112th Ohio General Assembly

February 2025 January 2025 August 2018 The One Hundred Twelfth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1977 and 1978. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate, there were 21 Democrats and 12 Republicans. In the House, there were 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans. It used redistricted legislative districts based on the 1970 Census. Democrats controlled the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1, 1973, through December 31, 1994, under Ohio's longest serving House Speaker, Vernal G. Riffe, (D., Scioto County). Major events Vacancies January 3, 1977: Senator Don Pease (D-13th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives. April 6, 1977: Representative Chester Cruze (R-22nd) resigns.https://books.google.com/books?id=C3UUAAAAIBAJ&dq=chester+cruze&pg=PA2 GOP Legislator Quits Seat In Ohio House The Blade April 7, 1977 February 14, 2024 January 3, 1978: Representative Irene Smart (D-49th) resigns. August 14, 1978: Senator Michael Maloney (R-7th) resigns. June 28, 1978: Representative James W. Rankin (D-25th) dies. September 14, 1978: Representative Richard Finan (R-19th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. Appointments January 3, 1977: Ronald Nabakowski is appointed to the 13th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Don Pease. April 27, 1977: Edith Mayer is appointed to the 22nd House District due to the resignation of Chester Cruze.https://books.google.com/books?id=L84tAAAAIBAJ&dq=edith+mayer&pg=PA4 Cincinnati Woman Fills Vacant Ohio House Seat The Blade April 28, 1977 February 14, 2024 January 3, 1978: Robert Regula is appointed to the 49th House District due to the resignation of Irene Smart. September 14, 1978: Richard Finan is appointed to the 7th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Michael Maloney. September 14, 1978: Helen Rankin is appointed to the 25th House District due to the death of James W. Rankin. September 14, 1978: Dale Van Vyven is appointed to the 18th House District due to the resignation of Richard Finan. Senate Leadership Majority leadership President of the Senate: Richard Celeste President pro tempore of the Senate: Oliver Ocasek Assistant pro tempore: Morris Jackson Minority leadership Leader: Michael Maloney Assistant Leader: Paul Gillmor Whip: Tom Van Meter Members of the 112th Ohio Senate District Senator Party First elected 1 M. Ben Gaeth Republican 1974 2 Paul Gillmor Republican 1967 3 Ted Gray Republican 1967 4 Buz Lukens Republican 1971 (Appt.) 5 Neal Zimmers Democratic 1974 6 Tony P. Hall Democratic 1972 7 Richard Finan Republican 1978 (Appt) 8 Stanley Aronoff Republican 1967 9 Bill Bowen Democratic 1970 (Appt.) 10 John Mahoney Democratic 1976 11 Marigene Valiquette Democratic 1969 (Appt.) 12 Walter White Republican 1972 13 Ronald Nabowski Democratic 1977 (Appt.) 14 Bill Mussey Republican 1972 15 Robert O'Shaughnessy Democratic 1972 (Appt.) 16 Michael Schwarzwalder Democratic 1976 17 Oakley C. Collins Republican 1974 18 Marcus Roberto Democratic 1976 19 Tom Van Meter Republican 1972 20 Sam Speck Republican 1976 21 Morris Jackson Democratic 1967 22 Anthony O. Calabrese Democratic 1967 23 Charles L. Butts Democratic 1974 24 Jerome Stano Democratic 1974 (Appt.) 25 Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Democratic 1974 26 Paul Pfeifer Republican 1976 27 Oliver Ocasek Democratic 1967 28 Kenneth Cox Democratic 1976 29 Robert D. Freeman Democratic 1974 30 Kinsey Milleson Democratic 1974 31 Tim McCormack Democratic 1974 32 Tom Carney Democratic 1972 33 Harry Meshel Democratic 1970 House of Representatives Leadership Majority leadership Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe President pro tempore of the Senate: Barney Quilter Floor Leader: Bill Mallory Majority Whip: Tom Fries