126th Ohio General Assembly

February 2025 January 2025 The One Hundred Twenty-sixth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2005 and 2006. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats. In the House, there were 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats. Major events Vacancies December 1, 2005: Senator Mark Mallory (D-9th) resigns to become Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. August 25, 2005: Representative Merle G. Kearns (R-72nd) resigns to take a position in the cabinet of Governor Bob Taft. February 28, 2006: Senator Dan Brady (D-23rd) resigns. February 28, 2006: Representative Dale Miller (D-14th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. May 25, 2006: Representative Kathleen Walcher Reed (R-58th) resigns. July 27, 2006: Representative Dixie Allen (D-39th) resigns to become Montgomery County, Ohio Commissioner December 31, 2006: Senator Jim Jordan (R-12th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives. December 31, 2006: Senator Charlie Wilson (D-30th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives. December 31, 2006: Senator Marc Dann (D-32nd) resigns to become Ohio Attorney General. Appointments October 5, 2005: Ross McGregor appointed as Representative of the 72nd District, succeeding Merle G. Kearns. December 6, 2005: Eric Kearney appointed as Senator of the 9th District, succeeding Mark Mallory. March 1, 2006: Dale Miller appointed as Senator of the 23rd District, succeeding Dan Brady. May 25, 2006: Mike Foley appointed as Representative to the 14th District, succeeding Dale Miller. May 25, 2006: Dan White appointed as Representative to the 58th District, succeeding Kathleen Walcher Reed. November 14, 2006: Clayton Luckie appointed as Representative of the 39th District, succeeding Dixie Allen. Leadership changes August 25, 2005: Resignation of Merle G. Kearns as Majority Floor Leader corresponding with resignation. January 15, 2006: Resignation of Chris Redfern as Minority Leader; Joyce Beatty subsequently made Minority Leader, and Todd Book Assistant Minority Leader. March 31, 2006: Lance Mason resigns as Assistant Minority Whip; Fred Strahorn is selected to replace him. Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature 22 11 330Begin 22 11 330Latest voting share66.6% 34.4% Leadership Majority leadership President of the Senate: Bill Harris President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson Floor Leader: Randy Gardner Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Robert Spada Whip: Steve Austria Assistant Majority Whip: Jay Hottinger Minority leadership Leader: C.J. Prentiss Assistant Leader: Mark Mallory Whip: Teresa Fedor Assistant Whip: Bob Hagan Members of the 126th Ohio Senate District Senator Party First elected 1 Lynn Wachtmann Republican 1998 2 Randy Gardner Republican 2000 3 David Goodman Republican 2001 (Appt.) 4 Gary Cates Republican 2004 5 Tom Roberts Democratic 2002 (Appt.) 6 Jeff Jacobson Republican 2000 7 Robert Schuler Republican 2002 8 Patricia Clancy Republican 2004 9 Eric Kearney Democratic 2005 (Appt.) 10 Steve Austria Republican 2000 11 Teresa Fedor Democratic 2002 12 Jim Jordan Republican 2000 13 Jeff Armbruster Republican 1998 14 Tom Niehaus Republican 2004 15 Ray Miller Democratic 2002 16 Steve Stivers Republican 2003 (Appt.) 17 John Carey Republican 2002 18 Timothy Grendell Republican 2004 19 Bill Harris Republican 2000 (Appt.) 20 Joy Padgett Republican 2004 (Appt.) 21 C.J. Prentiss Democratic 1998 22 Ron Amstutz Republican 2000 23 Dale Miller Democratic 2006 (Appt.) 24 Robert Spada Republican 1999 (Appt.) 25 Eric Fingerhut Democratic 1998 26 Larry Mumper Republican 1997 (Appt.) 27 Kevin Coughlin Republican 2001 (Appt.) 28 Kimberly Zurz Democratic 2003 (Appt.) 29 Kirk Schuring Republican 2002 30 Charlie Wilson Democratic 2004 31 Jay Hottinger Republican 1998 (Appt.) 32 Marc Dann Democratic 2003 (Appt.) 33 Bob Hagan Democratic 1997 (Appt.) House of Representatives Composition AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacantEnd of previous legislature 39 60 990Begin 39 60 990Latest voting share39.9%60.1% Leadership Majority leadership Speaker of the House: Jon Husted Speaker Pro Tempore of the House: Chuck Blasdel Floor Leader: Merle G. Kearns (January 6, 2005 – August 25, 2005) Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Larry