117th Ohio General Assembly

The 117th Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1987 and 1988. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Ohio Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 21 Republicans and 12 Democrats. In the House, there were 62 Republicans and 37 Democrats. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1990 United States Census.

Major events

Vacancies

• January 2, 1987: Senator Buz Lukens (R-4th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
• November 23, 1987: Representative Vernon Cook (D-43rd) dies.

Appointments

• January 4, 1987: Barry Levey is appointed to the 4th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Buz Lukens.
• January 6, 1988: Wayne Jones is appointed to the 43rd House District following the death of Vernon Cook.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

• President of the Senate: Paul Gillmor
• President pro tempore of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff
• Assistant pro tempore: Richard Finan
• Whip: David Hobson

Minority leadership

• Leader: Harry Meshel
• Assistant Leader: Neal Zimmers
• Whip: Eugene Branstool
• Assistant Whip: Michael White

Members of the 121st Senate

District	Senator	Party	First elected
1	M. Ben Gaeth [1]	Republican	1974
2	Paul Gillmor [2]	Republican	1967
3	Ted Gray	Republican	1967
4	Barry Levey [3]	Republican	1987 (Appt.)
5	Neal Zimmers	Democratic	1974
6	Chuck Horn [4]	Republican	1984
7	Richard Finan [5]	Republican	1978 (Appt.)
8	Stanley Aronoff [6]	Republican	1967
9	Bill Bowen [7]	Democratic	1970 (Appt.)
10	David Hobson [8]	Republican	1982 (Appt.)
11	Linda J. Furney [9]	Democratic	1986
12	Robert R. Cupp [10]	Republican	1984
13	Alan Zaleski [11]	Democrat	1982
14	Cooper Snyder [12]	Republican	1979 (Appt.)
15	Richard Pfeiffer [13]	Democratic	1982
16	Eugene J. Watts [14]	Republican	1984
17	Jan Michael Long [15]	Democratic	1986
18	Robert Boggs [16]	Democratic	1982
19	Richard Schafrath [17]	Republican	1986
20	Bob Ney [18]	Republican	1984 (Appt.)
21	Michael R. White [19]	Democratic	1984 (Appt.)
22	Grace L. Drake [20]	Republican	1984 (Appt.)
23	Charles L. Butts [21]	Democratic	1974
24	Gary C. Suhadolnik [22]	Republican	1980
25	Lee Fisher [23]	Democratic	1982
26	Paul Pfeifer [24]	Republican	1976
27	Roy Ray [25]	Republican	1986
28	Bob Nettle [26]	Democratic	1986
29	Scott Oelslager [27]	Republican	1985 (Appt.)
30	Rob Burch [28]	Democratic	1984
31	Eugene Branstool [29]	Democrat	1982
32	Tom Carney [30]	Democratic	1972
33	Harry Meshel [31]	Democratic	1970

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 Cook
• Majority Whip: Patrick Sweeney
• Assistant Majority Whip: Judy Sheerer

Minority leadership

• Leader: Corwin Nixon
• Assistant Leader: Dave Johnson
• Whip: Jo Ann Davidson
• Assistant Whip: Lou Blessing

Members of the 121st House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	First Elected
1	Bill Thompson	Rep	1986
2	Ross Boggs Jr	Dem	1982
3	John D. Shivers Jr.	Dem	1982
4	William G. Batchelder	Rep	1968
5	Randy Gardner	Rep	1985 (Appt.)
6	Jim Petro	Rep	1986
7	Rocco Colonna	Dem	1974
8	Francine Panehal	Dem	1974
9	Patrick Sweeney	Dem	1967
10	Ron Mottl	Dem	1986
11	Barbara C. Pringle	Dem	1982 (Appt.)
12	Troy Lee James	Dem	1967
13	Robert Jaskulski	Dem	1986
14	Ike Thompson	Dem	1970
15	Jane Campbell	Democratic	1984
16	Vermel Whalen	Dem	1986 (Appt.)
17	Leroy Peterson	Dem	1982
18	Judy Sheerer	Dem	1982
19	Ron Suster	Democratic	1980
20	Thomas Pottenger	Republican	1976
21	Jerome F. Luebbers	Democratic	1978
22	Lou Blessing	Republican	1982
23	William L. Mallory Sr.	Democratic	1966
24	Terry Tranter	Democratic	1976
25	Helen Rankin	Democratic	1978 (Appt.)
26	Jacquelin K. O'Brien	Republican	1986
27	Dale Van Vyven	Republican	1978 (Appt.)
28	Ed Thomas Jr.	Rep
29	Ray Miller	Democratic	1982
30	Mike Stinziano	Democratic	1972
31	Otto Beatty Jr.	Democratic	1980 (Appt.)
32	Dean Conley	Democratic	1978
33	Don Gilmore	Republican	1978
34	Jo Ann Davidson	Republican	1980
35	Bill Schuck	Rep
36	C.J. McLin	Dem
37	Tom Roberts	Dem
38	Bob Corbin	Rep
39	Bob Hickey	Dem
40	Russ Guerra	Rep
41	Tom Seese	Dem
42	Vernon Sykes	Dem
43	Wayne Jones	Dem	1988 (Appt.)
44	Tom Watkins	Rep
45	Casey Jones	Democratic	1968
46	Don Czarcinski	Dem
47	Barney Quilter	Dem
48	Arlene Singer	Democratic	1986
49	Chuck Ash	Rep
50	William J. Healy	Dem
51	Dave Johnson	Rep
52	Joseph Vukovich	Dem
53	Bob Hagan	Dem
54	John Bara	Democratic	1982
55	Joseph Koziura	Democratic	1984
56	Michael A. Fox	Rep	1974
57	John Boehner	Rep	1984
58	June Lucas	Dem
59	Michael G. Verich	Dem
60	Dan Troy	Dem	1982
61	Robert E. Hagan	Dem
62	David Hartley	Dem
63	Paul Jones	Dem	1982
64	Frank Sawyer	Dem	1982
65	Bob Doyle	Rep	1982
66	Sam Bateman Jr.	Rep
67	Marc Guthrie	Dem	1982
68	Bob Netzley	Rep	1967
69	Cliff Skeen	Rep
70	Fred Deering	Dem	1972
71	Ron Gerberry	Dem
72	Marie Tansey	Rep	1976
73	James Buchy	Rep
74	Bob Clark	Rep	1982
75	Joe Haines	Rep	1980
76	Eugene Byers	Rep	1986
77	Harry Mallott	Dem	1972
78	Steve Williams	Rep	1980
79	Larry Manahan	Rep	1978
80	Lynn Wachtmann	Rep	1984
81	Jim Davis	Rep	1984
82	Jon Stozich	Rep
83	Rodney Hughes	Rep	1967
84	Corwin Nixon	Rep	1967
85	Dwight Wise	Dem	1982
86	Larry Adams	Rep	1986
87	Joan Lawrence	Rep	1982
88	Mike Shoemaker	Dem	1982
89	Vern Riffe	Dem	1967
90	Rick Rench	Rep
91	Paul Mechling	Dem
92	Mark Malone	Dem	1984
93	Ron Amstutz	Rep	1980
94	Jolynn Boster	Dem	1982
95	Joe Secrest	Dem	1982
96	Tom Johnson	Dem	1976
97	William Hinig	Dem	1967
98	Jerry W. Krupinski	Dem	1986
99	Jack Cera	Dem	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

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