List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate
Presidents of the Ohio Senate, 1979-present

List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate

Section Title: Presidents of the Ohio Senate, 1979-present
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Term	Name	Party	Home County	District

1979 – 1981	Oliver R. Ocasek	Democratic	Summit	27th

1981 – 1983	Paul E. Gillmor	Republican	Ottawa	2nd

1983 – 1985	Harry Meshel	Democratic	Mahoning	33rd

1985 – 1989	Paul E. Gillmor (2nd)	Republican	Ottawa	2nd

1989 – 1997	Stanley J. Aronoff	Republican	Hamilton	8th

1997 – 2003	Richard Finan	Republican	Hamilton	7th

2003 – 2005	Doug White	Republican	Adams	14th

2005 – 2011	Bill Harris	Republican	Ashland	19th

2011 – 2013	Tom Niehaus	Republican	Clermont	14th

2013 – 2017	Keith Faber	Republican	Mercer	12th

2017 – Present	Larry Obhof	Republican	Medina	22nd

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Bill Harris was a Republican politician, who served as President of the Ohio Senate from 2005.

final_sentence: Bill Harris was a Republican politician, who served as President of the Ohio Senate from 2005.