L. Flowers Majority Whip: Kevin DeWine Assistant Majority Whip: Jim Carmichael Minority leadership Leader: Chris Redfern (January 6, 2005 – January 15, 2006), Joyce Beatty (January 15, 2006, December 31, 2006) Assistant Leader: Joyce Beatty (January 6, 2005 – January 15, 2006), Todd Book (January 15, 2006-) Whip: Steve Driehaus Assistant Whip: Lance Mason Members of the 126th Ohio House of Representatives District Representative Party First elected 1 Chuck Blasdel Republican 2000 2 Jon Peterson Republican 2000 3 Jim Carmichael Republican 2000 4 John R. Willamowski Republican 1997 (Appt.) 5 Tim Schaffer Republican 2000 6 Bob Latta Republican 2000 7 Kenny Yuko Democratic 2004 8 Lance Mason Democratic 2002 (Appt.) 9 Claudette Woodard Democratic 2000 10 Shirley Smith Democratic 1998 11 Annie L. Key Democratic 2000 12 Michael DeBose Democratic 2002 (Appt.) 13 Michael J. Skindell Democratic 2002 14 Michael Foley Democratic 2006 (Appt.) 15 Timothy J. DeGeeter Democratic 2003 (Appt.) 16 Sally Conway Kilbane Republican 1998 17 Jim Trakas Republican 1998 18 Tom Patton Republican 2002 19 Larry L. Flowers Republican 2000 20 Jim McGregor Republican 2001 (Appt.) 21 Linda Reidelbach Republican 2000 22 Jim Hughes Republican 2000 23 Larry Wolpert Republican 2000 24 Geoffrey C. Smith Republican 1998 25 Dan Stewart Democratic 2002 26 Mike Mitchell Democratic 2004 27 Joyce Beatty Democratic 1999 (Appt.) 28 Jim Raussen Republican 2002 29 Lou Blessing Republican 2004 30 Bill Seitz Republican 2000 31 Steve Driehaus Democratic 2000 32 Catherine L. Barrett Democratic 1998 33 Tyrone Yates Democratic 2002 34 Tom Brinkman Jr. Republican 2000 35 Michelle G. Schneider Republican 2000 36 Arlene Setzer Republican 2000 37 Jon Husted Republican 2000 38 John White Republican 2000 39 Clayton Luckie Democratic 2006 (Appt.) 40 Fred Strahorn Democratic 2000 41 Brian Williams Democratic 2004 42 John Widowfield Republican 2001 (Appt.) 43 Mary Taylor Republican 2002 44 Barbara Sykes Democratic 2000 45 Robert J. Otterman Democratic 2000 46 Mark Wagoner Republican 2004 47 Peter Ujvagi Democratic 2002 48 Edna Brown Democratic 2001 (Appt.) 49 Jeanine Perry Democratic 1998 50 John Hagan Republican 2000 51 Scott Oelslager Republican 2002 52 William J. Healy II Democratic 2004 53 Shawn Webster Republican 2000 54 Courtney Combs Republican 2004 (Appt.) 55 Bill Coley Republican 2004 56 Joseph Koziura Democratic 2001 (Appt.) 57 Earl Martin Republican 2003 (Appt.) 58 Dan White Republican 2006 (Appt.) 59 Kenneth Carano Democratic 2000 60 Sylvester Patton Democratic 1997 (Appt.) 61 John Boccieri Democratic 2000 62 Lorraine Fende Democratic 2004 63 Timothy J. Cassell Democratic 2004 64 Randy Law Republican 2004 65 Sandra Harwood Democratic 2002 66 Joe Uecker Republican 2004 67 Tom Raga Republican 2000 68 Kathleen Chandler Democratic 2002 69 Chuck Calvert Republican 1998 70 Kevin DeWine Republican 2000 71 David R. Evans Republican 1998 (Appt.) 72 Ross McGregor Republican 2005 (Appt.) 73 William J. Hartnett Democratic 1998 (Appt.) 74 Steve Buehrer Republican 1998 75 Jim Hoops Republican 1998 76 Mike Gilb Republican 2000 77 Keith Faber Republican 2000 78 Derrick Seaver Republican 2000 79 Diana Fessler Republican 2000 80 Chris Redfern Democratic 1999 (Appt.) 81 Jeff Wagner Republican 2002 82 Steve Reinhard Republican 2000 83 Tony Core Republican 2000 84 Chris Widener Republican 2002 85 John M. Schlichter Republican 2002 86 David T. Daniels Republican 2002 87 Clyde Evans Republican 2002 88 Danny Bubp Republican 2004 89 Todd Book Democratic 2002 90 Thom Collier Republican 2000 (Appt.) 91 Ron Hood Republican 2004 92 Jimmy Stewart Republican 2002 93 Jennifer Garrison Democratic 2004 94 Jim Aslanides Republican 2000 95 John Domenick Democratic 2002 96 Allan Sayre Democratic 2004 97 Bob Gibbs Republican 2002 98 Matt Dolan Republican 2004 99 George Distel Democratic 1999 (Appt.) 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 References Ohio House of Representatives official website Project Vote Smart - State House of Ohio Map of Ohio House Districts Ohio District Maps 2002-2012 Ohio House of Representatives: November 2, 2004 Ohio Secretary of State Ohio Senate November 2, 2004 Ohio Secretary of State Category:Ohio legislative sessions Ohio Ohio Category:2005 in Ohio Category:2006 in Ohio de:Repräsentantenhaus von Ohio