Ohio's 31st senatorial district has been based in central Ohio since 1982 and currently consists of the counties of Coshocton, Licking, Perry and Tuscarawas along with portions of Holmes county. It encompasses Ohio House districts 71, 72 and 98. It has a Cook PVI of R+6. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Al Landis. He resides in Dover, a city located in Tuscarawas County.
Senator | Party | Term | Notes |
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Eugene Branstool | Democrat | January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1990 | Branstool opted not to run for re-election in 1990 and instead ran for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. [1] |
Steven O. Williams | Republican | January 3, 1991 – December 31, 1993 | Williams resigned to take a seat on the Fairfield County Juvenile Court. |
Nancy Dix | Republican | January 4, 1994 – February 20, 1998 | Dix resigned prior to the expiration of her term in 1998. |
Jay Hottinger | Republican | February 20, 1998 – December 31, 2006 | Hottinger was term-limited in 2006 and ran for the Ohio House of Representatives. |
Tim Schaffer | Republican | January 2, 2007 – December 31, 2014 | Schaffer was term-limited in 2014. |
Jay Hottinger | Republican | January 6, 2015 – December 31, 2022 | Hottinger was term-limited in 2022. |
Al Landis | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | Incumbent |
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,263. Its county seat is New Philadelphia. Its name is a Delaware Indian word variously translated as "old town" or "open mouth". Tuscarawas County comprises the New Philadelphia–Dover, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.
New Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The county's largest city, New Philadelphia lies along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 17,677 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area, approximately 71 miles (114 km) south of Cleveland.
Zachary T. Space is an American lawyer and politician and the former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 18th congressional district, serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in Congress, Space became a lobbyist and was a principal for Vorys Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of the law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease. He ran unsuccessfully for Ohio State Auditor in 2018, significantly outperforming other members of the ticket in Appalachian Ohio counties. He is currently serving as President of Sunday Creek Horizons, a firm founded in 2019 that works to improve the lives of Appalachian Ohioans.
Union Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township, 1,277 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Sugar Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,894 people in the township, 1,720 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Warren Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.
Perry Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 462 people in the township.
Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,133 people in the township, 1,125 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,487 people in the township.
Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 976 people in the township, 792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,241 people in the township, 4,154 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Mill Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,290 people in the township, 1,835 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Warwick Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,746 people in the township, 1,788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Washington Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 762 people in the township.
Rose Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,444, 1,168 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Stark County, Ohio.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Peoli is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, along State Route 258.
Jay Hottinger is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 31st district. A longtime member of the Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Senate since 1995. His current district includes Coshocton, New Lexington, New Philadelphia, and Newark. Hottinger serves as the President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate.
The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a multi-use trail that follows part of the former route of the Ohio & Erie Canal in Northeast Ohio.