# Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly

The 126th Ohio General Assembly comprised the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. The Ohio 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 126th General Assembly was in session in 2005 and 2006. The party distribution was 61 Republicans and 38 Democrats.

## Make-up of the 126th General Assembly

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 61 |
| | Democratic Party | 38 |
| Total | Total | 99 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 23 |

## Leadership
### Majority leadership

| Office | Name | Party | District |
| Speaker | Jon Husted | Republican | 37th District-Kettering |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Charles R. Blasdel RUNNING FOR US HOUSE-6TH CD | Republican | 1st District-East Liverpool |
| Majority Floor Leader | Larry L. Flowers | Republican | 19th District-Canal Winchester |
| Assistant Majority Floor Leader | Kevin DeWine | Republican | 70th District-Fairborn |
| Majority Whip | Jim Carmichael | Republican | 3rd District-Wooster |
| Assistant Majority Whip | Bill Seitz | Republican | 30th District--Cincinnati |

### Minority leadership

| Office | Name | Party | District |
| Minority Leader | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 27th District-Columbus |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Todd Book | Democratic | 89th District-McDermott |
| Minority Whip | Steven L. Driehaus | Democratic | 31st District-Cincinnati |
| Assistant Minority Whip | Fred Strahorn | Democratic | 40th District-Dayton |

