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
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and the
Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the
Republican Party
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. In the Senate, there were 23
Republicans
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Political ideology
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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
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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
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Education
Theodore Gray was educated at the University of Illinois Laboratory High School. He would later graduate wit ...
* Majority Whip:
Michael Maloney
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Life and career
Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series ''Telford's Change''.
He made his ...
Minority leadership
* Leader:
Frank W. King
* Assistant Leader:
Oliver Ocasek
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Members of the 107th Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
*Speaker of the House:
Charles Kurfess
Members of the 107th House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
*
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
See also
* List of speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives
* Representative ...
References
Ohio House of Representativesofficial website
Project Vote Smart – State House of OhioMap of Ohio House Districts
Ohio District Maps 2002–20122006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State
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Ohio legislative sessions
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1967 in Ohio
1968 in Ohio