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Ohio has a bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly, consisting a House of Representatives and Senate (the Ohio State Senate), based on its constitution of 1851. The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded constitution of that year. The 127th General Assembly convened in January 2007.

Members are limited to four consecutive two-year elected terms. (Terms are considered consecutive if they are separated by less than two years.) Time served by appointment to fill out another representative's uncompleted term does not count against the term limit.

There are 99 members of the house, elected from single-member districts. Every even-numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election.

On 18 November 2004, two weeks after winning re-election as a member of the Democratic party, Representative Derrick Seaver announced that he was switching to the Republican party, thus leaving the party distribution in the house at 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats.

In the 2004 election, Democrats captured two seats (41st district and 93rd district) by defeating sitting Republicans (the latter being Nancy Hollister, a former lieutenant governor). Democrats captured the open seats in two districts (62nd and 63rd) formerly held by Republicans. Democrats held onto four open seats (7th, 26th, 52nd, and 96th).

Meanwhile, Republicans defeated the Democratic incumbent in one district (64th) and held onto seven open seats (29th, 46th, 55th, 66th, 88th, 91st, and 98th). Seaver's switch gave the Republicans one more seat (78th).

In the remaining 82 districts, the sitting incumbent successfully held his or her seat.

In July 2006, Dayton-area Representative Dixie Allen switched her affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. Term limits prevent her from running for the seat in 2006.

Contents 1 Make-up of Ohio House of Representatives for the 127th General Assembly 2 Leadership 2.1 Majority Leadership 2.2 Minority Leadership 3 Members of the Ohio House of Representatives 4 See also 5 Reference

Results of the November 7 Election:

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	53
	Democratic Party	46
Total		99
Government Majority		5

Office	Name	Party	District	Since
Speaker	Jon A. Husted	Republican	37th District-Kettering
Speaker Pro Tempore	Kevin DeWine	Republican	70th District-Fairborn
Majority Floor Leader	Larry L. Flowers	Republican	19th District-Canal Winchester
Assistant Majority Floor Leader	Jim Carmichael	Republican	3rd District-Wooster
Majority Whip	Bill Seitz	Republican	30th District--Cincinnati
Assistant Majority Whip	Michelle Glass Schneider	Republican	35th District--Cincinnati

Office	Name	Party	District	Since
Minority Leader	Joyce Beatty	Democratic	27th District-Columbus
Assistant Minority Leader	Todd Book	Democratic	89th District-McDermott
Minority Whip	Steven L. Driehaus	Democratic	31st District-Cincinnati
Assistant Minority Whip	Fred Strahorn	Democratic	40th District-Dayton

