Ohio's 15th senatorial district

For United States senators, see List of United States senators from Ohio.

Ohio's 15th State Senate district
Senator	Hearcel Craig D – Columbus
Demographics	40.1%  White 47%  Black 7.8%  Hispanic 4.2%  Asian 2.1%  Native American 0.2%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	350,690 [1] 269,201 252,936

Ohio's 15th senatorial district has always been based in Columbus, Ohio. Currently it comprises central Franklin County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 18, 25 and 26. It has a Cook PVI of D+30. Ohio Governor John Kasich represented the district from 1979 to 1982. Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Hearcel Craig. He resides in Columbus, a city located in Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield counties.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
John W. Bowen	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1970	Bowen lost re-election in 1970 to Jerry O'Shaughnessy.
Jerry O'Shaughnessy	Democrat	January 5, 1971 – August 23, 1972	O'Shaughnessy died prior to the expiration of his term in 1974.
Robert O'Shaughnessy	Democrat	October 2, 1972 – December 31, 1978	O'Shaughnessy lost re-election in 1978 to John Kasich.
John Kasich	Republican	January 3, 1979 – December 31, 1982	Kasich did not seek re-election to the Ohio Senate in 1982.
Richard Pfeiffer	Democrat	January 3, 1983 – April 21, 1992	Pfeiffer resigned to take a seat on the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Ben Espy	Democrat	April 21, 1992 – December 31, 2002	Espy was term-limited in 2002.
Ray Miller	Democrat	January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010	Miller was term-limited in 2010.
Charleta Tavares	Democrat	January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018	Tavares was term-limited in 2018.
Hearcel Craig	Democrat	January 1, 2019 – present	Incumbent

External links

• Ohio's 15th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website

1. "OH 2024 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved June 21, 2025.