List of presidents of the Ohio senate - wikipedia List of presidents of the Ohio senate Seal of the President of the Ohio Senate The President of the Ohio State Senate is the leader of the Ohio State Senate. Under Ohio 's first constitution, in effect from 1803 to 1851, the presiding officer of the Senate was called the speaker. Starting in 1851, when the second constitution took effect, a new office of lieutenant governor was created. The new position of lieutenant governor carried with it the office of president of the senate, and was nominally the presiding officer of the senate. During this time, the actual legislative leader of the senate majority was the President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate. In the 1970s, another change was made, which made the office of lieutenant governor elected jointly with the Governor. At this time, the duty of presiding over the senate was removed from the lieutenant governor 's portfolio and the majority party of the senate began electing its own president starting in 1979. The President is second in line to the office of the Governor. Contents 1 Speakers of the Ohio Senate, 1803 - 1851 2 Presidents Pro Tempore of the Ohio Senate, 1852 - 1978 3 Presidents of the Ohio Senate, 1979 - present 4 References Speakers of the Ohio Senate, 1803 - 1851 Term Name Party Home County 1803 - 03 - 01 -- 1803 - 12 - 04 Nathaniel Massie Democratic - Republican Ross 1803 - 12 - 05 -- 1805 - 02 - 21 Daniel Symmes Democratic - Republican Hamilton 1805 - 02 - 21 -- 1806 - 11 - 30 James Pritchard Democratic - Republican Jefferson 1806 - 12 - 01 -- 1809 - 12 - 03 Thomas Kirker Democratic - Republican Adams 1809 - 12 - 04 -- 1810 - 12 - 02 Duncan McArthur Democratic - Republican Ross 1810 - 12 - 03 -- 1813 - 12 - 05 Thomas Kirker ( 2nd ) Democratic - Republican Adams 1813 - 12 - 06 -- 1814 - 12 - 04 Othniel Looker Democratic - Republican Hamilton 1814 - 12 - 05 -- 1815 - 12 - 03 Thomas Kirker ( 3rd ) Democratic - Republican Adams 1815 - 12 - 04 -- 1816 - 12 - 01 Peter Hitchcock Democratic - Republican Geauga 1816 - 12 - 02 -- 1818 - 12 - 06 Abraham Shepherd Democratic - Republican Adams 1818 - 12 - 07 -- 1819 - 12 - 05 Robert Lucas Democratic - Republican Pike 1819 - 12 - 06 -- 1826 - 12 - 03 Allen Trimble National Republican Highland 1826 - 12 - 04 -- 1827 - 12 - 02 Abraham Shepherd ( 2nd ) Democratic Brown 1827 - 12 - 03 -- 1829 - 12 - 06 Samuel Wheeler National Republican Geauga 1829 - 12 - 07 -- 1830 - 12 - 05 Robert Lucas ( 2nd ) Democratic Pike 1830 - 12 - 06 -- 1831 - 12 - 04 Samuel R. Miller Democratic Hamilton 1831 - 12 - 05 -- 1832 - 12 - 02 William Doherty Whig Franklin 1832 - 12 - 03 -- 1833 - 12 - 01 Samuel R. Miller ( 2nd ) Democratic Hamilton 1833 - 12 - 02 -- 1834 - 11 - 30 David T. Disney Democratic Hamilton 1834 - 12 - 01 -- 1835 - 03 - 06 Peter Hitchcock ( 2nd ) Whig Geauga 1835 - 03 - 06 - 1835 - 06 - 07 Charles Anthony Whig Clark 1835 - 06 - 08 - 1835 - 12 - 06 David T. Disney ( 2nd ) Democratic Hamilton 1835 - 12 - 07 -- 1837 - 12 - 03 Elijah Vance Democratic Butler 1837 - 12 - 04 -- 1838 - 12 - 02 George J. Smith Whig Warren 1838 - 12 - 03 -- 1839 - 12 - 01 William Hawkins Democratic Morgan 1839 - 12 - 02 -- 1841 - 12 - 05 William McLaughlin Democratic Richland 1841 - 12 - 06 -- 1843 - 12 - 03 James J. Faran Democratic Hamilton 1843 - 12 - 04 -- 1844 - 12 - 01 Thomas W. Bartley Democratic Richland 1844 - 12 - 02 -- 1845 - 11 - 30 David Chambers Whig Muskingum 1845 - 12 - 01 -- 1846 - 12 - 06 Seabury Ford Whig Geauga 1846 - 12 - 07 -- 1847 - 12 - 05 Edson B. Olds Democratic Pickaway 1847 - 12 - 06 -- 1848 - 12 - 03 Charles B. Goddard Whig Muskingum 1848 - 12 - 04 -- 1849 - 12 - 02 Brewster Randall Free Soil Ashtabula 1849 - 12 - 03 -- 1850 - 12 - 01 Harrison G.O. Blake Whig Medina 1850 - 12 - 02 -- 1852 - 01 - 04 Charles Cleveland Convers Whig Muskingum Presidents pro tempore of the Ohio senate, 1852 - 1978 ( At this time, the nominal presiding officer of the senate was the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. ) Term Name Party Home County 1852 - 01 - 05 -- 1854 - 01 - 01 Joel W. Wilson George Rex Democratic Sandusky Wayne 1854 - 01 - 02 -- 1856 - 01 - 06 Robert J. Atkinson Democratic