Ohio's 21st senatorial district has historically been based in urban Cleveland, Ohio, and consists primarily of Cleveland's West Side neighborhoods of Ohio City and Tremont; Downtown Cleveland; all of Cleveland's East Side neighborhoods; and the cities of Bratenahl, Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights. [1] It encompasses Ohio House districts 9, 10 and 11. It has a Cook PVI of D+33.
Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Dale Martin of Cleveland. [1] Martin was appointed on June 7, 2022, by a caucus of State Senate Democrats after the incumbent senator, Sandra Williams, resigned on June 1. [2]
Senator | Party | Term | Notes |
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Morris Jackson | Democrat | January 3, 1967 – March 17, 1984 | Jackson resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 1986. |
Michael R. White | Democrat | May 17, 1984 – December 31, 1989 | White resigned in 1989 to become Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. |
Jeff Johnson | Democrat | January 3, 1990 – December 31, 1998 | Johnson did not seek re-election in 1998. |
C.J. Prentiss | Democrat | January 5, 1999 – December 31, 2006 | Prentiss was term-limited in 2006. |
Shirley Smith | Democrat | January 2, 2007 – November 30, 2014 | Smith was term-limited and resigned prior to the expiration of her term. |
Sandra Williams | Democrat | January 5, 2015 – June 1, 2022 | Williams was term-limited and resigned prior to the expiration of her term. |
Dale Martin | Democrat | June 7, 2022 – December 31, 2022 | Martin was not a candidate in the August 2, 2022, Democratic primary. |
Kent Smith | Democrat | January 3, 2023 – present |
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