120th Ohio General Assembly
The One Hundred Twentieth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1993 and 1994. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republicans and the Ohio [House of Representatives] was controlled by the Democrats. In the Senate, there were 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats. In the House, there were 52 Democrats and 47 Republicans. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1990 United States census.
Major events
Vacancies
- April 13, 1993: Senator Harry Meshel resigns.
- July 1, 1993: Representative Ray Miller resigns.
- December 31, 1993: Senator Steven Williams resigns.
- February 2, 1994: Senator Ted Gray resigns.
Appointments
- April 21, 1993: Joseph Vukovich is appointed to the 33rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Harry Meshel
- July 1, 1993: Charleta Tavares is appointed to the 22nd House District due to the resignation of Ray Miller.
- January 4, 1994: Nancy Dix is appointed to the 31st Senatorial District due to the resignation of Steven Williams.
- March 1, 1994: Bruce E. Johnson is appointed to the 3rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Ted Gray.
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: Roy Ray
Minority leadership
- Leader: Robert Boggs
- Assistant Leader: Alan Zaleski
- Whip: Ben Espy
- Assistant Whip: Bob Nettle
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
- Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe
- President pro tempore of the House: Barney Quilter
- Floor Leader: Bill Mallory
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Vernon Sykes
- Majority Whip: Jane Campbell
- Assistant Majority Whip: Marc Guthrie
Minority leadership
- Leader: Jo Ann Davidson
- Assistant Leader: William G. Batchelder
- Whip: Randy Gardner
- Assistant Whip: Tom Johnson