120th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Twentieth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1993 and 1994. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republicans and the Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democrats. In the Senate, there were 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats. In the House, there were 52 Democrats and 47 Republicans. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1990 United States Census.

## Major events[edit]

### Vacancies[edit]

* April 13, 1993: Senator Harry Meshel (D-33rd) resigns.
* July 1, 1993: Representative Ray Miller (D-22nd) resigns.
* December 31, 1993: Senator Steven Williams (R-31st) resigns.
* February 2, 1994: Senator Ted Gray (R-3rd) resigns.

### Appointments[edit]

* April 21, 1993: Joseph Vukovich is appointed to the 33rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Harry Meshel
* July 1, 1993: Charleta Tavares is appointed to the 22nd House District due to the resignation of Ray Miller.
* January 4, 1994: Nancy Dix is appointed to the 31st Senatorial District due to the resignation of Steven Williams.
* March 1, 1994: Bruce E. Johnson is appointed to the 3rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Ted Gray.

## Senate[edit]

### Leadership[edit]

#### Majority leadership[edit]

* President of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff
* President pro tempore of the Senate: Richard Finan
* Assistant pro tempore: Eugene J. Watts
* Whip: Roy Ray

#### Minority leadership[edit]

* Leader: Robert Boggs
* Assistant Leader: Alan Zaleski
* Whip: Ben Espy
* Assistant Whip: Bob Nettle

### Members of the 120th Ohio Senate[edit]

District  | Senator  | Party  | First elected

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1  | M. Ben Gaeth [1] | Republican  | 1974
2  | Betty Montgomery [2] | Republican  | 1988
3  | Bruce E. Johnson [3] | Republican  | 1994 (Appt.)
4  | Barry Levey [4] | Republican  | 1987 (Appt.)
5  | Neal Zimmers | Democratic  | 1974
6  | Chuck Horn [5] | Republican  | 1984
7  | Richard Finan [6] | Republican  | 1978 (Appt.)
8  | Stanley Aronoff | Republican  | 1967
9  | Bill Bowen [7] | Democratic  | 1970 (Appt.)
10  | Merle G. Kearns [8] | Republican  | 1991 (Appt.)
11  | Linda J. Furney [9] | Democratic  | 1986
12  | Robert R. Cupp [10] | Republican  | 1984
13  | Alan Zaleski [11] | Democrat  | 1982
14  | Cooper Snyder [12] | Republican  | 1979 (Appt.)
15  | Ben Espy [13] | Democratic  | 1992 (Appt.)
16  | Eugene J. Watts [14] | Republican  | 1984
17  | Jan Michael Long [15] | Democratic  | 1986
18  | Robert Boggs [16] | Democratic  | 1982
19  | Richard Schafrath [17] | Republican  | 1986
20  | Bob Ney [18] | Republican  | 1984 (Appt.)
21  | Jeffrey Johnson [19] | Democratic  | 1990 (Appt.)
22  | Grace L. Drake [20] | Republican  | 1984 (Appt.)
23  | Anthony Sinagra [21] | Democratic  | 1990
24  | Gary C. Suhadolnik [22] | Republican  | 1980
25  | Judy Sheerer [23] | Democratic  | 1992 (Appt.)
26  | Karen Gillmor [24] | Republican  | 1992
27  | Roy Ray [25] | Republican  | 1986
28  | Bob Nettle [26] | Democratic  | 1986
29  | Scott Oelslager [27] | Republican  | 1985 (Appt.)
30  | Rob Burch [28] | Democratic  | 1984
31  | Nancy Dix [29] | Republican  | 1994 (Appt.)
32  | Anthony Latell Jr. [30] | Democratic  | 1992
33  | Joseph Vukovich [31] | Democratic  | 1993 (Appt.)

## House of Representatives[edit]

### Leadership[edit]

#### Majority leadership[edit]

* Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe
* President pro tempore of the House: Barney Quilter
* Floor Leader: Bill Mallory
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Vernon Sykes
* Majority Whip: Jane Campbell
* Assistant Majority Whip: Marc Guthrie

#### Minority leadership[edit]

* Leader: Jo Ann Davidson
* Assistant Leader: William G. Batchelder
* Whip: Randy Gardner
* Assistant Whip: Tom Johnson

