hall | Republican | Madison Township | Butler (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 54 | Paul Zeltwanger | Republican | Mason | Butler (part), Warren (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 55 | Gayle Manning | Republican | North Ridgeville | Lorain (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 56 | Joe Miller | Democratic | Amherst | Lorain (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 57 | Dick Stein | Republican | Norwalk | Huron, Lorain (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 58 | Michele Lepore-Hagan | Democratic | Youngstown | Mahoning (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 59 | Alessandro Cutrona | Republican | Canfield | Mahoning (part) | 2020↑ | 2028 |
| 60 | Daniel Troy | Democratic | Willowick | Lake (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 61 | Jamie Callender | Republican | Concord Township | Lake (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 62 | Scott Lipps | Republican | Franklin | Warren (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 63 | Mike Loychik | Republican | Cortland | Trumbull (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 64 | Michael O'Brien | Democratic | Warren | Ashtabula (part), Trumbull (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 65 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | Loveland | Clermont (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 66 | Adam Bird | Republican | New Richmond | Brown, Clermont (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 67 | Kris Jordan | Republican | Powell | Delaware (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 68 | Rick Carfagna | Republican | Westerville | Delaware (part), Knox | 2016 | 2024 |
| 69 | Sharon Ray | Republican | Wadsworth | Medina (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 70 | Darrell Kick | Republican | Loudonville | Ashland, Holmes (part), Medina (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 71 | Mark Fraizer | Republican | Newark | Licking (part) | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 72 | Larry Householder | Republican | Glenford | Coshocton, Licking (part), Perry | 2016 | 2024 |
| 73 | Brian Lampton | Republican | Beavercreek | Greene (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 74 | Bill Dean | Republican | Xenia | Clark (part), Greene (part), Madison | 2016↑ | 2024 |
| 75 | Gail Pavliga | Republican | Atwater | Portage (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 76 | Diane Grendell | Republican | Chesterland | Geauga (part), Portage (part) | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 77 | Jeffrey LaRe | Republican | Violet Township | Fairfield (part) | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 78 | Brian Stewart | Republican | Ashville | Athens (part), Fairfield (part), Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum (part), Pickaway (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 79 | Kyle Koehler | Republican | German Township | Clark (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 80 | Jena Powell | Republican | Arcanum | Darke (part), Miami | 2018 | 2026 |
| 81 | James Hoops | Republican | Napoleon | Fulton (part), Henry, Putnam, Williams | 2018 | 2026 |
| 82 | Craig Riedel | Republican | Defiance | Auglaize (part), Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert | 2016 | 2024 |
| 83 | Jon Cross | Republican | Kenton | Hancock, Hardin, Logan (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 84 | Susan Manchester | Republican | Waynesfield | Auglaize (part), Darke (part), Mercer, Shelby (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 85 | Nino Vitale | Republican | Union Township | Champaign, Logan (part), Shelby (part) | 2014 | 2022 |
| 86 | Tracy Richardson | Republican | Marysville | Marion (part), Union | 2018 | 2026 |
| 87 | Riordan McClain | Republican | Upper Sandusky | Crawford, Marion (part), Morrow, Seneca (part), Wyandot | 2018↑ | 2026 |
| 88 | Gary Click | Republican | Fremont | Sandusky, Seneca (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 89 | Douglas Swearingen, Jr. | Republican | Huron | Erie, Ottawa | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 90 | Brian Baldridge | Republican | Cherry Fork | Adams, Lawrence (part), Scioto | 2018 | 2026 |
| 91 | Shane Wilkin | Republican | Lynchburg | Clinton, Highland, Pike, Ross (part) | 2018↑ | 2026 |
| 92 | Mark Johnson | Republican | Chillicothe | Fayette, Pickaway (part), Ross (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
| 93 | Jason Stephens | Republican | Kitts Hill | Gallia, Jackson (part), Lawrence (part), Vinton (part) | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 94 | Jay Edwards | Republican | Nelsonville | Athens (part), Meigs, Vinton (part), Washington (part) | 2016 | 2024 |
| 95 | Don Jones | Republican | Freeport | Belmont (part), Carroll, Harrison, Noble, Washington (part) | 2018 | 2026 |
| 96 | Ron Ferguson | Republican | Wintersville | Belmont (part), Jefferson, Monroe | 2020 | 2028 |
| 97 | Adam Holmes | Republican | Nashport | Guernsey, Muskingum (part) | 2019↑ | 2028 |
| 98 | Brett Hillyer | Republican | Uhrichsville | Holmes (part), Tuscarawas | 2018 | 2026 |
| 99 | Sarah Fowler | Republican | Geneva | Ashtabula (part), Geauga (part) | 2020 | 2028 |
↑: Member was originally appointed to the seat.
See also
In Spanish: Cámara de Representantes de Ohio para niños
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