119th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Nineteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1991 and 1992. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republicans, consisting of 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats. The Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democrats, with 62 Democrats and 37 Republicans.

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

Minority leadership

Members of the 119th Ohio 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

Minority leadership

Members of the 119th Ohio House of Representatives

District Representative Party First Elected
1 Bill Thompson Republican 1986
2 Ross Boggs Democratic 1982
3 Sean D. Logan Democratic 1990 (Appt.)
4 William G. Batchelder Republican 1968
5 Randy Gardner Republican 1985 (Appt.)
6 Ed Kasputis Republican 1990
7 Rocco Colonna Democratic 1974
8 Madeline Cain Democratic 1988
9 Patrick Sweeney Democratic 1967
10 Ron Mottl Democratic 1986
11 Barbara C. Pringle Democratic 1982 (Appt.)
12 Troy Lee James Democratic 1967
13 Frank Mahnic Jr. Democratic 1988
14 C.J. Prentiss Democratic 1990
15 Jane Campbell Democratic 1984
16 Vermel Whalen Democratic 1986 (Appt.)
17 Suzanne Bergansky Democratic 1988
18 Vacant Democratic
19 Ron Suster Democratic 1980
20 Cheryl Winkler Republican 1990 (Appt.)
21 Jerome F. Luebbers Democratic 1978
22 Lou Blessing Republican 1982
23 William L. Mallory Sr. Democratic 1966
24 Terry Tranter Democratic 1976 (Appt.)
25 Helen Rankin Democratic 1978 (Appt.)
26 Jacquelin K. O'Brien Republican 1986
27 Dale N. Van Vyven Republican 1978 (Appt.)
28 Ed Thomas Jr. Republican
29 Ray Miller Democratic 1982
30 Mike Stinziano Democratic 1972
31 Otto Beatty Jr. Democratic 1980 (Appt.)
32 Dean Conley Democratic 1978
33 Richard Cordray Democratic 1990
34 Jo Ann Davidson Republican 1980
35 Bill Schuck Republican
36 Rhine McLin Democratic 1989 (Appt.)
37 Tom Roberts Democratic 1986 (Appt.)
38 Bob Corbin Republican 1976
39 Bob Hickey Democratic 1982
40 Jeff Jacobson Republican 1992 (Appt.)
41 Tom Seese Democratic 1986 (Appt.)
42 Vernon Sykes Democratic 1983 (Appt.)
43 Wayne Jones Democratic 1988 (Appt.)
44 Tom Watkins Republican 1984
45 Casey Jones Democratic 1968
46 Don Czarcinski Democratic 1983 (Appt.)
47 Barney Quilter Democratic 1966
48 Tim Greenwood Republican 1988
49 Johnnie Maier Jr. Democratic 1990
50 William J. Healy Democratic 1974
51 Dave Johnson Republican 1978
52 Joseph Vukovich Democratic 1976
53 Bob Hagan Democratic 1986
54 John Bara Democratic 1982
55 Joseph Koziura Democratic 1984
56 Michael A. Fox Republican 1974
57 Scott Nein Republican 1990
58 June Lucas Democratic 1986
59 Michael G. Verich Democratic 1982
60 Dan Troy Democratic 1982
61 Ray Sines Republican
62 David Hartley Democratic
63 Paul Jones Democratic 1982
64 Frank Sawyer Democratic 1982
65 Bob Doyle Republican 1982
66 Sam Bateman Jr. Republican
67 Marc Guthrie Democratic 1982
68 Bob Netzley Republican 1967
69 Cliff Skeen Democratic 1976
70 Fred Deering Democratic 1972
71 Ron Gerberry Democratic 1974
72 Katherine Walsh Democratic 1988
73 James Buchy Republican
74 Bob Clark Republican 1982
75 Joe Haines Republican 1980
76 Eugene Byers Republican 1986
77 Doug White Republican 1990
78 Jon D. Myers Republican 1990
79 Larry Manahan Republican 1978
80 Lynn Wachtmann Republican 1984
81 Jim Davis Republican 1984
82 Jon Stozich Republican
83 Ed Core Republican
84 Corwin Nixon Republican 1967
85 Dwight Wise Democratic 1982
86 Randy Weston Democratic 1990
87 Joan Lawrence Republican 1982
88 Mike Shoemaker Democratic 1982
89 Vern Riffe Democratic 1967
90 Rick Rench Republican
91 Paul Mechling Democratic
92 Mark Malone Democratic 1984
93 Ron Amstutz Republican 1980
94 Mary Abel Democratic 1989 (Appt.)
95 Michael McCullough Democratic 1992 (Appt.)
96 Tom Johnson Democratic 1976
97 Greg DiDonato Democratic 1990
98 Jerry W. Krupinski Democratic 1986
99 Jack Cera Democratic 1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

See also

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