# Ohio House of Representatives, 127th General Assembly

The 127th General Assembly comprised the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly. Every two years, all of the house seats come up for election. The 127th General Assembly was in session in 2007 and 2008. The party distribution was 53 Republicans and 46 Democrats.

## Make-up of Ohio House of Representatives for the 127th General Assembly

Results of the November 7, 2006 Election:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 53 |
| | Democratic Party | 46 |
| Total | Total | 99 |
| Majority | Majority | 7 |

## Leadership
### Majority Leadership

| Office | Name | Party | District |
| Speaker | Jon Husted | Republican | 37 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Kevin DeWine | Republican | 70 |
| Majority Leader | Larry L. Flowers | Republican | 19 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Jim Carmichael | Republican | 3 |
| Majority Whip | Michelle G. Schneider | Republican | 35 |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Shannon Jones | Republican | 67 |

### Minority Leadership

| Office | Name | Party | District |
| Minority Leader | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 27 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Todd Book | Democratic | 89 |
| Minority Whip | Steve Driehaus | Democratic | 31 |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Fred Strahorn | Democratic | 40 |

## Members of the Ohio House of Representatives

| District | Representative | Party | Residence | First Elected | Term Limited |
| 1 | Linda Bolon | Democratic | East Palestine | 2006 | 2014 |
| 2 | Jon Peterson | Republican | Delaware | 1999 (App) | 2008 |
| 3 | Jim Carmichael | Republican | Wooster | 2000 | 2008 |
| 4 | Matt Huffman | Republican | Lima | 2006 | 2014 |
| 5 | Gerald Stebelton | Republican | Lancaster | 2006 | 2014 |
| 6 | Randy Gardner | Republican | Bowling Green | 2008 (app) | 2014 |
| 7 | Kenny Yuko | Democratic | Richmond Heights | 2004 | 2012 |
| 8 | Armond Budish | Democratic | Beachwood | 2006 | 2014 |
| 9 | Barbara Boyd | Democratic | Cleveland Heights | 2006 | 2014 |
| 10 | Eugene Miller | Democratic | Cleveland | 2006 | 2014 |
| 11 | Sandra Williams | Democratic | Cleveland | 2006 | 2014 |
| 12 | Michael DeBose | Democratic | Cleveland | 2002 (App) | 2010 |
| 13 | Michael J. Skindell | Democratic | Lakewood | 2002 | 2010 |
| 14 | Michael Foley | Democratic | Cleveland | 2006 (App) | 2014 |
| 15 | Timothy J. DeGeeter | Democratic | Parma | 2003 (App) | 2012 |
| 16 | Jennifer Brady | Democratic | Westlake | 2006 | 2014 |
| 17 | Josh Mandel | Republican | Lyndhurst | 2006 | 2014 |
| 18 | Thomas Patton | Republican | Strongsville | 2002 | 2010 |
| 19 | Larry L. Flowers | Republican | Canal Winchester | 2000 | 2008 |
| 20 | Jim McGregor | Republican | Gahanna | 2001 (App) | 2010 |
| 21 | Kevin Bacon | Republican | Columbus | 2006 | 2014 |
| 22 | Jim Hughes | Republican | Columbus | 2000 | 2008 |
| 23 | Larry Wolpert | Republican | Hilliard | 2000 | 2008 |
| 24 | Ted Celeste | Democratic | Upper Arlington | 2006 | 2014 |
| 25 | Dan Stewart | Democratic | Columbus | 2002 | 2010 |
| 26 | Tracy Heard | Democratic | Columbus | 2006 | 2014 |
| 27 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | Columbus | 2000 (App) | 2008 |
| 28 | Jim Raussen | Republican | Springdale | 2002 | 2010 |
| 29 | Lou Blessing | Republican | Cincinnati | 2004 | 2012 |
| 30 | Robert Mecklenborg | Republican | Cincinnati | 2007 (App) | 2016 |
| 31 | Steve Driehaus | Democratic | Cincinnati | 2000 | 2008 |
| 32 | Dale Mallory | Democratic | Cincinnati | 2006 | 2014 |
| 33 | Tyrone Yates | Democratic | Cincinnati | 2002 | 2010 |
| 34 | Tom Brinkman Jr. | Republican | Cincinnati | 2000 | 2008 |
| 35 | Michelle G. Schneider | Republican | Cincinnati | 2000 | 2008 |
| 36 | Arlene Setzer | Republican | Vandalia | 2000 | 2008 |
