119th Ohio General Assembly

The 119th Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1991 and 1992. 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 3, 1991: Senator David Hobson (R-10th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
• April 19, 1992: Representative Russ Guerra (R-40th) dies.
• April 21, 1992: Senator Paul Pfeiffer (D-15th) resigns.
• June 30, 1992: Representative Joe Secrest (D-95th) resigns.
• December 17, 1992: Representative Judy Sheerer (D-18th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
• December 17, 1992: Senator Eric Fingerhut (D-25th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Appointments

• January 3, 1991: Merle G. Kearns is appointed to the 10th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Dave Hobson.
• April 21, 1992: Ben Espy is appointed to the 15th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Paul Pfeiffer.
• June 17, 1992: Jeff Jacobson is appointed to the 40th House District due to the death of Russ Guerra.
• June 30, 1992: Mike McCullough is appointed to the 95th House District due to the resignation of Joe Secrest.
• December 17, 1992: Judy Sheerer is appointed to the 25th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Eric Fingerhut.

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: Bob Nettle
• Assistant Whip: Jeffrey Johnson

Members of the 121st Senate

District	Senator	Party	First elected
1	M. Ben Gaeth [1]	Republican	1974
2	Betty Montgomery [2]	Republican	1988
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	Merle G. Kearns [8]	Republican	1991 (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	Ben Espy [13]	Democratic	1992 (Appt.)
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	Jeffrey Johnson [19]	Democratic	1990 (Appt.)
22	Grace L. Drake [20]	Republican	1984 (Appt.)
23	Anthony Sinagra [21]	Democratic	1990
24	Gary C. Suhadolnik [22]	Republican	1980
25	Judy Sheerer [23]	Democratic	1992 (Appt.)
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	Steven O. Williams [29]	Republican	1990
32	Charles Henry [30]	Democratic	1988
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: Cliff Skeen
• Majority Whip: Judy Sheerer
• Assistant Majority Whip: Marc Guthrie

Minority leadership

• Leader: Corwin Nixon
• Assistant Leader: Dave Johnson
• Whip: Jo Ann Davidson
• Assistant Whip: Randy Gardner

Members of the 121st House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	First Elected
1	Bill Thompson	Rep	1986
2	Ross Boggs	Dem	1982
3	Sean D. Logan	Dem	1990 (Appt.)
4	William G. Batchelder	Rep	1968
5	Randy Gardner	Rep	1985 (Appt.)
6	Ed Kasputis	Rep	1990
7	Rocco Colonna	Dem	1974
8	Madeline Cain	Dem	1988
9	Patrick Sweeney	Dem	1967
10	Ron Mottl	Dem	1986
11	Barbara C. Pringle	Dem	1982 (Appt.)
12	Troy Lee James	Dem	1967
13	Frank Mahnic Jr.	Dem	1988
14	C.J. Prentiss	Dem	1990
15	Jane Campbell	Democratic	1984
16	Vermel Whalen	Dem	1986 (Appt.)
17	Suzanne Bergansky	Dem	1988
18	Vacant	Dem
19	Ron Suster	Democratic	1980
20	Cheryl Winkler	Republican	1990 (Appt.)
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 N. 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	Richard Cordray	Democratic	1990
34	Jo Ann Davidson	Republican	1980
35	Bill Schuck	Rep
36	Rhine McLin	Dem
37	Tom Roberts	Dem
38	Bob Corbin	Republican	1976
39	Bob Hickey	Dem
40	Jeff Jacobson	Rep	1992 (Appt.)
41	Tom Seese	Dem
42	Vernon Sykes	Dem
43	Wayne Jones	Dem
44	Tom Watkins	Rep
45	Casey Jones	Democratic	1968
46	Don Czarcinski	Democratic	1983 (Appt.)
47	Barney Quilter	Democratic	1966
48	Tim Greenwood	Republican	1988
49	Johnnie Maier Jr.	Dem
50	William J. Healy	Dem
51	Dave Johnson	Rep
52	Joseph Vukovich	Democratic	1976
53	Bob Hagan	Democratic	1986
54	John Bara	Democratic	1982
55	Joseph Koziura	Democratic	1984
56	Michael A. Fox	Rep	1974
57	Scott Nein	Rep	1990
58	June Lucas	Dem
59	Michael G. Verich	Dem
60	Dan Troy	Dem	1982
61	Ray Sines	Rep
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	Democratic	1974
72	Katherine Walsh	Dem	1988
73	James Buchy	Rep
74	Bob Clark	Rep	1982
75	Joe Haines	Rep	1980
76	Eugene Byers	Rep	1986
77	Doug White	Rep	1990
78	Jon D. Myers	Rep	1990
79	Larry Manahan	Rep	1978
80	Lynn Wachtmann	Rep	1984
81	Jim Davis	Rep	1984
82	Jon Stozich	Rep
83	Ed Core	Rep
84	Corwin Nixon	Rep	1967
85	Dwight Wise	Dem	1982
86	Randy Weston	Dem	1990
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	Mary Abel	Dem	1989 (Appt.)
95	Michael McCullough	Dem	1992 (Appt.)
96	Tom Johnson	Dem	1976
97	Greg DiDonato	Dem	1990
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