District	Representative	Party	Home Town, County	First elected
1st District	Linda Bolon	Democrat	East Palestine, Columbiana	2007-
2nd District	Jon M. Peterson	Republican	Delaware, Delaware
3rd District	Jim Carmichael	Republican	Wooster, Wayne
4th District	Matt Huffman	Republican	Lima, Allen
5th District	Gerald Stebelton	Republican	Lancaster, Fairfield
6th District	Robert E. Latta	Republican	Bowling Green, Wood	2000-
7th District	Kenny Yuko	Democratic	Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga	2005-
8th District	Armond Budish	Democratic	Beachwood, Cuyahoga	2007-
9th District	Barbara Boyd	Democratic	Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga
10th District	Eugene Miller	Democratic	Cleveland, Cuyahoga
11th District	Sandra Williams	Democratic	Cleveland, Cuyahoga
12th District	Michael DeBose	Democratic	Cleveland, Cuyahoga
13th District	Michael J. Skindell	Democratic	Lakewood, Cuyahoga
14th District	Michael Foley	Democratic	Cleveland, Cuyahoga
15th District	Timothy J. DeGeeter	Democratic	Parma, Cuyahoga
16th District	Jennifer Brady	Democrat	Westlake, Cuyahoga
17th District	Josh Mandel	Republican	Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
18th District	Thomas F. Patton	Republican	Strongsville, Cuyahoga
19th District	Larry L. Flowers	Republican	Canal Winchester, Fairfield/Franklin
20th District	Jim McGregor	Republican	Gahanna, Franklin
21st District	Kevin Bacon	Republican	Columbus, Franklin
22nd District	Jim Hughes	Republican	Columbus, Franklin
23rd District	Larry Wolpert	Republican	Hilliard, Franklin
24th District	Ted Celeste	Democrat	Upper Arlington, Franklin
25th District	Daniel Stewart	Democratic	Columbus, Franklin
26th District	Tracy Heard	Democratic	Columbus, Franklin	2005-
27th District	Joyce Beatty	Democratic	Columbus, Franklin
28th District	Jim Raussen	Republican	Springdale, Hamilton
29th District	Louis W. Blessing Jr.	Republican	Cincinnati, Hamilton	2005-
30th District	William J. Seitz	Republican	Cincinnati, Hamilton
31st District	Steven L. Driehaus	Democratic	Cincinnati, Hamilton
32nd District	Dale Mallory	Democratic	Cincinnati, Hamilton
33rd District	Tyrone K. Yates	Democratic	Cincinnati, Hamilton
34th District	Tom Brinkman Jr.	Republican	Cincinnati, Hamilton
35th District	Michelle G. Schneider	Republican	Cincinnati, Hamilton
36th District	Arlene J. Setzer	Republican	Vandalia, Montgomery
37th District	Jon A. Husted	Republican	Kettering, Montgomery
38th District	John J. White	Republican	Kettering, Montgomery
39th District	Clayton Luckie	Democratic	Dayton, Montgomery
40th District	Fred Strahorn	Democratic	Dayton, Montgomery
41st District	Brian G. Williams	Democratic	Akron, Summit
42nd District	John Widowfield	Republican	Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
43rd District	Steve Dyer	Democrat	Green, Summit
44th District	Vernon Sykes	Democratic	Akron, Summit
45th District	Robert J. Otterman	Democratic	Akron, Summit
46th District	Mark Wagoner	Republican	Toledo, Lucas	2005-
47th District	Peter Ujvagi	Democratic	Toledo, Lucas
48th District	Edna Brown	Democratic	Toledo, Lucas
49th District	Matt Szollosi	Democratic	Toledo, Lucas
50th District	John P. Hagan	Republican	Marlboro Twp., Stark
51st District	W. Scott Oelslager	Republican	Canton, Stark
52nd District	William J. Healy II	Democratic	Canton, Stark	2005-
53rd District	Shawn N. Webster	Republican	Millville, Butler
54th District	Courtney E. Combs	Republican	Hamilton, Butler
55th District	Bill Coley	Republican	West Chester Twp., Butler	2005-
56th District	Joseph F. Koziura	Democratic	Lorain, Lorain
57th District	Matt Lundy	Democrat	Elyria, Lorain
58th District	Matt Barrett	Democratic	Amhearst, Huron, Wellington
59th District	Kenneth A. Carano Sr.	Democratic	Austintown, Mahoning
60th District	Robert Hagan	Democratic	Youngstown, Mahoning
61st District	Mark Okey	Democratic	Carrolton, Mahoning
62nd District	Lorraine M. Fende	Democratic	Willowick, Lake	2005-
63rd District	Carol-Ann Schindel	Republican	Leroy, Lake	2005-
64th District	Tom Letson	Democrat	Warren, Trumbull	2005-
65th District	Sandra Stabile Harwood	Democratic	Niles, Trumbull
66th District	Joseph W. Uecker	Republican	Loveland, Clermont	2005-
67th District	Shannon Jones	Republican	Deerfield Township, Warren	2001-
68th District	Kathleen Chandler	Democratic	Kent, Portage
69th District	Bill Batchelder	Republican	Medina, Medina
70th District	Kevin DeWine	Republican	Fairborn, Greene
71st District	Jay Hottinger	Republican	Newark, Licking
72nd District	Ross McGregor	Republican	Springfield, Clark
73rd District	Jay Goyal	Democratic	Mansfield, Richland
74th District	Bruce Goodwin	Republican	Defiance, Fulton
75th District	Lynn Wachtman	Republican	Napoleon, Henry
76th District	Cliff Hite	Republican	Findlay, Hancock
77th District	Vaccant	Republican	Ohio, Mercer	2001-
78th District	John Adams	Republican	Sidney, Auglaize	2001-
79th District	Diana M. Fessler	Republican	New Carlisle, Clark	2001-
80th District	Chris Redfern	Democratic	Port Clinton, Ottawa
81st District	Jeff Wagner	Republican	Sycamore, Seneca	2003-
82nd District	Stephen Reinhard	Republican	Bucyrus, Crawford	2001-
83rd District	Anthony E. Core	Republican	Rushsylvania, Logan
84th District	Chris Widener	Republican	Springfield, Clark
85th District	John M. Schlichter	Republican	Washington Court House, Fayette	2003-
86th District	David T. Daniels	Republican	Greenfield, Highland	2003-
87th District	Clyde Evans	Republican	Rio Grande, Gallia	2003-
88th District	Danny R. Bubp	Republican	West Union, Adams	2005-
89th District	Todd Book	Democratic	McDermott, Scioto	2003-
90th District	Thom Collier	Republican	Mount Vernon, Knox
91st District	Dan Dodd	Democrat	Hebron, Licking	2007-
92nd District	Jimmy Stewart	Republican	Athens, Athens	2003-
93rd District	Jennifer Garrison	Democratic	Marietta, Washington	2005-
94th District	James Aslanides	Republican	Coshocton, Coschocton
95th District	John Domenick	Democratic	Smithfield, Jefferson	2003-
96th District	Allan R. Sayre	Democratic	Dover, Tuscarawas	2005-
97th District	Bob Gibbs	Republican	Lakeville, Holmes	2003-
98th District	Matthew J. Dolan	Republican	Novelty, Geauga	2005-
99th District	L. George Distel	Democratic	Conneaut, Ashtabula

• Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly

• Ohio House of Representatives
• Map of Ohio House Districts

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