Ohio House of Representatives


The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the State [legislature |state legislature] of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded state constitution of that year. In 1816, the capital was moved to Columbus, where it is located today.
Members are limited to four successive two-year elected terms. Time served by appointment to fill out another representative's uncompleted term does not count against the term limit. There are 99 members in the house, elected from single-member districts. Every even-numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election.

Composition

Leadership

Members of the 136th House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceCounties representedFirst electedTerm limited
1Dontavius JarrellsDemocraticColumbusFranklin 20202028
2Latyna HumphreyDemocraticColumbusFranklin 2021↑2030
3Ismail MohamedDemocraticColumbusFranklin 20222030
4Beryl PiccolantonioDemocraticGahannaFranklin 2024↑2032
5Meredith Lawson-RoweDemocraticReynoldsburgFranklin 20242032
6Christine CockleyDemocraticColumbusFranklin 20242032
7Allison RussoDemocraticUpper ArlingtonFranklin 20182026
8Anita SomaniDemocraticDublinFranklin 20222030
9Munira AbdullahiDemocraticColumbusFranklin 20222030
10Mark SigristDemocraticGrove CityFranklin 20242032
11Crystal LettDemocraticColumbusFranklin 20242032
12Brian StewartRepublicanAshvilleFranklin
Pickaway
Madison		20202028
13Tristan RaderDemocraticLakewoodCuyahoga 20242032
14Sean BrennanDemocraticParmaCuyahoga 20222030
15Chris GlassburnDemocraticNorth OlmstedCuyahoga 20242032
16Bride Rose SweeneyDemocraticClevelandCuyahoga 20182026
17Mike DovillaRepublicanBereaCuyahoga 20242032
18Juanita BrentDemocraticClevelandCuyahoga 20182026
19Phil RobinsonDemocraticSolonCuyahoga 20182026
20Terrence UpchurchDemocraticClevelandCuyahoga 20182026
21Eric SynenbergDemocraticBeachwoodCuyahoga 20242032
22Darnell BrewerDemocraticClevelandCuyahoga 20222030
Ohio's [23rd House of Representatives district|23]Daniel TroyDemocraticWillowickLake 20202028
24Dani IsaacsohnDemocraticCincinnatiHamilton 20222030
25Cecil ThomasDemocraticCincinnatiHamilton 20222030
26Ashley Bryant BaileyDemocraticCincinnatiHamilton 2025↑2034
27Rachel BakerDemocraticCincinnatiHamilton 20222030
28Karen BrownleeDemocraticHamilton County, Ohio|Symmes Township]Hamilton 20242032
29Cindy AbramsRepublicanHarrisonHamilton 2019↑2028
30Mike OdiosoRepublicanGreen TownshipHamilton 20242032
31Bill RoemerRepublicanRichfieldStark
Summit 		20182026
32Jack DanielsRepublicanFranklin, Ohio|New Franklin]Summit 2024↑2032
33Veronica SimsDemocraticAkronSummit 2024↑2032
34Derrick HallDemocraticAkronSummit 20242032
35Steve DemetriouRepublicanChagrin FallsCuyahoga 20222030
36Andrea WhiteRepublicanKetteringMontgomery 20202028
37Tom YoungRepublicanMiamisburgMontgomery 20202028
38Desiree TimsDemocraticDaytonMontgomery 20242032
39Phil PlummerRepublicanDaytonMontgomery 20182026
40Rodney CreechRepublicanWest AlexandriaMontgomery
Preble 		20202028
41Erika WhiteDemocraticLucas County, Ohio|Springfield Township]Lucas 20242032
42Elgin Rogers Jr.DemocraticToledoLucas 2022↑2030
43Michele GrimDemocraticToledoLucas 20222030
44Williams |Josh Williams]RepublicanSylvania TownshipLucas 20222030
45Jennifer GrossRepublicanWest ChesterButler 20202028
46Thomas HallRepublicanButler County, Ohio|Madison Township]Butler 20202028
47Diane MullinsRepublicanHamiltonButler 20242032
48Scott OelslagerRepublicanCanton, Ohio|North Canton]Stark 20182026
49Jim ThomasRepublicanCantonStark 20222030
50Matthew KishmanRepublicanStark County, Ohio|Minerva]Stark 20242032
51Jodi SalvoRepublicanBolivarTuscarawas 20242032
52Gayle ManningRepublicanNorth RidgevilleLorain 20182026
53Joe MillerDemocraticAmherstLorain 20182026
54Kellie DeeterRepublicanNorwalkHuron
Lorain 		20242032
55Michelle TeskaRepublicanClearcreek Township, [Warren County, Ohio|Clearcreek Township]Warren 20242032
56Adam MathewsRepublicanLebanonWarren 20222030
57Jamie CallenderRepublicanLake County, Ohio|Concord Township]Lake 20182026
58Lauren McNallyDemocraticYoungstownMahoning 20222030
59Tex FischerRepublicanBoardmanMahoning 2024↑2032
60Brian Lorenz
Republican		PowellDelaware 2023↑2032
61Beth LearRepublicanGalenaDelaware 20222030
62Jean SchmidtRepublicanLovelandClermont 20202028
63Adam BirdRepublicanNew RichmondBrown
Clermont 		20202028
64Nick SantucciRepublicanTrumbull County, Ohio|Howland Township]Trumbull 20222030
65David ThomasRepublicanJeffersonAshtabula 20242032
66Sharon RayRepublicanWadsworthMedina 20202028
67Melanie MillerRepublicanAshlandAshland
Mediana 		20222030
68Thaddeus ClaggettRepublicanNewarkLicking 20222030
69Kevin MillerRepublicanNewarkCoshocton
Licking
Perry		2021↑2030
70Brian LamptonRepublicanBeavercreekGreene 20202028
71Levi DeanRepublicanXeniaClark
Greene
Madison		20242032
72Heidi WorkmanRepublicanPortage County, Ohio|Rootstown]Portage 20242032
73Jeff LaReRepublicanFairfield County, Ohio|Violet Township]Fairfield 2019↑2028
74Bernard WillisRepublicanSpringfieldClark 20222030
75Haraz GhanbariRepublicanPerrysburgWood 2019↑2028
76Marilyn JohnRepublicanShelbyRichland 20202028
77Meredith CraigRepublicanWayne County, Ohio|Wayne Township]Wayne 20242032
78Matt HuffmanRepublicanLimaAuglaize
Darke
Mercer
Shelby 		20242032
79Monica Robb BlasdelRepublicanGerman Township, [Clark County, Ohio|German Township]Carroll
Columbiana 		20222030
80Johnathan NewmanRepublicanTroyDarke
Miami		20242032
81James HoopsRepublicanNapoleonFulton
Henry
Putnam
Williams		20182026
82Roy KlopfensteinRepublicanHavilandPaulding20222030
83Ty MathewsRepublicanFindlayHancock
Hardin
Logan 		20242032
84Angela KingRepublicanCelinaMercer 20222030
85Tim BarhorstRepublicanFort LoramieChampaign
Logan
Shelby 		20222030
86Tracy RichardsonRepublicanMarysvilleMarion
Union		20182026
87Riordan McClainRepublicanSandusky, Ohio|Upper Sandusky]Crawford
Marion
Morrow
Seneca
Wyandot		2018↑2026
88Gary ClickRepublicanFremontSandusky
Seneca 		20202028
89D. J. SwearingenRepublicanHuronErie
Ottawa		2019↑2028
90Justin Pizzulli
Republican		Franklin FurnaceAdams
Lawrence
Scioto		2023↑2032
91Bob PetersonRepublicanWashington Court HouseHighland
Pike
Fayette
Ross 		20222030
92Mark JohnsonRepublicanChillicotheFayette
Pickaway
Ross 		20202028
93Jason StephensRepublicanKitts HillGallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Vinton 		2019↑2028
94Kevin RitterRepublicanMariettaAthens
Meigs
Vinton
Washington 		20242032
95Ty MooreRepublicanCaldwellBelmont
Carroll
Harrison
Noble,
Washington 		2025↑2034
96Ron FergusonRepublicanWintersvilleBelmont
Jefferson
Monroe		20202028
97Adam HolmesRepublicanNashportGuernsey
Muskingum 		2019↑2028
98Mark HinerRepublicanLoudonvilleHolmes
Tuscarawas		20242032
99Sarah Fowler ArthurRepublicanGenevaAshtabula
Geauga 		20202028

