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.
Sue Ellen Myrick is an American businesswoman and the former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district,serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. On February 7,2012,she announced that she was retiring. She left Congress in January 2013 and was succeeded by Robert Pittenger.
Larry Lee Householder is a former American politician who was convicted in the largest bribery corruption scandal in Ohio’s history. Mr. Householder was the state representative for Ohio's 72nd district and was a two-time Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party. Householder represented the same district from 1997 to 2004,including as speaker from 2001 to 2004. In 2016,he was elected to the Statehouse again,and on January 7,2019,he was re-elected to serve as speaker with support from Ohio House Democrats,including current United States Congresswoman Emilia Sykes. His district included Coshocton and Perry counties,as well as about half of Licking County.
The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida,headquartered in Tallahassee. Former Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
Charles A. Wilson Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
John Carey is an American politician in the Republican Party. He became the Chancellor of the University System of Ohio in 2013. In 2011,he served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 87th District,before resigning at the end of the year. He also was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002,and the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010.
Tim Schaffer is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 until 2006,and of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2014 and also previously represented the 77th District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2015 until 2019.
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.
The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Strickland ran for re-election to a second term as governor and was opposed by former U.S. Representative John Kasich;both Strickland and Kasich won their respective primaries uncontested. The race between the two major candidates was prolonged and brutal,with both candidates employing various campaign surrogates to bolster their campaigns. Ultimately,Kasich narrowly defeated Strickland in one of Ohio's closest gubernatorial elections in history.
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.
Matt Huffman is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 12th district since 2017,while concurrently serving as the Ohio Senate President as a Republican. The district includes Allen,Champaign,Mercer and Shelby counties,as well as parts of Auglaize,Darke and Logan counties.
Courtney Combs was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 54th District since his appointment in 2004. He was the Chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party.
William Troy Balderson is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district from 2011 until his election to Congress. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011.
Donald Milford Payne Jr. is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party,Payne served as president of the Newark city council from 2010 to 2012.
Scott K. Ryan is the former representative for the 71st district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Ryan graduated from Granville High School in 1983. Immediately following,Ryan graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in business management. Scott,the son of Bruce and Sue Ryan,has a family himself:his wife Shellie and two daughters. He served as Licking County Treasurer before deciding to run for state representative to succeed Jay Hottinger,who was term-limited. Between Scott Ryan's 2014 and 2016 elections,Ryan raised a total of $365,111. In 2014,Ryan raised $120,235 and in 2016 he raised $244,876. Donations ranged from as low as a couple of dollars,to as high as a mere $25,000 donation. He won the Republican primary handily in 2014 and defeated Ann Rader 67% to 33%,later going on to do the same in 2016 against Joseph Begeny 67.91% to 32.09%. For independent candidates looking to run for the general election in 2018,the filing deadline was May 7,2018. Scott Ryan (R) and Jeremy Eugene Blake (D) ran against each other in the Ohio House of Representatives District 71 general election on November 6,2018. Republican candidate,Scott Ryan,won with 61.8% of the votes and will be sworn in in January 2019.
The Ohio general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
The One Hundred Thirty-Fourth Ohio General Assembly was a meeting of the Ohio state legislature,composed of the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. It convened in Columbus,Ohio on January 4,2021,and adjourned on December 31,2022. The apportionment of legislative districts was based on the 2010 United States census and 2011 redistricting plan. The Ohio Republican Party retained the majority in both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives.
The 2022 Ohio Senate elections were held on November 8,2022,to elect senators in 17 odd-numbered districts of the Ohio Senate. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections,including for Governor of Ohio and the Ohio House of Representatives.
