119th Ohio General Assembly
Appearance
The 119th Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1991 and 1992. 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
- January 3, 1991: Senator David Hobson (R-10th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- April 19, 1992: Representative Russ Guerra (R-40th) dies.
- April 21, 1992: Senator Paul Pfeiffer (D-15th) resigns.
- June 30, 1992: Representative Joe Secrest (D-95th) resigns.
- December 17, 1992: Representative Judy Sheerer (D-18th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
- December 17, 1992: Senator Eric Fingerhut (D-25th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Appointments
- January 3, 1991: Merle G. Kearns is appointed to the 10th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Dave Hobson.
- April 21, 1992: Ben Espy is appointed to the 15th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Paul Pfeiffer.
- June 17, 1992: Jeff Jacobson is appointed to the 40th House District due to the death of Russ Guerra.
- June 30, 1992: Mike McCullough is appointed to the 95th House District due to the resignation of Joe Secrest.
- December 17, 1992: Judy Sheerer is appointed to the 25th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Eric Fingerhut.
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: Bob Nettle
- Assistant Whip: Jeffrey Johnson
Members of the 121st Senate
District | Senator | Party | First elected |
---|---|---|---|
1 | M. Ben Gaeth [1] | Republican | 1974 |
2 | Betty Montgomery [2] | Republican | 1988 |
3 | Ted Gray | Republican | 1967 |
4 | Barry Levey [3] | Republican | 1987 (Appt.) |
5 | Neal Zimmers | Democratic | 1974 |
6 | Chuck Horn [4] | Republican | 1984 |
7 | Richard Finan [5] | Republican | 1978 (Appt.) |
8 | Stanley Aronoff [6] | 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 | Paul Pfeifer [24] | Republican | 1976 |
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 | Steven O. Williams [29] | Republican | 1990 |
32 | Charles Henry [30] | Democratic | 1988 |
33 | Harry Meshel [31] | Democratic | 1970 |
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: Cliff Skeen
- Majority Whip: Judy Sheerer
- Assistant Majority Whip: Marc Guthrie
Minority leadership
- Leader: Corwin Nixon
- Assistant Leader: Dave Johnson
- Whip: Jo Ann Davidson
- Assistant Whip: Randy Gardner
Members of the 121st House of Representatives
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