123rd Ohio General Assembly

Columns: District | Previous Senator | Reason for change | New Senator | Date
1st | M. Ben Gaeth ( R ) | Gaeth retired . Wachtmann elected with 61% of the vote | Lynn Wachtmann ( R ) | January 3 , 1999 | 9th | Janet C. Howard ( R ) | Howard defeated by Mark Mallory 59% to 41% in 1998 general election | Mark Mallory ( D ) | January 3 , 1999 | 13th | Alan Zaleski ( D ) | Zaleski retired . Armbruster elected with 47% of the vote | Jeff Armbruster ( R ) | January 3 , 1999 | 21st | Jeff Johnson ( D ) | Johnson retired . Prentiss elected with 86% of the vote | C.J . Prentiss ( D ) | January 3 , 1999 | 23rd | Patrick Sweeney ( D ) | Sweeney retired . Brady elected unopposed | Dan Brady ( D ) | January 3 , 1999 | 25th | Judy Sheerer ( D ) | Sheerer retired . Fingerhut elected with 80% of the vote | Eric Fingerhut ( D ) | January 3 , 1999 | 24th | Gary C. Suhadolnik ( R ) | Suhadolnik resigns to become a member of Governor Bob Taft 's cabinet . Spada appointed | Bob Spada ( R ) | February 2 , 1999 | 19th | Richard Schafrath ( R ) | Schafrath resigns to become a lobbyist . Harris appointed | Bill Harris ( R ) | August 15 , 2000

Example questions:
Who was the first African American mayor of Cincinnati , Ohio who defeated its predecessor ? | For the deceased predecessor , what year was his successor in the 123rd Ohio General Assembly born ? | Who was the Governor of the previous senator who took position as Ohio Secretary of State under him ? | What position is held by the new senator in the 123rd Ohio General Assembly whose predecessor faced term limits ?

Answers:
Mark Mallory | December 24 , 1954 | Bob Taft | safety service director