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Ohio State Senate
Ohio General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started
January 3, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate
Tom Niehaus (R)
since January 3, 2011
President Pro Tempore
Keith Faber (R)
since January 3, 2011
Majority Leader
Tom Patton (R)
since September 21, 2011
Minority Leader
Eric Kearney (D)
since January 2012
Structure
Seats33
Political groups
Republican Party (23)
Democratic Party (10)
Length of term
4 years
AuthorityArticle II, Ohio Constitution
Salary$60,584/year
Elections
Last election
November 2, 2010
(17 seats)
Next election
November 6, 2012
(16 seats)
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Ohio State Capitol
Columbus, Ohio
Website
Ohio State Senate

The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom Niehaus.

Senators serve four year terms. The terms of the Senators are staggered so that approximately half the membership is elected every two years. The Senators representing the even-numbered districts are elected in years evenly divisible by four. The Senators from the odd-numbered districts are elected in the intervening even-numbered years. Senators are limited to two terms.

Each Senator represents approximately 330,000 Ohioans, and each Senate District encompasses three corresponding Ohio House Districts.

Composition

129th General Assembly (2011–2012)
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Template:American politics/party colors/Republican| Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic|
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 21 12 33 0
Begin 23 10 33 0
Latest voting share 69.7% 30.3%

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 129th Senate

District Senator Party Residence First elected Term Limited Seniority Office Leadership
1 Cliff Hite Republican Findlay 2011 (Appt. 02/11) 2022 26 34 Ground Floor Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Chairman
2 Mark Wagoner Republican Toledo 2008 (Appt. 01/08) 2016 9 137 Ground Floor Judiciary Chairman
3 Kevin Bacon Republican Worthington 2010 2018 20 35 Ground Floor Insurance Commerce and Labor Chairman
4 Bill Coley Republican Middletown 2011 (Appt. 05/11) 2020 28 140 First Floor Government Oversight and Reform Chairman
5 Bill Beagle Republican Tipp City 2010 2018 23 132 First Floor
6 Peggy Lehner Republican Kettering 2011 (Appt. 01/11) 2020 25 42 Ground Floor Education Chairman
7 Shannon Jones Republican Springboro 2009 (Appt. 08/09) 2018 15 220 Second Floor Majority Whip; Energy and Public Utilities Chairman
8 Bill Seitz Republican Cincinnati 2007 (Appt. 08/07) 2016 8 143 First Floor
9 Eric Kearney Democratic Cincinnati 2005 (Appt. 12/05) 2014 2 303 Statehouse Minority Leader
10 Chris Widener Republican Springfield 2008 2016 12 127 First Floor Finance Chairman
11 Edna Brown Democratic Toledo 2010 2018 17 051 Ground Floor Assistant Minority Whip
12 Keith Faber Republican Celina 2007 (Appt. 01/07) 2016 5 138 First Floor President Pro Tempore
13 Gayle Manning Republican North Ridgeville 2010 2018 22 38 First Floor
14 Tom Niehaus Republican New Richmond 2004 2012 1 201 Statehouse President of the Senate, Dean of the Senate, Rules and Reference Chairman
15 Charleta Tavares Democratic Columbus 2010 2018 19 57 Ground Floor
16 Jim Hughes Republican Columbus 2008 2016 13 125 First Floor Financial Institutions Chairman
17 Vacant Republican 2012 (Appt.) 2020 33 39 Ground Floor
18 John Eklund Republican Chardon 2011 (Appt. 12/11) 2020 31 128 First Floor
19 Kris Jordan Republican Powell 2010 2018 21 40 Ground Floor State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Chairman
20 Troy Balderson Republican Zanesville 2011 (Appt. 07/11) 2020 29 41 Ground Floor
21 Shirley Smith Democratic Cleveland 2006 2014 3 052 Ground Floor
22 Larry Obhof Republican Montville Township 2011 (Appt. 02/11) 2020 27 142 First Floor
23 Michael J. Skindell Democratic Cleveland 2010 2018 18 56 Ground Floor
24 Tom Patton Republican Strongsville 2008 (Appt. 12/08) 2016 11 129 First Floor Majority Leader, Highways and Transportation Chairman
25 Nina Turner Democratic Cleveland 2008 (Appt. 10/08) 2018 10 223 Second Floor Minority Whip
26 David Burke Republican Marysville 2011 (Appt. 07/11) 2020 30 134 First Floor
27 Frank LaRose Republican Fairlawn 2010 2018 24 221 Second Floor
28 Tom Sawyer Democratic Akron 2007 (Appt. 02/07) 2016 7 49 Ground Floor
29 Scott Oelslager Republican Canton 2010 2018 16 226 Second Floor Health, Human Services and Aging Chairman
30 Lou Gentile Democratic Steubenville 2011 (Appt. 12/11) 2020 32 50 Ground Floor
31 Tim Schaffer Republican Lancaster 2006 2014 4 222 Second Floor Ways and Means and Economic Development Chairman
32 Capri Cafaro Democratic Hubbard 2007 (Appt. 01/07) 2016 6 048 Ground Floor
33 Joe Schiavoni Democratic Canfield 2009 (Appt. 01/09) 2018 14 228 Second Floor Assistant Minority Leader

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