| 37 | Jon Husted | Republican | Kettering | 2000 | 2008 |
| 38 | John White | Republican | Kettering | 2000 | 2008 |
| 39 | Clayton Luckie | Democratic | Dayton | 2006 (App) | 2014 |
| 40 | Fred Strahorn | Democratic | Dayton | 2000 | 2008 |
| 41 | Brian Williams | Democratic | Akron | 2004 | 2012 |
| 42 | John Widowfield | Republican | Cuyahoga Falls | 2001 (App) | 2010 |
| 43 | Steve Dyer | Democratic | Green | 2006 | 2014 |
| 44 | Vernon Sykes | Democratic | Akron | 2006 | 2014 |
| 45 | Vacant | | | | |
| 46 | Mark Wagoner | Republican | Toledo | 2004 | 2012 |
| 47 | Peter Ujvagi | Democratic | Toledo | 2002 | 2010 |
| 48 | Edna Brown | Democratic | Toledo | 2001 (App) | 2008 |
| 49 | Matt Szollosi | Democratic | Toledo | 2006 | 2014 |
| 50 | John Hagan | Republican | Marlboro Twp. | 2000 | 2008 |
| 51 | Scott Oelslager | Republican | Canton | 2002 | 2010 |
| 52 | Vacant | | | | |
| 53 | Shawn Webster | Republican | Millville | 2000 | 2008 |
| 54 | Courtney Combs | Republican | Hamilton | 2004 (App) | 2012 |
| 55 | Bill Coley | Republican | West Chester Twp. | 2004 | 2012 |
| 56 | Joseph Koziura | Democratic | Lorain | 2000 | 2008 |
| 57 | Matt Lundy | Democratic | Elyria | 2006 | 2014 |
| 58 | Tom Heydinger | Democratic | Norwalk | 2008 (App) | 2016 |
| 59 | Ron Gerberry | Democratic | Austintown | 2007 (Appt.) | 2016 |
| 60 | Bob Hagan | Democratic | Youngstown | 2006 | 2014 |
| 61 | Mark Okey | Democratic | Carrollton | 2006 | 2014 |
| 62 | Lorraine Fende | Democratic | Willowick | 2004 | 2012 |
| 63 | Carol-Ann Schindel | Republican | LeRoy | 2006 | 2014 |
| 64 | Tom Letson | Democratic | Warren | 2006 | 2014 |
| 65 | Sandra Harwood | Democratic | Niles | 2002 | 2010 |
| 66 | Joe Uecker | Republican | Loveland | 2004 | 2012 |
| 67 | Shannon Jones | Republican | Deerfield Township | 2006 | 2014 |
| 68 | Kathleen Chandler | Democratic | Kent | 2002 | 2010 |
| 69 | William G. Batchelder | Republican | Medina | 2006 | 2014 |
| 70 | Kevin DeWine | Republican | Fairborn | 2000 | 2008 |
| 71 | Jay Hottinger | Republican | Newark | 2006 | 2014 |
| 72 | Ross McGregor | Republican | Springfield | 2005 (App) | 2014 |
| 73 | Jay Goyal | Democratic | Mansfield | 2006 | 2014 |
| 74 | Bruce Goodwin | Republican | Defiance | 2006 | 2014 |
| 75 | Lynn Wachtman | Republican | Napoleon | 2006 | 2014 |
| 76 | Cliff Hite | Republican | Findlay | 2006 | 2014 |
| 77 | Jim Zehringer | Republican | Fort Recovery | 2007 (App) | 2016 |
| 78 | John Adams | Republican | Sidney | 2006 | 2014 |
| 79 | Diana M. Fessler | Republican | New Carlisle | 2000 | 2008 |
| 80 | Chris Redfern | Democratic | Port Clinton | 2000 | 2008 |
| 81 | Jeff Wagner | Republican | Sycamore | 2002 | 2010 |
| 82 | Steve Reinhard | Republican | Bucyrus | 2000 | 2008 |
| 83 | Anthony E. Core | Republican | Rushsylvania | 2000 | 2008 |
| 84 | Chris Widener | Republican | Springfield | 2002 | 2010 |
| 85 | John M. Schlichter | Republican | Washington Court House | 2002 | 2010 |
| 86 | David T. Daniels | Republican | Greenfield | 2002 | 2010 |
| 87 | Clyde Evans | Republican | Rio Grande | 2002 | 2010 |
| 88 | Danny Bubp | Republican | West Union | 2004 | 2012 |
| 89 | Todd Book | Democratic | McDermott | 2002 | 2010 |
| 90 | Thom Collier | Republican | Mount Vernon | 2000 (App) | 2008 |
| 91 | Dan Dodd | Democratic | Hebron | 2006 | 2014 |
| 92 | Jimmy Stewart | Republican | Athens | 2002 | 2010 |
| 93 | Jennifer Garrison | Democratic | Marietta | 2004 | 2012 |
| 94 | James Aslanides | Republican | Coshocton | 2000 | 2008 |
| 95 | John Domenick | Democratic | Smithfield | 2002 | 2010 |
| 96 | Allan R. Sayre | Democratic | Dover | 2004 | 2012 |
| 97 | Bob Gibbs | Republican | Lakeville | 2002 | 2010 |
| 98 | Matthew J. Dolan | Republican | Novelty | 2004 | 2012 |
| 99 | Deborah Newcomb | Democratic | Conneaut | 2008 (Appt.) | 2016 |
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