Minority leadership Leader: Charles F. Kurfess Assistant Leader: Norman Murdock Whip: Alan Norris Members of the 112th Ohio House of Representatives District Representative Party First elected 1 Eugene Branstool Democratic 1974 2 John Wargo Democratic 1970 3 Jim Betts Republican 1974 4 Rocco Colonna Democratic 1974 5 Francine Panehal Democratic 1974 6 Patrick Sweeney Democratic 1967 7 Ken Rocco Democratic 1972 8 Ed Feighan Democratic 1972 9 Troy Lee James Democratic 1967 10 Tom Bell Democratic 1972 11 Robert Jaskulski Democratic 1970 12 Donna Pope Republican 1972 (Appt.) 13 Ike Thompson Democratic 1970 14 Arthur Brooks Democratic 1974 15 John Thompson Democratic 1970 16 Harry Lehman Democratic 1970 17 Virginia Aveni Democratic 1972 18 Dennis Eckart Democratic 1974 19 Dale Van Vyven Republican 1978 (Appt.) 20 Thomas Pottenger Republican 1976 21 Norman Murdock Republican 1966 22 Edith Mayer Republican 1977 (Appt.) 23 William L. Mallory Sr. Democratic 1966 24 Terry Tranter Democratic 1976 (Appt.) 25 Helen Rankin Democratic 1978 (Appt.) 26 Helen Fix Republican 1972 27 Alan Norris Republican 1966 28 Bill O'Neil Republican 29 Leslie Brown Democratic 1976 30 Mike Stinziano Democratic 1972 31 Phale Hale Democratic 1966 32 James Baumann Democratic 1970 33 Mack Pemberton Republican 1966 34 Ed Orlett Democratic 1972 35 Tom Fries Democratic 1970 36 C.J. McLin Democratic 1966 37 Paul Leonard Democratic 1972 38 Bob Corbin Republican 1976 39 Vernon Cook Democratic 1972 40 Thomas C. Sawyer Democratic 1976 41 Bob Nettle Democratic 1976 42 Pete Crossland Democratic 1972 43 Cliff Skeen Democratic 1976 44 Dave Karmol Republican 1976 45 Casey Jones Democratic 1968 46 Arthur Wilkowski Democratic 1969 (Appt.) 47 Barney Quilter Democratic 1966 48 Dick Maier Republican 1972 49 Robert Regula Democratic 1978 (Appt.) 50 William J. Healy Democratic 1974 51 Tom Gilmartin Democratic 1972 52 Joseph Vukovich Democratic 1976 53 Leo Camera Democratic 1968 54 John Bara Democratic 1976 55 Bob Nader Democratic 1970 56 Michael Del Bane Democratic 1968 57 Bill Donham Republican 1972 58 Michael A. Fox Democratic 1974 59 Ed Hughes Democratic 1976 60 David Hartley Democratic 61 Sherrod Brown Democratic 1974 62 John A. Begala Democratic 1976 63 Jim Zehner Democratic 1976 64 Waldo Rose Republican 1972 65 Bob Taft Republican 1976 66 Larry Hughes Republican 1968 67 Larry Christman Democratic 68 John Johnson Democratic 1970 69 John Galbraith Democratic 1966 70 John Kellogg Republican 1976 71 Ron Gerberry Democratic 1974 72 Marie Tansey Republican 1976 73 Corwin Nixon Republican 1967 74 Dennis Wojtanowski Democratic 1974 75 Charles R. Saxbe Republican 1974 76 Harry Turner Republican 1972 77 Bob McEwen Republican 1974 78 Rodney Hughes Republican 1967 79 Fred Hadley Republican 1967 80 Dale Locker Democratic 1972 81 Bob Netzley Republican 1967 82 Michael Oxley Republican 1972 83 Charles Kurfess Republican 1967 84 Fred Deering Democratic 1972 85 Gene Damschroder Republican 1972 86 Walter McClaskey Republican 1972 87 Harry Mallott Democratic 1972 88 Myrl Shoemaker Democratic 1967 89 Vern Riffe Democratic 1967 90 Don Maddux Democratic 1968 91 Claire Ball Republican 1972 92 Ron James Democratic 1974 93 William G. Batchelder Republican 1968 94 Rex Kieffer Jr. Republican 1972 95 Tom Johnson Democratic 1976 96 William Hinig Democratic 1967 97 Robert Boggs Democratic 1972 98 Arthur Bowers Democratic 1968 99 A.G. Lancione Democratic 1967 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 List of Ohio state legislatures References Ohio House of Representatives official website Project Vote Smart – State House of Ohio Map of Ohio House Districts Ohio District Maps 2002–2012 2006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State Category:Ohio legislative sessions Ohio Ohio Category:1977 in Ohio Category:1978 in Ohio