The One Hundred Twenty-fourth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2001 and 2002. 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.
The House of Representatives first met in Ch ...
were controlled by the
Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 21 Republicans and 12
Democrats. In the House, there were 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats. It was also the last General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts after the
1990 United States Census.
Major events
Vacancies
*January 16, 2001: Senator
Roy Ray
Roy Lee Ray (born July 16, 1939) was a member of the Ohio Senate, serving the 27th district from 1987 to 2001. His district encompassed portions of Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat ...
(R-27th) resigns.
*February 5, 2001: Representative
Kevin Coughlin (R-46th) resigns to take a seat in the
Ohio Senate.
*September 18, 2001: Senator
Bruce Johnson (R-3rd) resigns to become Director of Development in the cabinet of Governor
Bob Taft
Robert Alphonso Taft III (born January 8, 1942) is an American politician and attorney, who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007 as a member of the Republican Party.
A member of the Taft political dynasty, Taft served first in ...
.
*October 2, 2001: Representative
David Goodman (R-25th) resigns to become a member of the
Ohio Senate.
*October 17, 2001: Representative
Dan Metelsky (D-61) resigns to become Deputy Director of the Ohio Lottery.
*December 5, 2001: Senator
Rhine McLin
Rhine Lana McLin (born October 1948) is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.
Education
...
(D-5th) resigns to become Mayor of
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D ...
.
*December 31, 2001: Representative
Jack Ford (D-49th) resigns to become Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...
.
*February 9, 2002: Representative
Peter Lawson Jones
Peter Lawson Jones (born December 23, 1952) is an American actor, philanthropist and politician of the Democratic party. A resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio, he formerly served as a county commissioner in Cuyahoga County.
Early years
Jones was ...
(D-11th) resigns to become a
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Commissioner
*February 13, 2002: Representative
John E. Barnes Jr. (D-12th) resigns to become Director of Community Relations for Cleveland, Ohio.
*December 19, 2002: Senator
Tim Ryan (D-32nd) resigns due to his election to the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
.
*December 31, 2002: Senator
Priscilla D. Mead (R-16th) resigns.
Appointments
*February 6, 2001:
Kevin Coughlin appointed to the 27th Senatorial District due to the resignation of
Roy Ray
Roy Lee Ray (born July 16, 1939) was a member of the Ohio Senate, serving the 27th district from 1987 to 2001. His district encompassed portions of Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat ...
.
*February 12, 2001:
John Widowfield appointed to the 46th House District due to the resignation of
Kevin Coughlin.
*October 2, 2001:
David Goodman appointed to the 3rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of
Bruce Johnson.
*October 10, 2001:
Jim McGregor appointed to the 25th House District due to the resignation of
David Goodman.
*October 30, 2001:
Joseph Koziura
Joseph Koziura (born March 8, 1946) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995 and again from 2001 until 2010.
Life and career
A native of Lorain, Ohio, Koziura, born on March 8, 195 ...
appointed to the 61st House District due to the resignation of
Dan Metelsky.
*January 8, 2002:
Edna Brown
Edna Brown (April 7, 1940 – January 1, 2022) was an American politician, member of the Democratic Party and Minority Whip of the Ohio Senate, serving the 11th District from 2011 to 2018. She also served in the Ohio House of Representatives fr ...
appointed to the 49th House District due to the resignation of
Jack Ford.
*January 9, 2002:
Tom Roberts
Thomas William Roberts (8 March 185614 September 1931) was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism.
After studying in Melbourne, he travelled to Europe ...
appointed to the 5th Senatorial District due to the resignation of
Rhine McLin
Rhine Lana McLin (born October 1948) is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.
Education
...
.
*February 13, 2002:
Michael DeBose appointed to the 12th House District due to the resignation of
John E. Barnes Jr.
*February 20, 2002:
Lance Mason appointed to the 11th House District due to the resignation of
Peter Lawson Jones
Peter Lawson Jones (born December 23, 1952) is an American actor, philanthropist and politician of the Democratic party. A resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio, he formerly served as a county commissioner in Cuyahoga County.
Early years
Jones was ...
.
Senate
Leadership
Majority leadership
* President of the Senate:
Richard Finan
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
Bruce Johnson
* Assistant pro tempore:
Jay Hottinger
Jay Hottinger (born December 1, 1969) is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 31st district. A longtime member of the Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Senate since 1995. His cu ...
* Whip:
Randy Gardner
Minority leadership
* Leader:
Leigh Herington
* Assistant Leader:
Greg DiDonato
* Whip:
Dan Brady
* Assistant Whip:
Mark Mallory
Mark Mallory (born April 2, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 68th Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first two-term Mayor under the City's new Stronger-Mayor system, the first directly elect ...
Members of the 124th Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
* Speaker of the House:
Larry Householder
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
Gary Cates
* Floor Leader:
Patricia Clancy
Patricia M. Clancy is a former Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly, representing the 8th District from 2005 to 2007. She is the daughter of former Cincinnati Mayor and U.S. Congressman Donald D. Clancy. Clancy first ran for the Ohi ...
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader:
Steve Buehrer
* Majority Whip:
Jim Trakas
* Assistant Majority Whip:
Jon Peterson
Minority leadership
* Leader:
Jack Ford
* Assistant Leader:
Charlie Wilson
* Whip:
Erin Sullivan
* Assistant Whip:
Dale Miller
Members of the 124th Ohio House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
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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 2002–2012Ohio House of Representatives: November 7, 2000
Ohio Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of Ohio is an elected statewide official in the State of Ohio. The Secretary of state is responsible for overseeing elections in the state; registering business entities (corporations, etc.) and granting them the author ...
Ohio Senate: November 7, 2000
Ohio Secretary of State
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Ohio legislative sessions
2001 in Ohio
2002 in Ohio
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 ...