126th Ohio General Assembly

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The One Hundred Twenty-sixth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2005 and 2006. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats. In the House, there were 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats.

Major events[]

Vacancies[]

  • December 1, 2005: Senator Mark Mallory (D-9th) resigns to become Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • August 25, 2005: Representative Merle G. Kearns (R-72nd) resigns to take a position in the cabinet of Governor Bob Taft.
  • February 28, 2006: Senator Dan Brady (D-23rd) resigns.
  • February 28, 2006: Representative Dale Miller (D-14th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
  • May 25, 2006: Representative Kathleen Walcher Reed (R-58th) resigns.
  • July 27, 2006: Representative Dixie Allen (D-39th) resigns to become Montgomery County, Ohio Commissioner
  • December 31, 2006: Senator Jim Jordan (R-12th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  • December 31, 2006: Senator Charlie Wilson (D-30th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  • December 31, 2006: Senator Marc Dann (D-32nd) resigns to become Ohio Attorney General.

Appointments[]

Leadership changes[]

  • August 25, 2005: Resignation of Merle G. Kearns as Majority Floor Leader corresponding with resignation.
  • January 15, 2006: Resignation of Chris Redfern as Minority Leader; Joyce Beatty subsequently made Minority Leader, and Todd Book Assistant Minority Leader.
  • March 31, 2006: Lance Mason resigns as Assistant Minority Whip; Fred Strahorn is selected to replace him.

Senate[]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 22 11 33 0
Begin 22 11 33 0
Latest voting share 66.6% 34.4%

Leadership[]

Majority leadership[]

Minority leadership[]

Members of the 126th Ohio Senate[]

District Senator Party First elected
1 Lynn Wachtmann [1] Republican 1998
2 Randy Gardner [2] Republican 2000
3 David Goodman [3] Republican 2001 (Appt.)
4 Gary Cates [4] Republican 2004
5 Tom Roberts Democratic 2002 (Appt.)
6 Jeff Jacobson [5] Republican 2000
7 Robert Schuler [6] Republican 2002
8 Patricia Clancy [7] Republican 2004
9 Eric Kearney [8] Democratic 2005 (Appt.)
10 Steve Austria [9] Republican 2000
11 Teresa Fedor [10] Democratic 2002
12 Jim Jordan [11] Republican 2000
13 Jeff Armbruster [12] Republican 1998
14 Tom Niehaus [13] Republican 2004
15 Ray Miller [14] Democratic 2002
16 Steve Stivers [15] Republican 2003 (Appt.)
17 John Carey [16] Republican 2002
18 Timothy Grendell [17] Republican 2004
19 Bill Harris [18] Republican 2000 (Appt.)
20 Joy Padgett [19] Republican 2004 (Appt.)
21 C.J. Prentiss [20] Democratic 1998
22 Ron Amstutz [21] Republican 2000
23 Dale Miller [22] Democratic 2006 (Appt.)
24 Robert Spada [23] Republican 1999 (Appt.)
25 Eric Fingerhut [24] Democratic 1998
26 Larry Mumper [25] Republican 1997 (Appt.)
27 Kevin Coughlin [26] Republican 2001 (Appt.)
28 Kimberly Zurz [27] Democratic 2003 (Appt.)
29 Kirk Schuring [28] Republican 2002
30 Charlie Wilson [29] Democratic 2004
31 Jay Hottinger [30] Republican 1998 (Appt.)
32 Marc Dann [31] Democratic 2003 (Appt.)
33 Bob Hagan [32] Democratic 1997 (Appt.)

House of Representatives[]

Composition[]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 39 60 99 0
Begin 39 60 99 0
Latest voting share 39.9% 60.1%

Leadership[]

Majority leadership[]

Minority leadership[]

  • Leader: Chris Redfern (January 6, 2005 – January 15, 2006), Joyce Beatty (January 15, 2006, December 31, 2006)
  • Assistant Leader: Joyce Beatty (January 6, 2005 – January 15, 2006), Todd Book (January 15, 2006-)
  • Whip: Steve Driehaus
  • Assistant Whip: Lance Mason

Members of the 126th Ohio House of Representatives[]

