| Ohio's 19th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 85.8% White 3.6% Black 2.5% Hispanic 6% Asian 1.6% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age • Citizens of voting age | 357,680 [1] 263,585 249,315 | ||
Ohio's 19th senatorial district is based in north-central Ohio, and currently consists of Delaware and Knox counties as well as a portion of Franklin county. It encompasses Ohio House districts 22, 67 and 68. It has a Cook PVI of R+14. The district was represented by the Senate President from 2005 to 2010 with Senator Bill Harris. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Andrew Brenner. He resides in Powell, a city located in Delaware County.
| Senator | Party | Term | Notes |
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| James K. Leedy | Republican | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1971 | Resigned prior to the expiration of his term. [2] |
| Kenneth F. Berry | Republican | January 12, 1972 – December 31, 1972 | Berry lost the party nomination in 1972 to Tom Van Meter. [3] |
| Tom Van Meter | Republican | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1982 | Van Meter opted to not seek re-election in 1982 and instead ran for Ohio Governor. [4] |
| Lowell Steinbrenner | Republican | January 3, 1983 – July 7, 1985 | Steinbrenner resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 1986. [5] |
| Dick Schafrath | Republican | July 7, 1985 – August 15, 2000 | Schafrath resigned to take a position within the Ohio Department of Health. [6] |
| Bill Harris | Republican | August 15, 2000 – December 31, 2010 | Harris served as Senate President from 2005 to 2010 and was term-limited in 2010. |
| Kris Jordan | Republican | January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018 | Jordan was term-limited in 2018 and won election to the Ohio House of Representatives. |
| Andrew Brenner | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | Incumbent |