The One Hundred Twenty-eighth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio from January 5, 2009 until December 31, 2010.
Ted Strickland
Theodore Strickland (born August 4, 1941) is an American politician who was the 68th governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ...
was
Ohio Governor for its entirety. It was composed of 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 ...
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 ...
. The apportionment of districts was based on the
2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...
. It marked the first time in fourteen years that the
Ohio Democratic Party
The Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Ohio. Summit County Council President Elizabeth Walters has been the party's chairwoman since January 2021.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is the top Oh ...
controlled the House of Representatives, while the
Ohio Republican Party
The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1854.
History
After the Civil War, Ohio politics was dominated by the Republican Party, and Ohio Republicans also played key roles i ...
maintained control of the Ohio Senate.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
* President of the Senate:
Bill Harris
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
Tom Niehaus
Tom Niehaus is an American former politician who served as President of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2012. He also was the state senator for the 14th District from 2005 to 2012. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004. H ...
* Floor Leader:
Keith Faber
Keith Faber is an American politician from Ohio. A Republican, he has been State Auditor of Ohio in 2019. He was formerly a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001-2007), elected from the 84th district, and then a member of the Ohio ...
* Whip:
Mark Wagoner
Mark D. Wagoner, Jr. (born September 18, 1971) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives.
Career
Wagoner is a lifetime resident of Ottawa Hills and graduated from Ottawa Hills H ...
(January 2009-January 2010);
Steve Buehrer (January 2010-December 2010)
* Minority Leader:
Capri Cafaro
Capri Silvestri Cafaro (born November 21, 1977) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley, Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator (2007-2016), includ ...
* Assistant Minority Leader:
Shirley Smith
* Minority Whip:
Ray Miller
* Assistant Minority Whip:
Jason Wilson
House of Representatives
* Speaker of the House:
Armond Budish
Armond D. Budish ( ; b. Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 1953) is an American politician currently serving in his second term as Cuyahoga County Executive. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a four-term Ohio State Representative (8th dis ...
* President pro tempore of the Senate:
Matt Szollosi
Matthew A. "Matt" Szollosi (; born June 4, 1972) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Toledo and Lucas County.
As of 2022, he is executive director of Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio, an organiz ...
* Majority Floor Leader:
Tracy Maxwell Heard
Tracy Maxwell Heard (born February 3, 1963) is the former Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives, and previously served as the minority whip, assistant majority leader and as the majority leader. She is the first African-American wo ...
* Assistant Majority Floor Leader:
Allan Sayre
* Majority Whip:
Jay Goyal
* Assistant Majority Whip:
Linda Bolon
Linda S. Bolon (born June 22, 1948) is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 1st District from 2007 to 2010 for 2 terms. A lifelong resident of Columbiana County, Mrs. Bolon graduat ...
* Minority Leader:
William G. Batchelder
* Assistant Minority Leader:
Lou Blessing
Louis W. Blessing Jr. (born August 1, 1948) of Cincinnati, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican party.
Career
After graduation from the University of Cincinnati, he received a Juris Doctor degree from Northern Kentucky University l ...
* Minority Whip:
John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...
* Assistant Minority Whip:
Cheryl Grossman
Cheryl Grossman (born October 15, 1950) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 23rd District from 2009 to 2016. She served as assistant majority whip in the 129th General Assembly.
Career
Grossma ...
Membership
Senate
House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
Changes in membership
Senate
There were three resignations and one death.
House of Representatives
There were seven resignations.
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 2002-2012
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Ohio legislative sessions
2009 U.S. legislative sessions
2010 U.S. legislative sessions
2009 in Ohio
2010 in Ohio
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