Thomas Charles Sawyer was an American politician of the Democratic Party. During a career that spanned five decades,he represented his hometown of Akron,Ohio,across multiple levels of government. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983,the Mayor of Akron from 1984 to 1986,a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003,and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016.
The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus,Ohio,in 1854. It is currently the state's favored party,controlling the majority of Ohio's U.S. House seats,one of its two U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Capri Silvestri Cafaro is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley,Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator,including a stint as Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012. Her district included all of Trumbull County,Ashtabula County and portions of Geauga County.
Jimmy Stewart is a Republican politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008,and in the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011.
William J. Seitz III is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot,Delhi Township,Green as well as portions of Cincinnati,in Hamilton County. Formerly,Seitz represented the same seat from 2001 to 2007. He served in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016. He has also served as Majority Leader since 2017 serving under five different speakers and two interim speakers. After 24 years in the Ohio General Assembly,Seitz has decided to retire at the end of his term in 2024.
Kirk Schuring is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate. He served as interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives,following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger. Rosenberger resigned amid revelations he was under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002,and from 2011 to 2018. Schuring also previously served in the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. He was the Republican nominee for Ohio's 16th congressional district in the 2008 election. In 2018,Schuring was re-elected to the Ohio Senate,where represents the 29th district.
Jon Allen Husted is an American politician serving as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio,since 2019. He was previously the 53rd Ohio Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009,Husted served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and remains the 7th youngest person to ever become Ohio House Speaker. Husted was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He was a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.
Shannon Jones is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican,she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2016. She is currently a county commissioner in Warren County,Ohio and the Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio.
Christopher Widener was the President pro Tempore of the Ohio Senate,and represented the 10th Senate District,which includes Madison,Clark and Greene counties. Before the Senate,he served three terms non-consecutively in the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican.
Jim Hughes is a former state representative for the 24th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of portions of Columbus,as well as Grove City,Hilliard,Upper Arlington,and Worthington in Franklin County. Hughes formerly was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2016. He served in a similar seat in the House as well from 2000 to 2008.
Kevin Bacon is a former state senator for the 3rd District of the Ohio Senate,who served from 2011 to 2018. Formerly,he served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010,and as a Blendon Township Trustee. Bacon represents the portions of Franklin County including Westerville,New Albany,Gahanna,Whitehall,Reynoldsburg,Canal Winchester,Obetz,Valley View,Marble Cliff and portions of Columbus.
David E. Burke served as State Senator for the 26th District of the Ohio Senate. He formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives. He served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Medicaid subcommittee.
Bill Coley is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 4th District from 2011 to 2020. Formerly,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Seth Morgan is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,who represented the 36th District from 2009 to 2010.
The One Hundred Twenty-seventh Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2007 and 2008. The biennium corresponded with the final days the Bob Taft administration,and the first two years of Ted Strickland's tenure as Ohio Governor. The districts were drawn in accordance to the 2000 United States census and the 2002 redistricting process. Both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were retained by the Ohio Republican Party.
Kathleen Clyde is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the 75th District from 2011 to 2018.
James L. Butler Jr. is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 41st House District,and was Speaker Pro Tempore.
Charleta B. Tavares is a former member of the Ohio Senate. She represented the 15th District from 2011 to 2018. Her district included much of central Franklin County,including the cities of Bexley and Grandview Heights with the majority encompassing the historic neighborhoods of Columbus,Ohio. Tavares previously had served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998.
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 general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
