125th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Twenty-fifth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2003 and 2004. 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 63 Republicans and 36 Democrats. It is also the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts after the 2000 Census.

Major events

Vacancies

• March 4, 2003: Representative Jeffrey Manning (R-57th) resigns to become Lorain County, Ohio Prosecutor.
• August 31, 2003: Senator Leigh Herington (D-28th) resigns.
• December 2, 2003: Representative Dean DePiero (D-15th) resigns to become Mayor of Parma, Ohio.
• January 6, 2004: Senator James E. Carnes (R-20th) resigns.
• January 16, 2004: Representative Greg Jolivette (R-54th) resigns to become a Commissioner in Butler County, Ohio.
• March 5, 2004: Representative Bryan C. Williams (R-41) resigns to become Chair of Summit County, Ohio Board of Elections.

Appointments

• January 6, 2003: Steve Stivers appointed to Senate District 16 due to the resignation of Priscilla D. Mead.
• January 6, 2003: Marc Dann appointed to Senate District 32 due to the resignation of Tim Ryan.
• April 8, 2003: Earl Martin appointed to House District 57 due to the resignation of Jeffrey Manning.
• September 3, 2003: Kimberly Zurz appointed to Senate District 28 due to the resignation of Leigh Herington.
• December 2, 2003: Timothy J. DeGeeter appointed to House District 15 due to the resignation of Dean DePiero.
• January 6, 2004: Joy Padgett appointed to the 20th Senatorial District due to the resignation of James E. Carnes.
• January 21, 2004: Courtney Combs appointed to House District 54 due to the resignation of Greg Jolivette.
• March 5, 2004: Marilyn Slaby appointed to House District 41 due to the resignation of Bryan C. Williams.

Leadership changes

• January 6, 2004: John Boccieri resigns from Assistant Minority Whip; Lance Mason appointed.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

• President of the Senate: Doug White
• President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson
• Floor Leader: Randy Gardner
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Robert Spada
• Whip: Steve Austria
• Assistant Majority Whip: Jay Hottinger

Minority leadership

• Leader: C.J. Prentiss
• Assistant Leader: Mark Mallory
• Whip: Teresa Fedor
• Assistant Whip: Bob Hagan

Members of the 125th 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	Scott Nein [4]	Republican	1995 (Appt.)
5	Tom Roberts	Democratic	2002 (Appt.)
6	Jeff Jacobson [5]	Republican	2000
7	Robert Schuler	Republican	2002
8	Lou Blessing	Republican	1996
9	Mark Mallory [6]	Democratic	1998
10	Steve Austria [7]	Republican	2000
11	Teresa Fedor [8]	Democratic	2002
12	Jim Jordan [9]	Republican	2000
13	Jeff Armbruster [10]	Republican	1998
14	Doug White [11]	Republican	1996 (Appt.)
15	Ray Miller [12]	Democratic	2002
16	Steve Stivers [13]	Republican	2003 (Appt.)
17	John Carey [14]	Republican	2002
18	Robert A. Gardner [15]	Republican	1996
19	Bill Harris [16]	Republican	2000 (Appt.)
20	Joy Padgett	Republican	2004 (Appt.)
21	C.J. Prentiss [17]	Democratic	1998
22	Ron Amstutz [18]	Republican	2000
23	Dan Brady [19]	Democratic	1998
24	Robert Spada [20]	Republican	1999 (Appt.)
25	Eric Fingerhut [21]	Democratic	1998
26	Larry Mumper [22]	Republican	1997 (Appt.)
27	Kevin Coughlin [23]	Republican	2001 (Appt.)
28	Kimberly Zurz [24]	Democratic	2003 (Appt.)
29	Kirk Schuring [25]	Republican	2002
30	Gregory L. DiDonato [26]	Democratic	1996
31	Jay Hottinger [27]	Republican	1998 (Appt.)
32	Marc Dann [28]	Democratic	2003 (Appt.)
33	Bob Hagan [29]	Democratic	1997 (Appt.)

