120th Ohio General Assembly
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The One Hundred Twentieth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1993 and 1994. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republicans and the Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democrats. In the Senate, there were 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats. In the House, there were 52 Democrats and 47 Republicans. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1990 United States Census.
Major events
[edit]Vacancies
[edit]- April 13, 1993: Senator Harry Meshel (D-33rd) resigns.
- July 1, 1993: Representative Ray Miller (D-22nd) resigns.
- December 31, 1993: Senator Steven Williams (R-31st) resigns.
- February 2, 1994: Senator Ted Gray (R-3rd) resigns.
Appointments
[edit]- April 21, 1993: Joseph Vukovich is appointed to the 33rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Harry Meshel
- July 1, 1993: Charleta Tavares is appointed to the 22nd House District due to the resignation of Ray Miller.
- January 4, 1994: Nancy Dix is appointed to the 31st Senatorial District due to the resignation of Steven Williams.
- March 1, 1994: Bruce E. Johnson is appointed to the 3rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Ted Gray.
Senate
[edit]Leadership
[edit]Majority leadership
[edit]- President of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Richard Finan
- Assistant pro tempore: Eugene J. Watts
- Whip: Roy Ray
Minority leadership
[edit]- Leader: Robert Boggs
- Assistant Leader: Alan Zaleski
- Whip: Ben Espy
- Assistant Whip: Bob Nettle
Members of the 120th Ohio Senate
[edit]District | Senator | Party | First elected |
---|---|---|---|
1 | M. Ben Gaeth [1] | Republican | 1974 |
2 | Betty Montgomery [2] | Republican | 1988 |
3 | Bruce E. Johnson [3] | Republican | 1994 (Appt.) |
4 | Barry Levey [4] | Republican | 1987 (Appt.) |
5 | Neal Zimmers | Democratic | 1974 |
6 | Chuck Horn [5] | Republican | 1984 |
7 | Richard Finan [6] | Republican | 1978 (Appt.) |
8 | Stanley Aronoff | Republican | 1967 |
9 | Bill Bowen [7] | Democratic | 1970 (Appt.) |
10 | Merle G. Kearns [8] | Republican | 1991 (Appt.) |
11 | Linda J. Furney [9] | Democratic | 1986 |
12 | Robert R. Cupp [10] | Republican | 1984 |
13 | Alan Zaleski [11] | Democrat | 1982 |
14 | Cooper Snyder [12] | Republican | 1979 (Appt.) |
15 | Ben Espy [13] | Democratic | 1992 (Appt.) |
16 | Eugene J. Watts [14] | Republican | 1984 |
17 | Jan Michael Long [15] | Democratic | 1986 |
18 | Robert Boggs [16] | Democratic | 1982 |
19 | Richard Schafrath [17] | Republican | 1986 |
20 | Bob Ney [18] | Republican | 1984 (Appt.) |
21 | Jeffrey Johnson [19] | Democratic | 1990 (Appt.) |
22 | Grace L. Drake [20] | Republican | 1984 (Appt.) |
23 | Anthony Sinagra [21] | Democratic | 1990 |
24 | Gary C. Suhadolnik [22] | Republican | 1980 |
25 | Judy Sheerer [23] | Democratic | 1992 (Appt.) |
26 | Karen Gillmor [24] | Republican | 1992 |
27 | Roy Ray [25] | Republican | 1986 |
28 | Bob Nettle [26] | Democratic | 1986 |
29 | Scott Oelslager [27] | Republican | 1985 (Appt.) |
30 | Rob Burch [28] | Democratic | 1984 |
31 | Nancy Dix [29] | Republican | 1994 (Appt.) |
32 | Anthony Latell Jr. [30] | Democratic | 1992 |
33 | Joseph Vukovich [31] | Democratic | 1993 (Appt.) |
House of Representatives
[edit]Leadership
[edit]Majority leadership
[edit]- Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe
- President pro tempore of the House: Barney Quilter
- Floor Leader: Bill Mallory
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Vernon Sykes
- Majority Whip: Jane Campbell
- Assistant Majority Whip: Marc Guthrie
Minority leadership
[edit]- Leader: Jo Ann Davidson
- Assistant Leader: William G. Batchelder
- Whip: Randy Gardner
- Assistant Whip: Tom Johnson
Members of the 120th Ohio House of Representatives
[edit]District | Representative | Party | First Elected |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bill Thompson | Republican | 1986 |
2 | George E. Terwilleger | Republican | 1992 |
3 | Sean D. Logan | Democratic | 1990 (Appt.) |
