Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County,Ohio,United States. Located in southern Ohio 41 miles (66 km) south of Chillicothe,it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River,across from Kentucky,just east of the mouth of the Scioto River. The population was 18,252 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Portsmouth micropolitan area.
Steven Joseph Chabot is an American politician and lawyer who represented Ohio's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he lost his 2022 reelection bid to Democrat Greg Landsman. Until his election loss,he was the dean of Ohio's GOP delegation to the House of Representatives,after the retirement of former Speaker John Boehner.
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.
Thomas Cass Ballenger was an American politician. A Republican,he represented North Carolina's 10th congressional district,centered in the foothills of North Carolina,in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 2005.
William G. Batchelder III was an American politician who was the 101st Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving from 2011 to 2014. He also represented the 69th District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2014,and served in the House from 1969 to 1998 previously. He was a Republican.
Dennis Edward Eckart is an American lawyer and politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Eckart,a member of the Democratic Party,represented Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1983 to 1993,and Ohio's 22nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. Before being elected to Congress,Eckart served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980.
Steven Leo Driehaus is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 1st congressional district,serving from 2009 until 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the Minority Whip in the Ohio House of Representatives.
John G. Gard is an American lobbyist and former politician. A Republican,he was the 75th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2003–2007) and was a member of the Assembly for 19 years. Gard also ran unsuccessfully for United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2006 and 2008.
David J. Leland is a judge of the Ohio District Court of Appeals for the 10th District,elected in 2022. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 22nd House district,and a partner at litigation law firm Carpenter Lipps &Leland LLP in Columbus,Ohio. Leland is the former Ohio Democratic Party Chair,a position he held from 1995 until 2002. Leland also served as the finance chair and senior advisor to the successful 2006 gubernatorial campaign of Ted Strickland,for which he helped raise a record $17 million.
Jamie Callender is an American lawyer and college professor who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives since 2019. He represents the 57th district which includes the Lake County communities of Concord Township,Kirtland,Kirtland Hills,LeRoy Township,Madison,Madison Township,North Perry,Perry,Perry Township,Waite Hill,Willoughby Hills,as well as most of both Mentor and Painesville Township. He currently is Chairman of Public Utilities and Finance,as well as serving on Civil Justice,Joint Education Oversight Committee,Rules and Reference Ohio House Committees.
Matthew Douglas Bradford is an American attorney and politician. As a Democrat,he serves as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 70th district in Montgomery County.
Dorothy Liggett Pelanda is an American lawyer and former Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Terry Johnson is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 14th District. He is an osteopathic physician who was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 90th district from 2011 to 2018.
Robert Cole Sprague is an American politician serving as the 49th and current Ohio Treasurer of State. Prior to his election as treasurer,he represented the 83rd district in the Ohio House of Representatives,and served as city auditor and treasurer in his hometown of Findlay. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Emily Virgin is an American politician who was the Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as House Democratic Caucus Chair. She was first elected in 2010 at the age of 24 and represents the 44th district,which includes Norman,Oklahoma. Virgin retired from the Oklahoma House at end of 2022 due to term limits.
Scott Wiggam is the state representative for the 77th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Wayne County.
Rod Bockenfeld is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 56th District,which encompasses portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties,including the communities of Aurora,Bennett,Brick Center,Brighton,Byers,Comanche Creek,Commerce City,Deer Trail,Lochbuie,Peoria,Strasburg,Thornton,Todd Creek,and Watkins.
Douglas "D.J." Swearingen,Jr.,is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving the 89th district since 2019. A Republican,Swearingen represents Ottawa and Erie counties. A graduate of Bowling Green State University where he played baseball,Swearingen went on to earn his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. A practicing attorney,Swearingen focused on real estate and business matters. Previously,Swearingen served as Chair of the Erie County Republican Party.
William (Bill) Roemer is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,since 2019,representing the 31st district. The district encompasses the majority of western and northern Summit county. A Republican,he is serving his third term in the House of Representatives.
Noah Jeremy Arbit is an American politician who has served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Arbit represents Michigan's 20th House District,anchored in West Bloomfield Township,alongside Keego Harbor,Orchard Lake,Sylvan Lake,and portions of Commerce and Bloomfield townships. First elected in the November 2022 general election,Arbit is the youngest LGBTQ+ person ever elected to serve in the Michigan Legislature.