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

• Speaker of the House: Larry Householder
• President pro tempore of the Senate: Gary Cates
• Floor Leader: Patricia Clancy
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Steve Buehrer
• Majority Whip: Jim Trakas
• Assistant Majority Whip: Jon Peterson

Minority leadership

• Leader: Chris Redfern
• Assistant Leader: Joyce Beatty
• Whip: Dale Miller
• Assistant Whip: John Boccieri (January 6, 2003-January 6, 2004), Lance Mason (January 6, 2004-)

Members of the 125th Ohio House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	First Elected
1	Chuck Blasdel	Rep	2000
2	Jon Peterson	Rep	2000
3	Jim Carmichael	Rep	2000
4	John R. Willamowski	Rep	1997 (Appt.)
5	Tim Schaffer	Rep	2000
6	Bob Latta	Rep	2000
7	Ed Jerse	Dem	1995 (Appt.)
8	Lance Mason	Democratic	2002 (Appt.)
9	Claudette Woodard	Dem	2000
10	Shirley Smith	Dem	1998
11	Annie L. Key	Dem	2000
12	Michael DeBose	Dem	2002 (Appt.)
13	Michael J. Skindell	Dem	2002
14	Dale Miller	Dem	1996
15	Timothy J. DeGeeter	Dem	2003 (Appt.)
16	Sally Conway Kilbane	Rep	1998
17	Jim Trakas	Rep	1998
18	Tom Patton	Rep	2002
19	Larry L. Flowers	Republican	2000
20	Jim McGregor	Republican	2001 (Appt.)
21	Linda Reidelbach	Rep	2000
22	Jim Hughes	Rep	2000
23	Larry Wolpert	Rep	2000
24	Geoffrey C. Smith	Republican	1998
25	Dan Stewart	Democrat	2002
26	Larry Price	Democratic	2002
27	Joyce Beatty	Democratic	1999 (Appt.)
28	Jim Raussen	Republican	2002
29	Patricia Clancy	Republican	1996
30	Bill Seitz	Rep	2000
31	Steve Driehaus	Dem	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	Rep	2000
37	Jon Husted	Rep	2000
38	John White	Rep	2000
39	Dixie Allen	Democratic	1998 (Appt.)
40	Fred Strahorn	Dem	2000
41	Marilyn Slaby	Rep	2004 (Appt.)
42	John Widowfield	Rep	2001 (Appt.)
43	Mary Taylor	Republican	2002
44	Barbara Sykes	Dem	2000
45	Robert J. Otterman	Democratic	2000
46	Lynn Olman	Republican	1995 (Appt.)
47	Peter Ujvagi	Democratic	2002
48	Edna Brown	Dem	2001 (Appt.)
49	Jeanine Perry	Democratic	1998
50	John Hagan	Rep	2000
51	Scott Oelslager	Rep	2002
52	Mary Cirelli	Dem	2000
53	Shawn Webster	Rep	2000
54	Courtney Combs	Rep	2004 (Appt.)
55	Gary Cates	Rep	1995 (Appt.)
56	Joseph Koziura	Dem	2001 (Appt.)
57	Earl Martin	Republican	2003 (Appt.)
58	Kathleen Walcher	Rep	2002
59	Kenneth Carano	Dem	2000
60	Sylvester Patton	Democratic	1997 (Appt.)
61	John Boccieri	Democratic	2000
62	Jamie Callender	Rep	1996
63	Ron Young	Rep
64	Daniel Sferra	Democratic	2000
65	Sandra Harwood	Dem	2002
66	Jean Schmidt	Rep	2000
67	Tom Raga	Rep	2000
68	Kathleen Chandler	Dem	2002
69	Chuck Calvert	Rep	1998
70	Kevin DeWine	Rep	2000
71	David R. Evans	Rep	1998 (Appt.)
72	Merle G. Kearns	Rep	2000
73	William J. Hartnett	Dem	1998 (Appt.)
74	Steve Buehrer	Rep	1998
75	Jim Hoops	Rep	1998
76	Mike Gilb	Rep	2000
77	Keith Faber	Rep	2000
78	Derrick Seaver	Rep	2000
79	Diana Fessler	Rep	2000
80	Chris Redfern	Dem	1999 (Appt.)
81	Jeff Wagner	Rep	2002
82	Steve Reinhard	Rep	2000
83	Tony Core	Rep	1999 (Appt.)
84	Chris Widener	Rep	2002
85	John M. Schlichter	Rep	2002
86	David T. Daniels	Rep	2002
87	Clyde Evans	Rep	2002
88	Tom Niehaus	Rep	2000
89	Todd Book	Dem	2002
90	Thom Collier	Rep	2000 (Appt.)
91	Larry Householder	Rep	1996
92	Jimmy Stewart	Rep	2002
93	Nancy P. Hollister	Rep	1999 (Appt.)
94	Jim Aslanides	Rep	1999 (Appt.)
95	John Domenick	Dem	2002
96	Charlie Wilson	Dem	1996
97	Bob Gibbs	Rep	2002
98	Tim Grendell	Rep	2000
99	George Distel	Dem	1999 (Appt.)

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
• State Representative Official Tabulation: November 5, 2002 Ohio Secretary of State
• State Senate Official Tabulation: November 5, 2002 Ohio Secretary of State