District Representative Party First Elected
1 Chuck Blasdel Republican 2000
2 Jon Peterson Republican 2000
3 Jim Carmichael Republican 2000
4 John R. Willamowski Republican 1997 (Appt.)
5 Tim Schaffer Republican 2000
6 Bob Latta Republican 2000
7 Kenny Yuko Democratic 2004
8 Lance Mason Democratic 2002 (Appt.)
9 Claudette Woodard Democratic 2000
10 Shirley Smith Democratic 1998
11 Annie L. Key Democratic 2000
12 Michael DeBose Democratic 2002 (Appt.)
13 Michael J. Skindell Democratic 2002
14 Michael Foley Democratic 2006 (Appt.)
15 Timothy J. DeGeeter Democratic 2003 (Appt.)
16 Sally Conway Kilbane Republican 1998
17 Jim Trakas Republican 1998
18 Tom Patton Republican 2002
19 Larry L. Flowers Republican 2000
20 Jim McGregor Republican 2001 (Appt.)
21 Linda Reidelbach Republican 2000
22 Jim Hughes Republican 2000
23 Larry Wolpert Republican 2000
24 Geoffrey C. Smith Republican 1998
25 Dan Stewart Democratic 2002
26 Mike Mitchell Democratic 2004
27 Joyce Beatty Democratic 1999 (Appt.)
28 Jim Raussen Republican 2002
29 Lou Blessing Republican 2004
30 Bill Seitz Republican 2000
31 Steve Driehaus Democratic 2000
32 Catherine L. Barrett Democratic 1998
33 Tyrone Yates Democratic 2002
34 Tom Brinkman Jr. Republican 2000
35 Michelle G. Schneider Republican 2000
36 Arlene Setzer Republican 2000
37 Jon Husted Republican 2000
38 John White Republican 2000
39 Clayton Luckie Democratic 2006 (Appt.)
40 Fred Strahorn Democratic 2000
41 Brian Williams Democratic 2004
42 John Widowfield Republican 2001 (Appt.)
43 Mary Taylor Republican 2002
44 Barbara Sykes Democratic 2000
45 Robert J. Otterman Democratic 2000
46 Mark Wagoner Republican 2004
47 Peter Ujvagi Democratic 2002
48 Edna Brown Democratic 2001 (Appt.)
49 Jeanine Perry Democratic 1998
50 Republican 2000
51 Scott Oelslager Republican 2002
52 William J. Healy II Democratic 2004
53 Shawn Webster Republican 2000
54 Courtney Combs Republican 2004 (Appt.)
55 Bill Coley Republican 2004
56 Joseph Koziura Democratic 2001 (Appt.)
57 Earl Martin Republican 2003 (Appt.)
58 Dan White Republican 2006 (Appt.)
59 Kenneth Carano Democratic 2000
60 Sylvester Patton Democratic 1997 (Appt.)
61 John Boccieri Democratic 2000
62 Lorraine Fende Democratic 2004
63 Timothy J. Cassell Democratic 2004
64 Randy Law Republican 2004
65 Democratic 2002
66 Joe Uecker Republican 2004
67 Tom Raga Republican 2000
68 Kathleen Chandler Democratic 2002
69 Chuck Calvert Republican 1998
70 Kevin DeWine Republican 2000
71 Republican 1998 (Appt.)
72 Ross McGregor Republican 2005 (Appt.)
73 William J. Hartnett Democratic 1998 (Appt.)
74 Steve Buehrer Republican 1998
75 Jim Hoops Republican 1998
76 Mike Gilb Republican 2000
77 Keith Faber Republican 2000
78 Derrick Seaver Republican 2000
79 Diana Fessler Republican 2000
80 Chris Redfern Democratic 1999 (Appt.)
81 Jeff Wagner Republican 2002
82 Steve Reinhard Republican 2000
83 Tony Core Republican 2000
84 Chris Widener Republican 2002
85 John M. Schlichter Republican 2002
86 David T. Daniels Republican 2002
87 Clyde Evans Republican 2002
88 Danny Bubp Republican 2004
89 Todd Book Democratic 2002
90 Thom Collier Republican 2000 (Appt.)
91 Ron Hood Republican 2004
92 Jimmy Stewart Republican 2002
93 Jennifer Garrison Democratic 2004
94 Jim Aslanides Republican 2000
95 John Domenick Democratic 2002
96 Allan Sayre Democratic 2004
97 Bob Gibbs Republican 2002
98 Matt Dolan Republican 2004
99 George Distel Democratic 1999 (Appt.)

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

See also[]

References[]

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