Your Representatives Ohio House of Representatives Facts Members of the House must be U.S. Citizens. Members are required by the state constitution to reside in their respective districts for at least one year before being eligible to be elected that district's legislator. Members may not hold another state, federal or local public office while serving in the House.
Members have a variety of backgrounds.
There are dentists, teachers, farmers, business persons, lawyers and retailers. The first Speaker of the Ohio House was Michael Baldwin. The first year women served in the Ohio House was 1923-24. The first African American to serve in the Ohio House was George W. Williams, 1879-1881.