Ohio State Senate District 33

Ohio State Senate District 33 is represented by Michael Rulli (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Ohio state senators represented an average of 357,559 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 349,591 residents.

About the office[edit]

Members of the Ohio State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits.^[1] Half of the Senate is up for re-election every two years. Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.^[2][3]

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: "Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state."

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: "No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury."

Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$67,492/year	No per diem is paid.

Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Ohio legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Ohio Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative limited Ohio senators to no more than two four-year terms, or a total of eight years.^[4]

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Ohio General Assembly, the vacancy must be filled by an election conducted by the members of the legislative house where the vacancy happened who are members of the party that last held the seat. A simple majority vote is needed in order to approve a replacement.^[5]

See sources: Ohio Const. Art. 2, Sec. 11

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census

The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved new state legislative district maps by a 5-2 vote on September 16, 2021. The two Democratic members of the commission, state Rep. Emilia Sykes (D) and state Sen. Vernon Sykes (D), dissented.^[6] Senate President Matt Huffman (R), a member of the commission, estimated that the new maps would create 62 Republican seats and 37 Democratic seats in the House, and 23 Republican seats and 10 Democratic seats in the Senate. Cleveland.com reported that Democrats on the commission agreed with Huffman's Senate estimates, but said the new House map would create 65 Republican seats and 34 Democratic seats.^[6]

On January 12, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled against the state's enacted legislative maps, ordering the Ohio Redistricting Commission to redraw them within 10 days.^[7] The commission voted to approve a new set of maps in a 5-2 vote on January 22. Click here to view the House map, and click here to view the Senate map.

On February 7, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the state's redrawn legislative maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to submit new maps.^[8][9] The commission did not meet the February 17 deadline.^[10] On February 24, the Ohio Redistricting Commission voted 4-3 to approve new legislative maps. The maps can be viewed here. State Auditor Keith Faber (R) joined the two Democratic members of the commission in voting against the maps.^[11]

On March 7, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected redrawn legislative maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to draw new maps by March 28.^[12] On March 22, the commission agreed to appoint two independent consultants to assist in the map-making process.^[13] State Sen. Vernon Sykes (D) nominated University of Florida political science professor Michael McDonald and state Rep. Bob Cupp (R) nominated National Demographics Corporation president Douglas Johnson.^[14] On March 28, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved new state legislative district boundaries in a 4-3 vote. DeWine, La Rose, Huffman, and Cupp voted to approve the new boundaries, and Russo, Sykes, and Faber voted against.^[15] The commission approved maps it had drawn, since the Senate map drawn by the independent consultants was not complete at the time of the vote.^[16] Click here to view the maps.

On April 14, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the Ohio Redistricting Commission's legislative maps for the fourth time and ordered the commission to redraw the maps by May 6.^[17] On May 5, the commission voted 4-3 to resubmit legislative maps it had previously submitted to the court on February 24.^[18] DeWine, La Rose, Huffman, and Cupp voted to approve the boundaries, and Russo, Sykes, and Faber voted against.^[18] The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the maps on May 25 and ordered the commission to redraw them by June 3.^[19]

A federal court ruling on Ohio's legislative maps took effect on May 28, which ordered maps drawn by the Ohio Redistricting Commission in February be used for the 2022 elections and set a legislative primary date of August 2, 2022.^[20] These maps will take effect for Ohio's 2022 state legislative elections. The maps can be viewed here.

How does redistricting in Ohio work?

Congressional redistricting procedures in Ohio[edit]

On May 8, 2018, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting. Beginning with the 2020 redistricting cycle, the following provisions were set to take effect:^[21][22]

• Following completion of the United States Census, state legislators can adopt a new congressional district map if three-fifths of the legislature's total membership vote to approve, including one-half of the minority party members. This map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature proves unable to adopt a new map, a commission will be formed to adopt a map. That commission will include the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, and four legislators, two of whom must come from the legislature's minority party. A majority of the commission's members, including two members belonging to the minority party, must agree on a map. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the commission proves unable to adopt a map, state legislators will be given a second chance to adopt a map. The map would have to be approved by three-fifths of the legislature's total membership, including one-third of the minority party's members. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature fails a second time, the majority party of the legislature, without support from the minority party, can adopt a map that would apply for four years.

Maps drawn by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor or a veto referendum campaign. The amendment stipulates that 65 of Ohio's counties cannot be split during redistricting (18 can be split once, and the state's five most populous counties can be split twice).^[21][22]

State legislative redistricting procedures in Ohio[edit]

On November 3, 2015, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan state legislative redistricting commission. The commission comprises seven members: the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate, and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.^[23][24]

Maps drawn by the commission are valid for 10 years if at least two commissioners from each major political party vote for them. Should the maps be passed along strictly partisan lines, the maps are valid for four years.^[23][24]

A six-member advisory commission is also involved in the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes. The majority leaders of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate each appoint three members, "at least one of whom must be from a different party, and at least one of whom must not be a legislator."^[25]

All legislative districts are required to be compact and made of "contiguous territory." Also, the "boundary of each district [must] be a single nonintersecting continuous line." The amendment forbids district plans from favoring or disfavoring either political party.^[23][24]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2022

2018[edit]

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2018

2014[edit]

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Incumbent Joseph Schiavoni was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[26]

2010[edit]

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Ohio State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 4, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 18, 2010. Joseph Schiavoni (D) defeated Matt Lewis (R) and John Fockler Jr. (L) in the general election. Schiavoni defeated Kathleen Purdy in the Democratic primary. Lewis defeated Gary Tweeter and Adam L. Rutushin in the Republican primary.^[27][28][29]

Ohio State Senate, District 33, General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Schiavoni	56.7%	75,350
	Republican	Matt Lewis	39.5%	52,476
	Libertarian	John Fockler Jr.	3.8%	5,019
Total Votes				132,845

Ohio State Senate, District 33, Democratic Primary, 2010
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joseph Schiavoni	65.4%	22,635
Kathleen Purdy	34.6%	11,983
Total Votes		34,618

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2002 to 2018, candidates for Ohio State Senate District 33 raised a total of $2,110,166. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $162,320 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Ohio State Senate District 33
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2018	$1,084,937	2	$542,468
2014	$471,747	1	$471,747
2010	$228,918	6	$38,153
2006	$230,388	2	$115,194
2002	$94,176	2	$47,088
Total	$2,110,166	13	$162,320

See also[edit]

• Ohio General Assembly
• Ohio State Senate
• Ohio House of Representatives
• Ohio state legislative districts

External links[edit]

• The Ohio State Legislature

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