## Members of the Ohio House of Representatives, 126th General Assembly

| District | Representative | Party | Home Town, County | First elected |
| 1st District | Charles R. Blasdel (Running for US House-6th CD | Republican | East Liverpool, Columbiana | 2000 |
| 2nd District | Jon M. Peterson | Republican | Delaware, Delaware | 1999 (App) |
| 3rd District | Jim Carmichael | Republican | Wooster, Wayne | 2000 |
| 4th District | John R. Willamowski (Running for Court of Appeals-3rd District) | Republican | Lima, Allen | |
| 5th District | Tim Schaffer (Running for State Senate-31st SD) | Republican | Lancaster, Fairfield | |
| 6th District | Robert E. Latta | Republican | Bowling Green, Wood | 2000 |
| 7th District | Kenny Yuko | Democratic | Richmond Heights, Cuyahoga | 2004 |
| 8th District | Lance T. Mason (Running for State Senate-25th SD) | Democratic | Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga | 2000 |
| 9th District | Claudette J. Woodard (Retiring) | Democratic | Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga | |
| 10th District | Shirley A. Smith (Running for State Senate-21st SD) | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga | |
| 11th District | Annie L. Key | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga | |
| 12th District | Michael DeBose | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga | 2002 (App) |
| 13th District | Michael J. Skindell | Democratic | Lakewood, Cuyahoga | 2002 |
| 14th District | Michael Foley | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga | 2006 (App) |
| 15th District | Timothy J. DeGeeter | Democratic | Parma, Cuyahoga | 2003 (App) |
| 16th District | Sally Conway Kilbane (Term Limited) | Republican | Rocky River, Cuyahoga | |
| 17th District | James Peter Trakas (Term Limited) | Republican | Independence, Cuyahoga | |
| 18th District | Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Strongsville, Cuyahoga | 2002 |
| 19th District | Larry L. Flowers | Republican | Canal Winchester, Fairfield/Franklin | 2000 |
| 20th District | Jim McGregor | Republican | Gahanna, Franklin | 2001 (App) |
| 21st District | Linda Reidelbach (Retiring) | Republican | Columbus, Franklin | |
| 22nd District | Jim Hughes | Republican | Columbus, Franklin | 2000 |
| 23rd District | Larry Wolpert | Republican | Hilliard, Franklin | 2000 |
| 24th District | Geoffrey C. Smith | Republican | Columbus, Franklin | |
| 25th District | Daniel Stewart | Democratic | Columbus, Franklin | 2002 |
| 26th District | Mike Mitchell (Defeated in Primary) | Democratic | Columbus, Franklin | 2004 |
| 27th District | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | Columbus, Franklin | 2000 (App) |
| 28th District | Jim Raussen | Republican | Springdale, Hamilton | 2002 |
| 29th District | Louis W. Blessing Jr. | Republican | Cincinnati, Hamilton | 2004 |
| 30th District | William J. Seitz | Republican | Cincinnati, Hamilton | |
| 31st District | Steven L. Driehaus | Democratic | Cincinnati, Hamilton | 2000 |
| 32nd District | Catherine L. Barrett (Term Limited) | Democratic | Cincinnati, Hamilton | |
| 33rd District | Tyrone K. Yates | Democratic | Cincinnati, Hamilton | 2002 |
| 34th District | Tom Brinkman Jr. | Republican | Cincinnati, Hamilton | 2000 |
| 35th District | Michelle G. Schneider | Republican | Cincinnati, Hamilton | 2000 |
| 36th District | Arlene J. Setzer | Republican | Vandalia, Montgomery | 2000 |
| 37th District | Jon Husted | Republican | Kettering, Montgomery | 2000 |
| 38th District | John J. White | Republican | Kettering, Montgomery | 2000 |
| 39th District | Dixie J. Allen (Term Limited) | Republican | Dayton, Montgomery | 2006 (App) |
| 40th District | Fred Strahorn | Democratic | Dayton, Montgomery | 2000 |
| 41st District | Brian G. Williams | Democratic | Akron, Summit | 2004 |
| 42nd District | John Widowfield | Republican | Cuyahoga Falls, Summit | 2001 (App) |
| 43rd District | Mary Taylor (Running for Auditor) | Republican | Green, Summit | |
| 44th District | Barbara A. Sykes (Running for Auditor) | Democratic | Akron, Summit | |
| 45th District | Robert J. Otterman | Democratic | Akron, Summit | |
| 46th District | Mark Wagoner | Republican | Toledo, Lucas | 2004 |
| 47th District | Peter Ujvagi | Democratic | Toledo, Lucas | 2002 |
| 48th District | Edna Brown | Democratic | Toledo, Lucas | 2001 (App) |
| 49th District | Jeanine Perry (Term Limited) | Democratic | Toledo, Lucas | |
| 50th District | John P. Hagan | Republican | Marlboro Twp., Stark | 2000 |
| 51st District | W. Scott Oelslager | Republican | Canton, Stark | 2002 |
| 52nd District | William J. Healy II | Democratic | Canton, Stark | 2004 |
| 53rd District | Shawn N. Webster | Republican | Millville, Butler | 2000 |
| 54th District | Courtney E. Combs | Republican | Hamilton, Butler | 2004 (App) |
| 55th District | Bill Coley | Republican | West Chester Twp., Butler | 2004 |
| 56th District | Joseph F. Koziura | Democratic | Lorain, Lorain | 2000 |
| 57th District | Earl J. Martin | Republican | Avon Lake, Lorain | |
| 58th District | Kathleen L. Walcher (Retiring) | Republican | Norwalk, Huron | |
| 59th District | Kenneth A. Carano Sr. | Democratic | Austintown, Mahoning | |
| 60th District | Sylvester D. Patton Jr. (Term Limited) | Democratic | Youngstown, Mahoning | |
| 61st District | John A. Boccieri (Running for State Senate-33rd SD) | Democratic | New Middletown, Mahoning | |
| 62nd District | Lorraine M. Fende | Democratic | Willowick, Lake | 2004 |
| 63rd District | Timothy J. Cassell | Democratic | Madison, Lake | 2004 |
| 64th District | Randy Law | Republican | Warren, Trumbull | 2004 |
| 65th District | Sandra Stabile Harwood | Democratic | Niles, Trumbull | 2002 |
| 66th District | Joseph W. Uecker | Republican | Loveland, Clermont | 2004 |
| 67th District | Tom Raga (Running for Lieutenant Governor) | Republican | Deerfield Township, Warren | 2000 |
| 68th District | Kathleen Chandler | Democratic | Kent, Portage | 2002 |
| 69th District | Charles E. Calvert (Term Limited) | Republican | Medina, Medina | |
| 70th District | Kevin DeWine | Republican | Fairborn, Greene | 2000 |
| 71st District | David R. Evans (Term Limited) | Republican | Newark, Licking | |
| 72nd District | Ross McGregor | Republican | Springfield, Clark | 2005 (App) |
| 73rd District | William J. Hartnett (Retiring) | Democratic | Mansfield, Richland | |
| 74th District | Stephen P. Buehrer (Running for State Senate—1st SD) | Republican | Delta, Fulton | 1998 |
| 75th District | James M. Hoops (Term Limited) | Republican | Napoleon, Henry | |
| 76th District | Michael E. Gilb (Retiring) | Republican | Findlay, Hancock | |
| 77th District | Keith L. Faber | Republican | Celina, Mercer | 2001- |
| 78th District | Derrick Seaver (Retiring) | Republican | Minster, Auglaize | 2001- |
| 79th District | Diana M. Fessler | Republican | New Carlisle, Clark | 2000 |
| 80th District | Chris Redfern | Democratic | Port Clinton, Ottawa | 2000 |
| 81st District | Jeff Wagner | Republican | Sycamore, Seneca | 2002 |
| 82nd District | Stephen Reinhard | Republican | Bucyrus, Crawford | 2000 |
| 83rd District | Anthony E. Core | Republican | Rushsylvania, Logan | 2000 |
| 84th District | Chris Widener | Republican | Springfield, Clark | 2002 |
| 85th District | John M. Schlichter | Republican | Washington Court House, Fayette | 2002 |
| 86th District | David T. Daniels | Republican | Greenfield, Highland | 2002 |
| 87th District | Clyde Evans | Republican | Rio Grande, Gallia | 2002 |
| 88th District | Danny R. Bubp | Republican | West Union, Adams | 2004 |
| 89th District | Todd Book | Democratic | McDermott, Scioto | 2002 |
| 90th District | Thom Collier | Republican | Mount Vernon, Knox | 2000 (App) |
| 91st District | Ron Hood (Retiring) | Republican | Canfield, Mahoning | 2004 |
| 92nd District | Jimmy Stewart | Republican | Athens, Athens | 2002 |
| 93rd District | Jennifer Garrison | Democratic | Marietta, Washington | 2004 |
| 94th District | James Aslanides | Republican | Coshocton, Coschocton | 2000 |
| 95th District | John Domenick | Democratic | Smithfield, Jefferson | 2002 |
| 96th District | Allan R. Sayre | Democratic | Dover, Tuscarawas | 2004 |
| 97th District | Bob Gibbs | Republican | Lakeville, Holmes | 2002 |
| 98th District | Matthew J. Dolan | Republican | Novelty, Geauga | 2004 |
| 99th District | L. George Distel | Democratic | Conneaut, Ashtabula | 2000 |