# 108th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Eighth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1969 and 1970. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 21 Republicans and 12 Democrats. In the House, there were 63 Republicans and 36 Democrats. It was the second General Assembly to use districts drawn after the 1966 apportionment.

## Major events
### Vacancies

* January 13, 1969: Senator Frank W. King (D-11th) resigns.
* January 30, 1969: Senator Harry V. Jump (R-13th) resigns.
* February 9, 1970: Senator Calvin Johnson (D-9th) resigns.

### Appointments

* January 14, 1969: Marigene Valiquette is appointed to the 11th Senatorial District.
* February 5, 1969: Robert J. Corts is appointed to the 13th Senatorial District.
* February 11, 1970: Bill Bowen is appointed to the 9th Senatorial District.

## Senate
### Leadership
#### Majority leadership

* President of the Senate: John W. Brown
* President pro tempore of the Senate: Theodore Gray
* Majority Whip: Michael Maloney

#### Minority leadership

* Leader: Anthony Calabrese
* Assistant Leader: Oliver Ocasek

### Members of the 108th Senate

| District | Senator | Party | First elected |
| 1 | Howard C. Cook | Republican | 1966 |
| 2 | Tennyson Guyer | Republican | 1958 |
| 3 | Ted Gray | Republican | 1950 |
| 4 | Walter E. Powell | Republican | 1966 |
| 5 | Clara Weisenborn | Republican | 1966 |
| 6 | David Holcomb | Republican | 1966 |
| 7 | Michael Maloney | Republican | 1964 (Appt.) |
| 8 | Stanley Aronoff | Republican | 1966 |
| 9 | Bill Bowen | Democratic | 1970 (Appt.) |
| 10 | Max Dennis | Republican | 1963 (Appt.) |
| 11 | Marigene Valiquette | Democratic | 1969 (Appt.) |
| 12 | Paul Gillmor | Republican | 1966 |
| 13 | Robert J. Corts | Republican | 1968 |
| 14 | Robin Turner | Republican | 1962 |
| 15 | John W. Bowen | Republican | 1966 |
| 16 | Robert Shaw | Republican | 1952 |
| 17 | Harry Armstrong | Republican | 1966 |
| 18 | Oakley C. Collins | Republican | 1950 |
| 19 | James K. Leedy | Republican | 1966 |
| 20 | Robert Secrest | Democratic | 1968 |
| 21 | Morris Jackson | Democratic | 1966 |
| 22 | Anthony O. Calabrese | Democratic | 1956 |
| 23 | Anthony F. Novak | Democratic | 1962 |
| 24 | Ron Mottl | Democratic | 1968 |
| 25 | John Weeks | Republican | 1966 |
| 26 | William W. Taft | Republican | 1966 |
| 27 | Oliver Ocasek | Democratic | 1958 |
| 28 | William B. Nye | Democratic | 1966 |
| 29 | Ralph Regula | Republican | 1966 |
| 30 | Doug Applegate | Democratic | 1968 |
| 31 | Robert Stockdale | Republican | 1962 |
| 32 | Bishop Kilpatrick | Democratic | 1966 |
| 33 | Charles J. Carney | Democratic | 1950 |

## House of Representatives
### Leadership
#### Majority

* Speaker of the House: Charles Kurfess
* Speaker Pro Tempore: Charles Fry
* Majority Leader: Robert Levitt
* Assistant Majority Leader: Walter White

#### Minority

* Minority Leader: John McDonald
* Assistant Minority Leader: Anthony Russo
* Minority Whip: Troy Lee James

