120th Ohio General Assembly

The 120th Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1993 and 1994. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Ohio Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 21 Republicans and 12 Democrats. In the House, there were 62 Republicans and 37 Democrats. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1990 United States Census.

Major events

Vacancies

• 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

• April 21, 1993: Joseph Vukovich is appointed to the 33rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Harry Meshel
• July 1, 1993: Charleta Taveres 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

Leadership

Majority leadership

• 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

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

Members of the 121st Senate

District	Senator	Party	First elected
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

Leadership

Majority leadership

• 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

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

Members of the 121st House of Representatives

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

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

See also

• Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
• Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly

References

• 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