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	Chris Widener (R); Since January 7, 2013
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
	File:Ohio State Senate.jpg
	Senate Chamber; Ohio Statehouse; Columbus, Ohio
Website
	Ohio Senate

The Ohio Senate has been meeting since 1803. It is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the Ohio state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Columbus. 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

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	23	10	33	0

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

Leadership

Seal of the President

Majority leadership

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

Minority leadership

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

Members of the 131st Senate

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

References

↑ Article II, section 2, Ohio Constitution.

External links

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

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v t e Current members of the Ohio State Senate
131st General Assembly (2015–2016) President of the Senate: Keith Faber (R) President pro Tempore: Larry Obhof (R) Majority Leader: Tom Patton (R) Minority Leader: Joe Schiavoni (D)
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/> Cliff Hite (R) Randy Gardner (R) Kevin Bacon (R) William Coley (R) Bill Beagle (R) Peggy Lehner (R) Shannon Jones (R) Bill Seitz (R) Cecil Thomas (D) Bob Hackett (R) Edna Brown (D) Keith Faber (R) Gayle Manning (R) Joe Uecker (R) Charleta Tavares (D) Jim Hughes (R) Bob Peterson (R) John Eklund (R) Kris Jordan (R) Troy Balderson (R) Sandra Williams (D) Larry Obhof (R) Mike Skindell (D) Tom Patton (R) Kenny Yuko (D) David Burke (R) Frank LaRose (R) Tom Sawyer (D) Scott Oelslager (R) Lou Gentile (D) Jay Hottinger (R) Capri Cafaro (D) Joe Schiavoni (D)
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Members of the 131st Senate

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