### Members of the 108th House of Representatives

| District | Representative | Party | First Elected |
| 1 | Fred Hadley | Republican | 1964 |
| 2 | Robert Wilhelm | Republican | 1964 |
| 3 | Jack P. Oliver | Republican | 1968 |
| 4 | Charles Kurfess | Republican | 1956 |
| 5 | Robert D. Schuck | Republican | 1968 |
| 6 | Walter White | Republican | 1956 |
| 7 | Bob Netzley | Republican | 1960 |
| 8 | Rodney Hughes | Republican | 1966 |
| 9 | Charles Fry | Republican | 1964 |
| 10 | John Scott | Republican | 1968 |
| 11 | Corwin Nixon | Republican | 1962 |
| 12 | Bill Mussey | Republican | 1966 |
| 13 | Howard Knight | Republican | 1962 |
| 14 | Ethel Swanbeck | Republican | 1954 |
| 15 | Robert Carpenter | Republican | 1962 |
| 16 | Lloyd Kerns | Republican | 1960 |
| 17 | Richard Christiansen | Democratic | 1960 |
| 18 | Kenneth Creasy | Republican | 1958 |
| 19 | John McDonald | Democratic | 1964 |
| 20 | Joseph Hiestand | Republican | 1964 |
| 21 | Myrl Shoemaker | Democratic | 1958 |
| 22 | Vern Riffe | Democratic | 1958 |
| 23 | William G. Batchelder | Republican | 1968 |
| 24 | Ralph E. Fisher | Republican | 1948 |
| 25 | Don Maddux | Democratic | 1968 |
| 26 | Carlton Davidson | Republican | 1960 |
| 27 | Ralph Welker | Republican | 1964 |
| 28 | David Weissert | Republican | 1960 |
| 29 | Don Goddard | Republican | 1964 |
| 30 | A.G. Lancione | Democratic | 1946 |
| 31 | John Baker | Republican | 1968 |
| 32 | William Hinig | Democratic | 1964 |
| 33 | Arthur Bowers | Democratic | 1968 |
| 34 | Clarence Wetzel | Republican | 1948 |
| 35 | Anice Johnson | Republican | 1968 |
| 36 | James I. Hunt | Republican | 1968 |
| 37 | Joe Tulley | Republican | 1966 |
| 38 | E. W. Lampson | Republican | 1962 |
| 39 | Barry Levey | Republican | 1962 |
| 40 | Thomas Rentschler | Republican | 1966 |
| 41 | Tom Hill | Democratic | 1966 |
| 42 | Larry Smith | Democratic | 1966 |
| 43 | Anthony Russo | Democratic | 1964 |
| 44 | Phillip DeLaine | Democratic | 1968 (Appt.) |
| 45 | Donald Nowack | Democratic | 1966 |
| 46 | Troy Lee James | Democratic | 1966 |
| 47 | Patrick Sweeney | Democratic | 1966 |
| 48 | Jim Flannery | Democratic | 1966 |
| 49 | Mark C. Schinnerer | Republican | 1966 |
| 50 | James P. Celebrezze | Democratic | 64 |
| 51 | Gertrude Polcar | Republican | 1968 |
| 52 | George Mastics | Republican | 1966 |
| 53 | George Voinovich | Republican | 1966 |
| 54 | Allen J. Bartunek | Republican | 1966 |
| 55 | Leonard Ostrovsky | Democratic | 1968 |
| 56 | Richard Hollington | Republican | 1966 |
| 57 | Walter Rutkowski | Democratic | 1968 |
| 58 | Larry Hughes | Republican | 1968 |
| 59 | Alan Norris | Republican | 1966 |
| 60 | Roger Tracy | Republican | 1966 |
| 61 | Mack Pemberton | Republican | 1966 |
| 62 | Doris Jones | Republican | 1966 |
| 63 | Phale Hale | Democratic | 1966 |
| 64 | Keith McNamara | Republican | 1960 |
| 65 | John Bechtold | Republican | 1966 |
| 66 | Dale Schmidt | Republican | 1968 |
| 67 | Frank H. Mayfield | Republican | 1968 (Appt.) |
| 68 | Chester Cruze | Republican | 1968 |
| 69 | Ed Burden | Democratic | 1970 (Appt.) |
| 70 | Norman Murdock | Republican | 1966 |
| 71 | Gordon H. Scherer | Republican | 1964 |
| 72 | William L. Mallory Sr. | Democratic | 1966 |
| 73 | Thomas Pottenger | Republican | 1968 |
| 74 | Leo Camera | Democratic | 1968 |
| 75 | Don Pease | Democratic | 1968 |
| 76 | John Galbraith | Republican | 1966 |
| 77 | Donald Fraser | Republican | 1968 |
| 78 | Casey Jones | Democratic | 1968 |
| 79 | Arthur Wilkowski | Democratic | 1969 (Appt.) |
| 80 | Barney Quilter | Democratic | 1966 |
| 81 | John V. McCarthy | Democratic | 1968 |
| 82 | George D. Tablack | Democratic | 1970 (Appt.) |
| 83 | Walter Paulo | Republican | 1966 |
| 84 | Fred Young | Republican | 1968 |
| 85 | David Albritton | Republican | 1960 |
| 86 | James Pippenger | Democratic | 1970 (Appt.) |
| 87 | Tony P. Hall | Democratic | 1968 |
| 88 | C.J. McLin | Democratic | 1966 |
| 89 | Ross Heintzelman | Republican | 1968 |
| 90 | James Thorpe | Republican | 1966 |
| 91 | Robert Levitt | Republican | 1962 |
| 92 | Richard Reichel | Republican | 1966 |
| 93 | Morris Boyd | Republican | 1966 |
| 94 | Robert Manning | Republican | 1966 |
| 95 | Claude Fiocca | Democratic | 1966 |
| 96 | David Headley | Democratic | 1966 |
| 97 | John Poda | Democratic | 1966 |
| 98 | Larry Nord | Republican | 1968 |
| 99 | Michael Del Bane | Democratic | 1968 |
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat