The One Hundred Eighteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1989 and 1990. In this General Assembly, the
Ohio Senate
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was controlled by the
Republican Party
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and the
Ohio House of Representatives
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was controlled by the
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. In the Senate, there were 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. In the House, there were 60 Democrats and 39 Republicans.
Major events
Vacancies
*April 24, 1989: Representative Jolynn Boster (D-94th) resigns to head the PUCO.
*December 31, 1989: Senator Michael White (D-21st) resigns.
*May 23, 1990: Representative John Shivers (D-3rd) resigns to become a judge in Columbiana County, Ohio.
*July 20, 1990: Representative Tom Pottenger (R-20th) resigns.
Appointments
*May 9, 1989: Mary Abel is appointed to the 94th House District due to the resignation of Jolynn Boster.
*January 3, 1990:
Jeffrey Johnson is appointed to the 21st Senatorial District due to the resignation of Michael White.
*May 23, 1990: Sean D. Logan is appointed to the 3rd House District due to the resignation of John Shivers.
*July 20, 1990: Cheryl Winkler is appointed to the 20th House District due to the resignation of Tom Pottenger.
Senate
Leadership
Majority leadership
* President of the Senate:
Stanley Aronoff
Stanley J. Aronoff (born June 8, 1932) is an American politician of the Republican party who served for a time as president of the Ohio Senate. Aronoff was raised in a Jewish family in the North Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati and attended h ...
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
David Hobson
* Assistant pro tempore:
Richard Finan
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* Whip:
Eugene J. Watts
Minority leadership
* Leader:
Harry Meshel
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* Assistant Leader:
Neal Zimmers
* Whip:
Eugene Branstool
Charles Eugene Branstool (born December 13, 1936) is an American politician of the Democratic party. Branstool, a Utica, Ohio, farmer, originally ran for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1974, and beat Republican Raymond Luther in ...
* Assistant Whip: Michael White
Members of the 118th Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
* Speaker of the House:
Vern Riffe
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* President pro tempore of the House:
Barney Quilter
* Floor Leader:
Bill Mallory
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* Assistant Majority Floor Leader:
Cliff Skeen
* Majority Whip: Patrick Sweeney
* Assistant Majority Whip:
Judy Sheerer
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Minority leadership
* Leader:
Corwin Nixon
Corwin M. Nixon (March 5, 1913 – November 6, 2003) was an American politician.
Political life
Born one mile south of Red Lion, Ohio,Corwin Nixon "A Life of Service" by Patricia M. George p. 6 Nixon was best known as an Ohio politician from Le ...
* Assistant Leader:
Dave Johnson
* Whip:
Jo Ann Davidson
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* Assistant Whip:
Lou Blessing
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Career
After graduation from the University of Cincinnati, he received a Juris Doctor degree from Northern Kentucky University l ...
Members of the 118th Ohio House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
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List of Ohio state legislatures
The Ohio General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio, has convened many times since statehood became effective on March 1, 1803.
Legislatures
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References
Ohio House of Representativesofficial website
Project Vote Smart – State House of OhioMap of Ohio House DistrictsOhio District Maps 2002–20122006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State
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Ohio legislative sessions
Ohio
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Ohio
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1989 in Ohio
1990 in Ohio