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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
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was controlled by the
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and the
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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 Richard H. Finan (born August 16, 1934) is an American Republican politician who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly. An attorney, Finan was initially elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1972, representing a suburban Cincinn ...
* Whip: Eugene J. Watts


Minority leadership

* Leader:
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 the ...
* 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:
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* President pro tempore of the House: Barney Quilter * Floor Leader:
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* Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Cliff Skeen * Majority Whip: Patrick Sweeney * Assistant Majority Whip:
Judy Sheerer Judith B. Sheerer (born November 17, 1940) is a former member of the Ohio General Assembly, serving in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate from 1983 to 1998. She was originally elected to the Ohio House in 1983, succeedi ...


Minority leadership

* Leader:
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* Assistant Leader: Dave Johnson * Whip:
Jo Ann Davidson Jo Ann Davidson (born September 28, 1927) is an American politician of the Republican Party. A member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1981 to 2000, she was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1995–2000. She is also ...
* Assistant Whip:
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Members of the 118th Ohio House of Representatives

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat


See also

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*
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References


Ohio House of Representatives
official 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 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 ...
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