4 | Randy Gardner | Republican | 1985 (Appt.) |
5 | Ross Boggs | Democratic | 1982 |
6 | Jon D. Myers | Republican | 1990 |
7 | Ron Amstutz | Republican | 1980 |
8 | C.J. Prentiss | Democratic | 1990 |
9 | Barbara Boyd | Democratic | 1992 |
10 | Troy Lee James | Democratic | 1967 |
11 | Jane Campbell | Democratic | 1984 |
12 | Vermel Whalen | Democratic | 1986 (Appt.) |
13 | Barbara C. Pringle | Democratic | 1982 (Appt.) |
14 | Ron Suster | Democratic | 1980 |
15 | Mike Wise | Republican | 1992 |
16 | Ed Kasputis | Republican | 1990 |
17 | Madeline Cain | Democratic | 1988 |
18 | Rocco Colonna | Democratic | 1974 |
19 | Patrick Sweeney | Democratic | 1967 |
20 | Ron Mottl | Democratic | 1986 |
21 | Otto Beatty Jr. | Democratic | 1980 (Appt.) |
22 | Charleta Tavares | Democratic | 1993 (Appt.) |
23 | Mike Stinziano | Democratic | 1972 |
24 | Jo Ann Davidson | Republican | 1980 |
25 | Jim Mason | Republican | 1992 |
26 | Patrick Tiberi | Republican | 1992 |
27 | E. J. Thomas | Republican | |
28 | Priscilla D. Mead | Republican | 1992 |
29 | Bill Schuck | Republican | |
30 | Helen Rankin | Democratic | 1978 (Appt.) |
31 | William L. Mallory Sr. | Democratic | 1966 |
32 | Dale N. Van Vyven | Republican | 1978 (Appt.) |
33 | Jerome F. Luebbers | Democratic | 1978 |
34 | Cheryl Winkler | Republican | 1990 (Appt.) |
35 | Lou Blessing | Republican | 1982 |
36 | Bob Schuler | Republican | 1992 |
37 | Jacquelin K. O'Brien | Republican | 1986 |
38 | Rhine McLin | Democratic | 1989 (Appt.) |
39 | Tom Roberts | Democratic | 1986 (Appt.) |
40 | Jeff Jacobson | Republican | 1992 (Appt.) |
41 | Don Mottley | Republican | 1992 |
42 | Bob Corbin | Republican | 1976 |
43 | Bob Netzley | Republican | 1967 |
44 | Vernon Sykes | Democratic | 1983 (Appt.) |
45 | Karen Doty | Democratic | 1992 |
46 | Wayne Jones | Democratic | 1988 (Appt.) |
47 | Betty Sutton | Democratic | 1992 |
48 | Tom Seese | Democratic | 1986 (Appt.) |
49 | Casey Jones | Democratic | 1968 |
50 | Barney Quilter | Democratic | 1966 |
51 | Tim Greenwood | Republican | 1988 |
52 | Sally Perz | Republican | 1992 |
53 | Darrell Opfer | Democratic | 1992 |
54 | William J. Healy | Democratic | 1974 |
55 | Dave Johnson | Republican | 1978 |
56 | Johnnie Maier Jr. | Democratic | 1990 |
57 | Francis Carr | Democratic | 1992 |
58 | Scott Nein | Republican | 1990 |
59 | Michael A. Fox | Republican | 1974 |
60 | Gene Krebs | Republican | |
61 | Joseph Koziura | Democratic | 1984 |
62 | John Bender | Democratic | 1992 |
63 | Katherine Walsh | Democratic | 1988 |
64 | Bob Hagan | Democratic | 1986 |
65 | Ron Gerberry | Democratic | 1974 |
66 | Michael G. Verich | Democratic | 1982 |
67 | June Lucas | Democratic | 1986 |
68 | Diane Grendell | Republican | 1992 |
69 | Ray Sines | Republican | |
70 | Dan Troy | Democratic | 1982 |
71 | Sam Bateman | Republican | 1984 |
72 | Rose Vesper | Republican | 1992 |
73 | David Hartley | Democratic | 1972 |
74 | Joe Haines | Republican | 1980 |
75 | Paul Jones | Democratic | 1982 |
76 | Marilyn Reid | Republican | 1992 |
77 | Marc Guthrie | Democratic | 1982 |
78 | Mary Abel | Democratic | 1989 (Appt.) |
79 | Frank Sawyer | Democratic | 1982 |
80 | Joan Lawrence | Republican | 1982 |
81 | William G. Batchelder | Republican | 1968 |
82 | Richard Hodges | Republican | 1992 |
83 | Lynn Wachtmann | Republican | 1984 |
84 | Jim Buchy | Republican | 1982 |
85 | Jim Davis | Republican | 1984 |
86 | Chuck Brading | Republican | |
87 | Ed Core | Republican | 1990 |
88 | Doug White | Republican | 1990 |
89 | Dwight Wise | Democratic | 1982 |
90 | Randy Weston | Democratic | 1990 |
91 | Mike Shoemaker | Democratic | 1982 |
92 | Vern Riffe | Democratic | 1967 |
93 | Eugene Byers | Republican | 1986 |
94 | Mark Malone | Democratic | 1984 |
95 | Joy Padgett | Republican | 1992 |
96 | Tom Johnson | Republican | 1976 |
97 | Greg DiDonato | Republican | 1990 |
98 | Jerry W. Krupinski | Democratic | 1986 |
99 | Jack Cera | Democratic | 1982 |
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
[edit]- Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly
- List of Ohio state legislatures