Ohio's 20th senatorial district

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Ohio's 20th senatorial district is based in east-central Ohio. It used to stretch into southeastern Ohio. It is made up of the counties of Fairfield, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum and Guernsey as well as portions of Pickaway and Athens counties. It encompasses Ohio House of Representatives districts 77, 78 and 97. It has a Cook PVI of R+5. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Tim Schaffer. He resides in Lancaster, a city located in Fairfield County.

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List of senators

SenatorPartyTermNotes
Tom V. Moorehead Republican January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1968Moorehead lost re-election in 1968 to Robert Secrest. [1]
Robert Secrest Democrat January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1976Secrest did not seek re-election in 1976. [2]
Sam Speck Republican January 3, 1977 – December 2, 1983Speck resigned to take a position with FEMA in 1983. [3]
Bob Ney Republican January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995Ney resigned in 1995 after winning election to the United States Congress.
James E. Carnes Republican January 3, 1995 – January 6, 2004Carnes resigned to take a job at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. [4]
Joy Padgett Republican January 6, 2004 – December 31, 2008Padgett did not seek re-election in 2008. [5]
Jimmy Stewart Republican January 5, 2009 – June 30, 2011Stewart resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 2012.
Troy Balderson Republican July 14, 2011 – January 2, 2019Balderson resigned prior to the expiration of his term after winning a seat in the United States Congress.
Brian Hill Republican January 6, 2019 - April 2, 2019Hill resigned to take a position in the private sector.
Tim Schaffer Republican May 3, 2019 - present Incumbent


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References

  1. ↑ Ohio Election Statistics 1965-1970.
  2. ↑ Toledo Blade 05/07/1994
  3. ↑ Toledo Blade 12/04/2006
  4. ↑ Gaadsden Times 12/28/2003
  5. ↑ The Post 09/07/2007
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