Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district

Not to be confused with Ohio's 20th congressional district.

Ohio's 20th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Terrence Upchurch D – Cleveland
Population (2020)	125,116 [1]

Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Terrence Upchurch. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes part of Cleveland.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	General Assembly	Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.
Joseph Hiestand (Hillsboro)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972	107th 108th 109th	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 77th district.
John Brandenberg (Cincinnati)	Republican	January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1976	110th 111th	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-nomination.
Thomas Pottenger (Cincinnati)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – July 20, 1990	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned.
Cheryl Winkler (Green Township)	Republican	July 20, 1990 – December 31, 1992	118th 119th	Appointed to finish Pottenger's term. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 34th district.
Ronald M. Mottl (North Royalton)	Democratic	January 4, 1993 – February 5, 1997	120th 121st 122nd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Resigned. [2]
Ron Mottl Jr. (North Royalton)	Democratic	February 5, 1997 – December 31, 1998	122nd	Appointed to finish Mottl's term. [2] Lost re-nomination.
Dean DePiero (Parma)	Democratic	January 4, 1999 – December 31, 2002	123rd 124th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 15th district.
Jim McGregor (Gahanna)	Republican	January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2008	125th 126th 127th	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
Nancy Garland (New Albany)	Democratic	January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2012	128th 129th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.
Heather Bishoff (Blacklick)	Democratic	January 7, 2013 – April 25, 2017	130th 131st 132nd	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned. [3]
Vacant		April 25, 2017 – June 28, 2017	132nd
Richard Brown (Canal Winchester)	Democratic	June 28, 2017 – December 31, 2022	132nd 133rd 134th	Appointed to finish Bishoff's term. [4] Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Terrence Upchurch (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 2, 2023 – present	135th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2020

2020 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Brown (incumbent)	7,527	100.0
Total votes			7,527	100.0

2020 Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Baer	3,348	100.0
Total votes			3,348	100.0

General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Brown (incumbent)	36,330	59.3
	Republican	Chris Baer	24,928	40.7
Total votes			61,258	100.0
	Democratic hold		Swing	1.3

Historical district boundaries

2013–2022

References

1. "County Populations and Filing Locations Ohio House Districts for use in 2022 and 2024" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. February 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
2. "Son replaces father as state representative". The Blade. February 6, 1997. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
3. Siegel, Jim (April 25, 2017). "Rep. Heather Bishoff quits Ohio House, moving to California". The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved January 25, 2024.
4. "Brown sworn in as new state representative of Ohio's 20th House District". Ohio House of Representatives. June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2024.