121st Ohio General Assembly

February 2025 January 2025 The One Hundred Twenty-first Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1995 and 1996. 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 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. In the House, there were 56 Republicans and 43 Democrats. Major events Vacancies January 3, 1995: Senator Robert Ney (R-20th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives. January 4, 1995: Representative Tim Greenwood (R-51st) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. January 3, 1995: Senator Betty Montgomery (R-2nd) resigns to become Ohio Attorney General. March 31, 1995: Senator Bob Nettle (D-28th) resigns. June 30, 1995: Senator Barry Levey (R-4th) resigns. July 11, 1995: Representative Scott Nein (R-58th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. October 5, 1995: Senator Tim Greenwood (R-2nd) resigns. October 5, 1995: Representative Ron Suster (D-14th) resigns to take a seat on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. December 31, 1995: Representative Madeline Cain (D-17th) resigns. December 31, 1995: Representative Joseph Koziura (D-61st) resigns to become Mayor of Lorain, Ohio. March 31, 1996: Senator Cooper Snyder (R-14th) resigns. April 15, 1996: Representative Doug White (R-88th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. Appointments January 3, 1995: James E. Carnes is appointed to the 20th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Bob Ney. January 3, 1995: Tim Greenwood is appointed to the 2nd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Betty Montgomery. January 4, 1995: Lynn Olman is appointed to the 51st House District due to the resignation of Tim Greenwood. March 29, 1995: Leigh Herington is appointed to the 28th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Bob Nettle. July 11, 1995: Scott Nein is appointed to the 4th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Barry Levey. October 5, 1995: Steve Yarbrough is appointed to the 2nd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Tim Greenwood. October 5, 1995: Gary Cates is appointed to the 58th House District due to the resignation of Scott Nein. October 5, 1995: Ed Jerse is appointed to the 14th House District due to the resignation of Ron Suster. January 6, 1996: Dan Brady is appointed to the 17th House District due to the resignation of Madeline Cain. January 9, 1996: Dan Metelsky is appointed to the 61st House District due to the resignation of Joseph Koziura April 16, 1996: Doug White is appointed to the 14th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Cooper Snyder. April 16, 1996: Dennis Stapleton is appointed to the 88th House District due to the resignation of Doug White. Senate Leadership Majority leadership President of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff President pro tempore of the Senate: Richard Finan Assistant pro tempore: Eugene J. Watts Whip: Robert R. Cupp Minority leadership Leader: Robert Boggs Assistant Leader: Ben Espy Whip: Linda J. Furney Assistant Whip: Bob Nettle Members of the 121st Ohio Senate District Senator Party First elected 1 M. Ben Gaeth Republican 1974 2 Steve Yarbrough Republican 1995 (Appt.) 3 Bruce E. Johnson Republican 1994 (Appt.) 4 Scott Nein Republican 1995 (Appt.) 5 Rhine McLin Democratic 1994 6 Chuck Horn Republican 1984 7 Richard Finan Republican 1978 (Appt.) 8 Stanley Aronoff Republican 1967 9 Janet C. Howard Republican 1994 10 Merle G. Kearns Republican 1991 (Appt.) 11 Linda J. Furney Democratic 1986 12 Robert R. Cupp Republican 1984 13 Alan Zaleski Democrat 1982 14 Doug White Republican 1996 (Appt.) 15 Ben Espy Democratic 1992 (Appt.) 16 Eugene J. Watts Republican 1984 17 Jan Michael Long Democratic 1986 18 Robert Boggs Democratic 1982 19 Richard Schafrath Republican 1986 20 James E. Carnes Republican 1995 (Appt.) 21 Jeffrey Johnson Democratic 1990 (Appt.) 22 Grace L. Drake Republican 1984 (Appt.) 23 Dennis Kucinich Democratic 1994 24 Gary C. Suhadolnik Republican 1980 25 Judy Sheerer Democratic 1992 (Appt.) 26 Karen Gillmor Republican 1992 27 Roy Ray Republican 1986 28 Leigh Herington Democratic 