Ohio Senate

Ohio Senate
Ohio Senate
131st Ohio General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 5, 2015
Leadership
President of the Senate	Keith Faber (R) ; since January 7, 2013
President Pro Tempore	Larry Obhof (R) ; since February 23, 2016
Majority Leader	Tom Patton (R) ; since September 21, 2011
Minority Leader	Joe Schiavoni (D) ; since January 14, 2014
Structure
Seats	33
	Layout of Ohio
Political groups	Republican: 23 seats; Democratic: 10 seats;
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article II, Ohio Constitution
Salary	$60,584/year
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014; (17 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016; (16 seats)
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; Ohio Statehouse; Columbus, Ohio
Website
	ohiosenate.gov

The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election.^[1] Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The President of the Ohio Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Keith Faber.

Currently, the Senate consists of 23 Republicans and 10 Democrats; Senators are limited to two terms. Each Senator represents approximately 349,000 Ohioans, and each Senate District encompasses three corresponding Ohio House of Representatives Districts.

Composition

131st General Assembly (2015–2016)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
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	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	23	10	33	0

Begin	23	10	33	0
Latest voting share	69.7%	30.3%

Leadership

Majority leadership

President of the Senate: Keith Faber
President pro tempore of the Senate: Larry Obhof
Floor Leader: Tom Patton
Whip: Gayle Manning

Minority leadership

Leader: Joe Schiavoni
Assistant Leader: Charleta Tavares
Whip: Edna Brown
Assistant Whip: Lou Gentile

Other Officers

Clerk: According to the Rules of the Senate, the Clerk is elected by the members of the Senate and is tasked with maintaining records of all Senate bills and resolutions. The Clerk is also responsible for handling all documents received from other government departments. ^[2]

Members of the 131st Senate

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Seniority	Term Limited	First Elected
1	Cliff Hite	Rep	Findlay	Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams	19	2022	2011*
2	Randy Gardner	Rep	Bowling Green	Erie, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Wood	27	2020	2012
3	Kevin Bacon	Rep	Columbus	Franklin	12	2018	2010
4	Bill Coley	Rep	West Chester	Butler	21	2020	2011*
5	Bill Beagle	Rep	Tipp City	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	15	2018	2010
6	Peggy Lehner	Rep	Kettering	Montgomery	18	2020	2011*
7	Shannon Jones	Rep	Springboro	Butler, Hamilton, Warren	8	2018	2009*
8	Bill Seitz	Rep	Cincinnati	Hamilton	4	2016	2007*
9	Cecil Thomas	Dem	Cincinnati	Hamilton	32	2022	2014
10	Bob Hackett	Rep	London	Clark, Greene, Madison	33	2024	2016*
11	Edna Brown	Dem	Toledo	Lucas	10	2018	2010
12	Keith Faber	Rep	Celina	Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Shelby	1	2016	2007*
13	Gayle Manning	Rep	North Ridgeville	Huron, Lorain	17	2018	2010
14	Joe Uecker	Rep	Loveland	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Lawrence, Scioto	28	2020	2012
15	Charleta Tavares	Dem	Columbus	Franklin	13	2018	2010
16	Jim Hughes	Rep	Columbus	Franklin	6	2016	2008
17	Bob Peterson	Rep	Sabina	Clinton, Fayette, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Lawrence, Vinton	26	2022	2012*
18	John Eklund	Rep	Chardon	Geauga, Lake, Portage	24	2020	2011*
19	Kris Jordan	Rep	Ostrander	Delaware, Franklin, Knox	14	2018	2010
20	Troy Balderson	Rep	Zanesville	Athens, Fairfield, Guernsey, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum, Pickaway	22	2020	2011*
21	Sandra Williams	Dem	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	30	2022	2014
22	Larry Obhof	Rep	Medina	Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Richland	20	2020	2011*
23	Michael J. Skindell	Dem	Lakewood	Cuyahoga	11	2018	2010
24	Tom Patton	Rep	Strongsville	Cuyahoga	5	2016	2008*
25	Kenny Yuko	Dem	Richmond Heights	Cuyahoga, Lake	31	2022	2014
26	David Burke	Rep	Marysville	Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, Wyandot	23	2020	2011*
27	Frank LaRose	Rep	Copley	Stark, Summit, Wayne	16	2018	2010
28	Thomas C. Sawyer	Dem	Akron	Summit	3	2016	2007*
29	Scott Oelslager	Rep	Canton	Stark	9	2018	2010
30	Lou Gentile	Dem	Steubenville	Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Meigs, Monroe, Noble, Vinton, Washington	25	2020	2011*
31	Jay Hottinger	Rep	Newark	Coshocton, Holmes, Licking, Perry, Tuscarawas	29	2022	2014
32	Capri Cafaro	Dem	Hubbard	Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull	2	2016	2007*
33	Joe Schiavoni	Dem	Boardman	Columbiana, Mahoning	7	2018	2009*

References

^ Article II, section 2, Ohio Constitution.
^ "Rules of the Senate | The Ohio Legislature". www.legislature.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

External links

[1] Article II, section 2, Ohio Constitution.

[2] "Rules of the Senate | The Ohio Legislature". www.legislature.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

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