### Members of the 120th Ohio House of Representatives[edit]

District  | Representative  | Party  | First Elected

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|
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1  | Bill Thompson | Republican  | 1986
2  | George E. Terwilleger | Republican  | 1992
3  | Sean D. Logan | Democratic  | 1990 (Appt.)
4  | Randy Gardner | Republican  | 1985 (Appt.)
5  | Ross Boggs | Democratic  | 1982
6  | Jon D. Myers | Republican  | 1990
7  | Ron Amstutz | Republican  | 1980
8  | C.J. Prentiss | Democratic  | 1990
9  | Barbara Boyd | Democratic  | 1992
10  | Troy Lee James | Democratic  | 1967
11  | Jane Campbell | Democratic  | 1984
12  | Vermel Whalen | Democratic  | 1986 (Appt.)
13  | Barbara C. Pringle | Democratic  | 1982 (Appt.)
14  | Ron Suster | Democratic  | 1980
15  | Mike Wise | Republican  | 1992
16  | Ed Kasputis | Republican  | 1990
17  | Madeline Cain | Democratic  | 1988
18  | Rocco Colonna | Democratic  | 1974
19  | Patrick Sweeney | Democratic  | 1967
20  | Ron Mottl | Democratic  | 1986
21  | Otto Beatty Jr. | Democratic  | 1980 (Appt.)
22  | Charleta Tavares | Democratic  | 1993 (Appt.)
23  | Mike Stinziano | Democratic  | 1972
24  | Jo Ann Davidson | Republican  | 1980
25  | Jim Mason | Republican  | 1992
26  | Patrick Tiberi | Republican  | 1992
27  | E. J. Thomas | Republican  |
28  | Priscilla D. Mead | Republican  | 1992
29  | Bill Schuck | Republican  |
30  | Helen Rankin | Democratic  | 1978 (Appt.)
31  | William L. Mallory Sr. | Democratic  | 1966
32  | Dale N. Van Vyven | Republican  | 1978 (Appt.)
33  | Jerome F. Luebbers | Democratic  | 1978
34  | Cheryl Winkler | Republican  | 1990 (Appt.)
35  | Lou Blessing | Republican  | 1982
36  | Bob Schuler | Republican  | 1992
37  | Jacquelin K. O'Brien | Republican  | 1986
38  | Rhine McLin | Democratic  | 1989 (Appt.)
39  | Tom Roberts | Democratic  | 1986 (Appt.)
40  | Jeff Jacobson | Republican  | 1992 (Appt.)
41  | Don Mottley | Republican  | 1992
42  | Bob Corbin | Republican  | 1976
43  | Bob Netzley | Republican  | 1967
44  | Vernon Sykes | Democratic  | 1983 (Appt.)
45  | Karen Doty | Democratic  | 1992
46  | Wayne Jones | Democratic  | 1988 (Appt.)
47  | Betty Sutton | Democratic  | 1992
48  | Tom Seese | Democratic  | 1986 (Appt.)
49  | Casey Jones | Democratic  | 1968
50  | Barney Quilter | Democratic  | 1966
51  | Tim Greenwood | Republican  | 1988
52  | Sally Perz | Republican  | 1992
53  | Darrell Opfer | Democratic  | 1992
54  | William J. Healy | Democratic  | 1974
55  | Dave Johnson | Republican  | 1978
56  | Johnnie Maier Jr. | Democratic  | 1990
57  | Francis Carr | Democratic  | 1992
58  | Scott Nein | Republican  | 1990
59  | Michael A. Fox | Republican  | 1974
60  | Gene Krebs | Republican  |
61  | Joseph Koziura | Democratic  | 1984
62  | John Bender | Democratic  | 1992
63  | Katherine Walsh | Democratic  | 1988
64  | Bob Hagan | Democratic  | 1986
65  | Ron Gerberry | Democratic  | 1974
66  | Michael G. Verich | Democratic  | 1982
67  | June Lucas | Democratic  | 1986
68  | Diane Grendell | Republican  | 1992
69  | Ray Sines | Republican  |
70  | Dan Troy | Democratic  | 1982
71  | Sam Bateman | Republican  | 1984
72  | Rose Vesper | Republican  | 1992
73  | David Hartley  | Democratic  | 1972
74  | Joe Haines | Republican  | 1980
75  | Paul Jones | Democratic  | 1982
76  | Marilyn Reid | Republican  | 1992
77  | Marc Guthrie | Democratic  | 1982
78  | Mary Abel | Democratic  | 1989 (Appt.)
79  | Frank Sawyer | Democratic  | 1982
80  | Joan Lawrence | Republican  | 1982
81  | William G. Batchelder | Republican  | 1968
82  | Richard Hodges | Republican  | 1992
83  | Lynn Wachtmann | Republican  | 1984
84  | Jim Buchy | Republican  | 1982
85  | Jim Davis | Republican  | 1984
86  | Chuck Brading | Republican  |
87  | Ed Core | Republican  | 1990
88  | Doug White | Republican  | 1990
89  | Dwight Wise | Democratic  | 1982
90  | Randy Weston | Democratic  | 1990
91  | Mike Shoemaker | Democratic  | 1982
92  | Vern Riffe | Democratic  | 1967
93  | Eugene Byers | Republican  | 1986
94  | Mark Malone | Democratic  | 1984
95  | Joy Padgett | Republican  | 1992
96  | Tom Johnson | Republican  | 1976
97  | Greg DiDonato | Republican  | 1990
98  | Jerry W. Krupinski | Democratic  | 1986
99  | Jack Cera | Democratic  | 1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

## See also[edit]

* Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
* Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly
* List of Ohio state legislatures

## References[edit]

* Ohio House of Representatives official website
* Project Vote Smart – State House of Ohio
* Map of Ohio House Districts
* Ohio District Maps 2002–2012
* 2006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State

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