1995 (Appt.) 29 Scott Oelslager Republican 1985 (Appt.) 30 Rob Burch Democratic 1984 31 Nancy Dix Republican 1994 (Appt.) 32 Anthony Latell Jr. Democratic 1992 33 Joseph Vukovich Democratic 1993 (Appt.) House of Representatives Leadership Majority leadership Speaker of the House: Jo Ann Davidson President pro tempore of the House: William G. Batchelder Floor Leader: Randy Gardner Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Scott Nein Majority Whip: Bob Corbin Assistant Majority Whip: Jim Buchy Minority leadership Leader: Patrick Sweeney Assistant Leader: Jane Campbell Whip: Otto Beatty Jr. Assistant Whip: Ronald Gerberry Members of the 121st Ohio House of Representatives District Representative Party First elected 1 Bill Thompson Republican 1986 2 George E. Terwilleger Republican 1992 3 Sean D. Logan Democratic 1990 (Appt.) 4 Randy Gardner Republican 1985 (Appt.) 5 Ross Boggs Democratic 1982 6 Jon D. Myers Republican 1990 7 Ron Amstutz Republican 1980 8 C.J. Prentiss Democratic 1990 9 Barbara Boyd Democratic 1992 10 Troy Lee James Democratic 1967 11 Jane Campbell Democratic 1984 12 Vermel Whalen Democratic 1986 (Appt.) 13 Barbara C. Pringle Democratic 1982 (Appt.) 14 Ed Jerse Democratic 1995 (Appt.) 15 Mike Wise Republican 1992 16 Ed Kasputis Republican 1990 17 Dan Brady Democratic 1996 (Appt.) 18 Rocco Colonna Democratic 1974 19 Patrick Sweeney Democratic 1967 20 Ron Mottl Democratic 1986 21 Otto Beatty Jr. Democratic 1980 (Appt.) 22 Charleta Tavares Democratic 1993 (Appt.) 23 Amy Salerno Republican 1994 24 Jo Ann Davidson Republican 1980 25 Jim Mason Republican 1992 26 Patrick Tiberi Republican 27 E. J. Thomas Republican 28 Priscilla D. Mead Republican 1992 29 Bill Schuck Republican 30 Samuel T. Britton Democratic 1994 31 Mark Mallory Democratic 1994 32 Dale N. Van Vyven Republican 1978 (Appt.) 33 Jerome F. Luebbers Democratic 1978 34 Cheryl Winkler Republican 1990 (Appt.) 35 Lou Blessing Republican 1982 36 Bob Schuler Republican 1992 37 Jacquelyn K. O'Brien Republican 1986 38 Lloyd Lewis Jr. Democratic 1994 39 Tom Roberts Democratic 1986 (Appt.) 40 Jeff Jacobson Republican 41 Don Mottley Republican 1992 42 Bob Corbin Republican 1976 43 Bob Netzley Republican 1967 44 Vernon Sykes Democratic 1983 (Appt.) 45 Karen Doty Democratic 1992 46 Wayne Jones Democratic 1988 (Appt.) 47 Betty Sutton Democratic 1992 48 Twyla Roman Republican 1994 49 Jack Ford Democratic 1994 50 John Garcia Republican 1994 51 Lynn Olman Republican 1995 (Appt.) 52 Sally Perz Republican 1992 53 Darrell Opfer Democratic 1992 54 William J. Healy Democratic 1974 55 Kirk Schuring Republican 1994 56 Johnnie Maier Jr. Democratic 1990 57 Ron Hood Republican 1994 58 Gary Cates Republican 1995 (Appt.) 59 Michael A. Fox Republican 1974 60 Gene Krebs Republican 61 Dan Metelsky Democratic 1996 (Appt.) 62 John Bender Democratic 1992 63 Bill Taylor Republican 1994 64 Bob Hagan Democratic 1986 65 Ron Gerberry Democratic 1974 66 Michael G. Verich Democratic 1982 67 June Lucas Democratic 1986 68 Diane Grendell Republican 1992 69 Ray Sines Republican 70 Dan Troy Democratic 1982 71 Sam Bateman Republican 72 Rose Vesper Republican 73 David Hartley Democratic 1972 74Joe Haines Republican 1980 75 Ann H. Womer Benjamin Republican 1994 76 Marilyn Reid Republican 1992 77 Jay Hottinger Republican 1994 78 Mary Abel Democratic 1989 (Appt.) 79 Frank Sawyer Democratic 1982 87 Joan Lawrence Republican 1982 81 William G. Batchelder Republican 1968 82 Richard Hodges Republican 1992 83 Lynn Wachtmann Republican 1984 84 Jim Buchy Republican 85 Jim Jordan Republican 1994 86 Chuck Brading Republican 87 Ed Core Republican 88 Dennis Stapleton Republican 1996 (Appt.) 89 Rex Damschroder Republican 1994 90 Randy Weston Democratic 1990 91 Mike Shoemaker Democratic 1982 92 William L. Ogg Democratic 1994 93 Bill Harris Republican 1994 94 John Carey Republican 1994 95 Joy Padgett Republican 1992 96 Tom Johnson Republican 1976 97 Kerry R. Metzger Republican 1994 98 Jerry W. Krupinski Democratic 1986 99 Jack Cera Democratic 1982 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:1995 in Ohio Category:1996 in Ohio de:Repräsentantenhaus von Ohio