Carroll 1856 - 01 - 07 -- 1858 - 01 - 03 Robert Walker Tayler Republican Trumbull 1858 - 01 - 04 -- 1860 - 01 - 01 Edward M. Phelps Democratic Defiance 1860 - 01 - 02 -- 1862 - 01 - 05 Richard A. Harrison Republican Madison 1862 - 01 - 06 -- 1864 - 01 - 03 James Monroe Republican Lorain 1864 - 01 - 04 -- 1865 - 12 - 31 Samuel Humphreville Republican Medina 1866 - 01 - 01 -- 1868 - 01 - 05 H.S. Martin Republican Stark 1868 - 01 - 06 -- 1870 - 01 - 02 Thomas J. Godfrey Democratic Mercer 1870 - 01 - 03 -- 1871 - 12 - 31 Samuel Furman Hunt Democratic Hamilton 1872 - 01 - 01 -- 1874 - 01 - 04 Allen T. Brinsmade Republican Cuyahoga 1874 - 01 - 05 -- 1876 - 01 - 02 Emery D. Potter Democratic Lucas 1876 - 01 - 03 -- 1878 - 01 - 06 H.W. Curtiss Republican Cuyahoga 1878 - 01 - 07 -- 1880 - 01 - 03 James W. Owens Democratic Licking 1880 - 01 - 04 -- 1882 - 01 - 01 Rees G. Richards Republican Jefferson 1882 - 01 - 02 -- 1884 - 01 - 06 Roland A. Horr Republican Lorain 1884 - 01 - 07 -- 1886 - 01 - 03 Elmer White Democratic Defiance 1886 - 01 - 04 -- 1888 - 01 - 01 John O'Neill Silas A. Conrad Democratic Republican Muskingum Stark 1888 - 01 - 02 -- 1890 - 01 - 05 Theodore F. Davis Republican Washington 1890 - 01 - 06 -- 1892 - 01 - 03 Perry M. Adams Democratic Seneca 1892 - 01 - 04 -- 1894 - 01 - 02 Elbert L. Lampson Republican Ashtabula 1894 - 01 - 03 -- 1896 - 01 - 05 Thomas H. McConica Republican Hancock 1896 - 01 - 06 -- 1898 - 01 - 02 John C. Hutsinpiller Republican Gallia 1898 - 01 - 03 -- 1899 - 12 - 31 Thaddeus E. Cromley Democratic Pickaway 1900 - 01 - 01 -- 1902 - 01 - 05 Oscar Sheppard Republican Preble 1902 - 01 - 06 -- 1904 - 01 - 03 Frank B. Archer Republican Belmont 1904 - 01 - 04 -- 1905 - 12 - 31 George Henry Chamberlain Republican Lorain 1906 - 01 - 01 -- 1909 - 01 - 03 James M. Williams Democratic Cuyahoga 1909 - 01 - 04 -- 1911 - 01 - 01 Nation O. Mather Republican Summit 1911 - 01 - 02 -- 1915 - 01 - 03 William Green Democratic Coshocton 1915 - 01 - 04 -- 1916 - 12 - 31 Charles John Howard Republican Belmont 1917 - 01 - 01 -- 1919 - 01 - 05 J.H. Miller Democratic Licking 1919 - 01 - 06 -- 1922 - 12 - 31 Frank E. Whittemore Republican Summit 1923 - 01 - 01 -- 1925 - 01 - 04 George E. Kryder Republican Henry 1925 - 01 - 05 -- 1927 - 01 - 02 Joseph R. Gardner Republican Hamilton 1927 - 01 - 03 -- 1929 - 01 - 06 Chester C. Bolton Republican Cuyahoga 1929 - 01 - 07 -- 1931 - 01 - 04 Allan G. Aigler Republican Sandusky 1931 - 01 - 05 -- 1933 - 01 - 01 Earl R. Lewis Republican Belmont 1933 - 01 - 02 -- 1935 - 01 - 06 D.H. DeArmond Democratic Hamilton 1935 - 01 - 07 -- 1937 - 01 - 03 Paul P. Yoder Democratic Montgomery 1937 - 01 - 04 -- 1939 - 01 - 01 Keith Lawrence Democratic Cuyahoga 1939 - 01 - 02 -- 1949 - 01 - 02 Frank E. Whittemore ( 2nd ) Republican Summit 1949 - 01 - 03 -- 1950 - 12 - 31 Margaret A. Mahoney Democratic Cuyahoga 1951 - 01 - 01 -- 1953 - 01 - 04 Roscoe R. Walcutt Republican Franklin 1953 - 01 - 05 -- 1959 - 01 - 04 C. Stanley Mechem Republican Athens 1959 - 01 - 05 -- 1961 - 01 - 01 Frank W. King Democratic Lucas 1961 - 01 - 02 -- 1965 - 01 - 03 C. Stanley Mechem ( 2nd ) Republican Athens 1965 - 01 - 04 -- 1975 - 01 - 05 Theodore M. Gray Republican Miami 1975 - 01 - 06 -- 1979 - 01 - 01 Oliver R. Ocasek Democratic Summit Presidents of the Ohio Senate, 1979 - present 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 References Jump up ^ Taylor, William Alexander ; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence ( 1899 ). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress : from the year 1788 to the year 1900... State of Ohio. p. 42. - Symmes resigned February 21, 1805, and was replaced by Pritchard Jump up ^ Hitchcock resigned March 6th, 1835 and was replaced by Charles Anthony of Clark County, sources : Ohio General Assembly ( 1917 ). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 230. and Bell, William, Jr. ( 1876 ). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Ohio Secretary of State. p. 66. Bell, William Jr. ( 1876 ). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... 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Question: who is the president of the ohio senate
Answer: Larry Obhof