The One Hundred Thirteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in the years 1979 and 1980. In this General Assembly, both the
Ohio Senate and the
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
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were controlled by the
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. In the Senate, there were 18 Democrats and 15
Republicans. In the House, there were 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans.
Major Events
Vacancies
*January 1, 1979: Senator Tony Hall (D-6th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
*March 30, 1979: Senator Bill Mussey (R-14th) resigns.
*June 26, 1979: Senator Walter White (R-12th) resigns.
*July 17, 1979: Senator Ferald Ritchie (R-12th) resigns.
*March 6, 1980: Representative Bill O'Neil (R-28th) resigns.
*April 24, 1979: Representative
Irma Karmol (R-44th) dies in a car accident
*April 22, 1980: Representative Phale Hale (D-31st) resigns.
Appointments
*January 9, 1979: Chuck Curran is appointed to the 6th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Tony Hall.
*April 3, 1979: Cooper Snyder is appointed to the 14th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Bill Mussey.
*June 29, 1979: Ferald Ritchie is appointed to the 12th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Walter White.
*July 17, 1979: Richard Ditto is appointed to the 12th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Ferald Ritchie.
*May 15, 1979: David Karmol is appointed to the 44th House District due to the death of Irma Karmol.
*March 11, 1980: Dana Deshler is appointed to the 28th House District due to the resignation of Bill O'Neil.
*April 22, 1980: Otto Beatty Jr. is appointed to the 31st House District due to the resignation of Phale Hale.
Senate
Leadership
Majority leadership
* President of the Senate:
Oliver Ocasek
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
Morris Jackson
* Assistant pro tempore:
Harry Meshel
Harry Meshel (June 13, 1924 – September 4, 2017) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the president of the Ohio State Senate and chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. Meshel is noted for his legislative efforts on behalf of t ...
Minority leadership
* Leader:
Paul Gillmor
* Assistant Leader:
Tom Van Meter
* Whip:
Stanley Aronoff
Members of the 113th Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
* Speaker of the House:
Vern Riffe
Vernal G. Riffe Jr. (June 26, 1925 – July 31, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. Riffe served for many years in the Ohio House of Representatives and was the longest serving speaker of the Ohio House of Representativ ...
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
Barney Quilter
* Floor Leader:
Bill Mallory
William Guy Mallory (May 30, 1935 – May 25, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University (1969–1973), the University of Colorado at Boulder (1974–1978), Northern Illinois Universi ...
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader:
Vernon Cook
* Majority Whip:
Francine Panehal
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Minority leadership
* Leader:
Corwin Nixon
* Assistant Leader:
William G. Batchelder
* Whip:
Donna Pope
Members of the 113th Ohio House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
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List of Ohio state legislatures
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
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
1979 in Ohio
1980 in Ohio
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