The One Hundred Nineteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1991 and 1992. In this General Assembly, the
Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the se ...
was controlled by the
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, consisting of 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats. The
Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the
Democrats, with 62 Democrats and 37 Republicans.
Major events
Vacancies
*January 3, 1991: Senator
David Hobson (R-10th) resigns to take a seat in the
United States House of Representatives.
*April 19, 1992: Representative Russ Guerra (R-40th) dies.
*April 21, 1992: Senator Paul Pfeiffer (D-15th) resigns.
*June 30, 1992: Representative Joe Secrest (D-95th) resigns.
*December 17, 1992: Representative Judy Sheerer (D-18th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
*December 17, 1992: Senator Eric Fingerhut (D-25th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Appointments
*January 3, 1991: Merle G. Kearns is appointed to the 10th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Dave Hobson.
*April 21, 1992: Ben Espy is appointed to the 15th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Paul Pfeiffer.
*June 17, 1992: Jeff Jacobson is appointed to the 40th House District due to the death of Russ Guerra.
*June 30, 1992: Mike McCullough is appointed to the 95th House District due to the resignation of Joe Secrest.
*December 17, 1992: Judy Sheerer is appointed to the 25th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Eric Fingerhut.
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:
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 ...
* Assistant pro tempore:
Eugene J. Watts
Eugene J. Watts (October 17, 1942 – November 11, 2008) was a member of the Ohio Senate, United States, serving the 16th district. His district encompassed the western portions of Columbus, Ohio. In 2000, he faced term limits, and was succeeded b ...
* Whip:
Roy Ray
Minority leadership
* Leader:
Robert Boggs
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
* Assistant Leader:
Alan Zaleski
Alan Zaleski was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1982 to 1998, representing the 13th District, which encompasses much of Lorain County, Ohio. By 1998, Zaleski faced term limits, and was subsequently succeeded by Jeff Armbruster
Jeffry Armbru ...
* Whip:
Bob Nettle
Robert Dale Nettle (January 19, 1924 – October 3, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio General Assembly. He was also a member of the Barberton City Council for a number of years. Originally elected to the Ohio Ho ...
* Assistant Whip:
Jeffrey Johnson
Members of the 119th Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
* Speaker of the House:
Vern Riffe
* President pro tempore of the House:
Barney Quilter
James Barney Quilter (April 9, 1919 – August 15, 2005) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.
Early life
Quilter was born in 1919 to James and Helen Marie Quilter and he grew up in East Toledo. He served in the 167th Combat Engi ...
* Floor Leader:
Bill Mallory
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader:
Cliff Skeen
* 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 ...
* Assistant Majority Whip:
Marc Guthrie
Marc Guthrie (born February 8, 1952) is a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly. Guthrie began his political career as a member of the Heath, Ohio City Council, and went on to serve six years as a Licking ...
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
* Assistant Whip:
Randy Gardner
Members of the 119th 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
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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