115th Ohio General Assembly

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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.

Contents

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

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
1 M. Ben Gaeth Republican1974
2 Paul Gillmor Republican1967
3 Ted Gray Republican1967
4 Buz Lukens Republican1971 (Appt.)
5 Neal Zimmers Democratic1974
6 Tom Talbott Democratic1984 (Appt.)
7 Richard Finan Republican1978 (Appt.)
8 Stanley Aronoff Republican1967
9 Bill Bowen Democratic1970 (Appt.)
10 David Hobson Republican1982 (Appt.)
11 Marigene Valiquette Democratic1969 (Appt.)
12 Steve Maurer Democratic1980
13 Alan Zaleski Democratic1982
14 Cooper Snyder Republican1979 (Appt.)
15 Richard Pfeiffer Democratic1982
16 Michael Schwarzwalder Democratic1976
17 Oakley C. Collins Republican1974
18 Robert Boggs Democratic1982
19 Lowell Steinbrenner Republican1982
20 Bob Ney Republican1984 (Appt.)
21 Michael R. White Democratic1984 (Appt.)
22 Grace L. Drake Republican1984 (Appt.)
23 Charles L. Butts Democratic1974
24 Gary C. Suhadolnik Republican1980
25 Lee Fisher Democratic1982
26 Paul Pfeifer Republican1976
27 Oliver Ocasek Democratic1967
28 Marcus Roberto Democratic1982
29 Tom Walsh Republican1978
30 Bill Ress Republican1980
31 Eugene Branstool Democratic1982
32 Tom Carney Democratic1972
33 Harry Meshel Democratic1970

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 115th Ohio House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyFirst Elected
1 Waldo Rose Republican1972
2 Ross Boggs Democratic1982
3 John D. Shivers Jr. Democratic1982
4 William G. Batchelder Republican1968
5 Robert Brown Republican1978
6 Jeff Jacobs Republican1984 (Appt.)
7 Rocco Colonna Democratic1974
8 Francine Panehal Democratic1974
9 Patrick Sweeney Democratic1967
10 June Kreuzer Democratic1982
11 Barbara C. Pringle Democratic1982 (Appt.)
12 Troy Lee James Democratic1967
13 Frank Mahnic Jr. Democratic1978
14 Ike Thompson Democratic1970
15 Mary Boyle Democratic1978
16 John Thompson Democratic1970
17 Leroy Peterson Democratic1982
18 Judy Sheerer Democratic1982
19 Ron Suster Democratic1980
20 Thomas Pottenger Republican1976
21 Jerome F. Luebbers Democratic1978
22 Lou Blessing Republican1982
23 William L. Mallory Sr. Democratic1966
24 Terry Tranter Democratic1976 (Appt.)
25 Helen Rankin Democratic1978 (Appt.)
26 John O'Brien Republican1980
27 Dale Van Vyven Republican1978 (Appt.)
28 David J. Leland Democratic
29 Ray Miller Democratic1982
30 Mike Stinziano Democratic1972
31 Otto Beatty Jr. Democratic1980 (Appt.)
32 Dean Conley Democratic1978
33 Don Gilmore Republican1978
34 Jo Ann Davidson Republican1980
35 Dana Deshler Republican
36 C.J. McLin Democratic1966
37 Ed Orlett Democratic1972
38 Bob Corbin Republican1976
39 Bob Hickey Democratic1982
40 Russell E. Guerra Republican
41 Bob Nettle Democratic1976
42 Vernon Sykes Democratic1983 (Appt.)
43 Vernon Cook Democratic1972
44 Thomas C. Sawyer Democratic1976
45 Casey Jones Democratic1968
46 Don Czarcinski Democratic1983 (Appt.)
47 Barney Quilter Democratic1966
48 John Galbraith Republican1966
49 Chuck Red Ash Republican1978
50 William J. Healy Democratic1974
51 David Johnson Republican1976
52 Joseph Vukovich Democratic1976
53 Tom Gilmartin Democratic1972
54 John Bara Democratic1982
55 Michael Camera Democratic1982
56 Michael A. Fox Republican1974
57 Bill Donham Republican1972
58 Joe Williams Republican1980
59 Michael G. Verich Democratic1982
60 Dan Troy Democratic1982
61 Bob Hagan Sr. Democratic
62David HartleyDemocratic
63 Paul Jones Democratic1982
64 Frank Sawyer Democratic1982
65 Bob Doyle Republican1982
66 Sue Fisher Republican
67 Marc Guthrie Democratic1982
68 Bob Netzley Republican1967
69 Cliff Skeen Democratic1976
70 Fred Deering Democratic1972
71 Ron Gerberry Democratic1974
72 Marie Tansey Republican1976
73 Jim Buchy Republican
74 Bob Clark Republican1982
75 Joe Haines Republican1980
76 Harry Turner Republican1972
77 Harry Mallott Democratic1972
78 Steve Williams Republican1980
79 Larry Manahan Republican1978
80 Chuck Earl Republican1982
81 Dale Locker Democratic1972
82 John Stozich Republican
83 Rodney Hughes Republican1967
84 Corwin Nixon Republican1967
85 Dwight Wise Democratic1982
86 Walter McClaskey Republican1972
87 Joan Lawrence Republican1982
88 Mike Shoemaker Democratic1982
89 Vern Riffe Democratic1967
90 Richard Rench Republican
91 Paul Mechling Democratic
92Ron JamesDemocratic1974
93 Ron Amstutz Republican1980
94 Jolynn Boster Democratic1982
95 Joe Secrest Democratic1982
96 Tom Johnson Democratic1976
97 William Hinig Democratic1967
98 Arthur Bowers Democratic1968
99 Jack Cera Democratic1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

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