↑: Member was originally appointed to the seat.

Officials

Speaker of the House

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House. The duties of the Speaker include preserving order and decorum at all times, recognizing visitors in the galleries, controlling and providing security for the Hall, appointing members to perform the duties of the Speaker for a temporary period of time, naming committees and subcommittees and appointing their chairs and members, overseeing the performance of House employees, and signing bills, acts, resolutions, and more.

Clerk of the House

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is in charge of and regulates the distribution of records of the House. The Clerk is the custodian of legislative documents within the House. The duties of the Clerk include examining bills or resolutions before introduction, numbering bills and resolutions for filing, providing bills and documents pertaining to the bill to the chair of the corresponding committee, publishing calendars to notify the public about bills and resolutions, keeping a journal of House proceedings, superintending the presentation of bills and resolutions, and attesting writs and subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives.

Sergeant-at-Arms

The Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives is tasked with maintaining security and order in the House. The Sergeant-at-arms may be ordered by the Speaker to clear the aisles if this is deemed necessary by the Speaker. Other duties of the Sergeant-at-arms include controlling admission to the building, serving subpoenas and warrants issued by the House, and bringing any members found to be absent without leave to the House.

Standing Committees

The Speaker of the House is in charge of naming all committees. During the 136th General Assembly the standing committees, chairs, vice chairs, and ranking members were:

Past composition of the House of Representatives