# 107th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Seventh Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1967 and 1968. 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 23 Republicans and 10 Democrats. In the House, there were 61 Republicans and 38 Democrats. It was the first General Assembly to take effect after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 required population proportioned districts. The seats were apportioned in 1966.

## 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: Frank W. King
* Assistant Leader: Oliver Ocasek

### Members of the 107th 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 | Calvin C. Johnson | Democratic | 1966 |
| 10 | Max Dennis | Republican | 1963 (Appt.) |
| 11 | Frank W. King | Democratic | 1958 |
| 12 | Paul Gillmor | Republican | 1966 |
| 13 | Harry Jump | Republican | 1966 |
| 14 | Robin Turner | Republican | 1962 |
| 15 | John W. Bowen | Republican | 1966 |
| 16 | Bob Shaw | Republican | 1952 |
| 17 | Harry Armstrong | Republican | 1966 |
| 18 | Oakley C. Collins | Republican | 1950 |
| 19 | James K. Leedy | Republican | 1966 |
| 20 | Tom V. Moorehead | Republican | 1962 |
| 21 | Morris Jackson | Democratic | 1966 |
| 22 | Anthony O. Calabrese | Democratic | 1956 |
| 23 | Anthony F. Novak | Democratic | 1964 |
| 24 | Francis D. Sullivan | Democratic | 1962 |
| 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 | John Longsworth | Republican | 1966 |
| 31 | Robert Stockdale | Republican | 1962 |
| 32 | Bishop Kilpatrick | Democratic | 1966 |
| 33 | Charles J. Carney | Democratic | 1950 |

## House of Representatives
### Leadership

* Speaker of the House: Charles Kurfess

#### Members of the 107th House of Representatives

| District | Representative | Party | First Elected |
| 1 | Fred Hadley | Republican | 1964 |
| 2 | Robert Wilhelm | Republican | 1964 |
| 3 | Vaughn Stocksdale | Democratic | 1964 |
| 4 | Charles Kurfess | Republican | 1956 |
| 5 | Ralph Cole | Republican | 1954 |
| 6 | Walter White | Republican | 1956 |
| 7 | Bob Netzley | Republican | 1960 |
| 8 | Rodney Hughes | Republican | 1966 |
| 9 | Charles Fry | Republican | 1964 |
| 10 | Herman Ankeney | Republican | 1952 |
| 11 | Corwin M. 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 | Dennis Dannley | Republican | 1960 |
| 24 | Ralph E. Fisher | Republican | 1948 |
| 25 | John Weis | Republican | 1962 |
| 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 | Robert Evans | Republican | 1960 |
| 32 | William Hinig | Democratic | 1964 |
| 33 | Douglas Applegate | Democratic | 1960 |
| 34 | Clarence Wetzel | Republican | 1948 |
| 35 | Joseph Kainrad | Democratic | 1962 |
| 36 | Edwin Hofstetter | Republican | 1966 |
| 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 | 1964 |
| 51 | Ron Mottl | Democratic | 1966 |
| 52 | George Mastics | Republican | 1966 |
| 53 | George Voinovich | Republican | 1966 |
| 54 | Allen J. Bartunek | Republican | 1966 |
| 55 | Frank Gorman | Democratic | 1964 |
| 56 | Richard Hollington | Republican | 1966 |
| 57 | Frank Pokorny | Democratic | 1956 |
| 58 | Robert E. Holmes | Republican | 1960 |
| 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 | W. Ray Cadwallader | Republican | 1964 |
| 67 | Frank H. Mayfield | Republican | 1968 (Appt.) |
| 68 | Robert Reckman | Republican | 1952 |
| 69 | Bill Bowen | Democratic | 1966 |
| 70 | Norman Murdock | Republican | 1966 |
| 71 | Gordon H. Scherer | Republican | 1964 |
| 72 | William L. Mallory, Sr. | Democratic | 1966 |
| 73 | Bill Anderson | Republican | 1966 |
| 74 | Ed DeChant | Democratic | 1948 |
| 75 | Henry Schriver | Republican | 1966 |
| 76 | John Galbraith | Republican | 1966 |
| 77 | James Weldishofer | Republican | 1966 |
| 78 | James Holzemer | Democratic | 1964 |
| 79 | Marigene Valiquette | Democratic | 1962 |
| 80 | Barney Quilter | Democratic | 1966 |
| 81 | Tom Gilmartin | Democratic | 1966 |
| 82 | Jim Panno | Democratic | 1964 |
| 83 | Walter Paulo | Republican | 1966 |
| 84 | Albert Sealy | Republican | 1966 |
| 85 | David Albritton | Republican | 1960 |
| 86 | Frank Mills | Democratic | 1966 |
| 87 | Robert Roderer | Democratic | 1954 |
| 88 | C.J. McLin | Democratic | 1966 |
| 89 | Michael Gamble | Democratic | 1966 |
| 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 | Margaret Dennison | Republican | 1962 |
| 99 | James B. Hagan | Democratic | 1966 |
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat