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| Population (2020) | 124,466 [1] | ||
Ohio's 16th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Bride Rose Sweeney. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes the cities of Bay Village, Berea, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, and Westlake, and Olmsted Township.
| Member | Party | Years | General Assembly | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 2, 1967. | ||||
 Lloyd Kerns (Raymond) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | 107th 108th 109th | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired. [2] |
 Harry Lehman (Shaker Heights) | Democratic | January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1982 | 110th 111th 112th 113th | Redistricted from the 56th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired. [3] |
 Lee Fisher (Shaker Heights) | Democratic | January 5, 1981 – December 31, 1982 | 114th | Elected in 1980. Retired to run for state senator. [4] |
 John D. Thompson Jr. (Cleveland) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – October 15, 1986 | 115th 116th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Died. [5] |
| Vacant | October 15, 1986 – November 16, 1986 | 116th | ||
| Vermel Whalen (Cleveland) | Democratic | November 16, 1986 – December 31, 1992 | 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 1986. Appointed to finish Thompson's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
| Ed Kasputis (Olmsted Township) | Republican | January 4, 1993 – December 31, 1998 | 120th 121st 122nd | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for Ohio State Treasurer. [6] |
| Sally Conway Kilbane (Rocky River) | Republican | January 4, 1999 – December 31, 2006 | 123rd 124th 125th 126th | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Term-limited. |
| Jennifer Brady (Westlake) | Democratic | January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2008 | 127th | Elected in 2006. Lost re-election. [7] |
 Nan Baker (Westlake) | Republican | January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2016 | 128th 129th 130th 131st | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Term-limited. |
| Dave Greenspan (Westlake) | Republican | January 2, 2017 – December 31, 2020 | 132nd 133rd | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Lost re-election. [8] |
| Monique Smith (Fairview Park) | Democratic | January 4, 2021 – December 31, 2022 | 134th | Elected in 2020. Lost re-nomination. [9] |
| Bride Rose Sweeney (Westlake) | Democratic | January 2, 2023 – present | 135th | Redistricted from the 14th district and Re-elected in 2022. |
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