The One Hundred Thirty-first Ohio General Assembly was a meeting of the

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, composed of the

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and the

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. It convened in

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on January 5, 2015 and is scheduled to adjourn January 2, 2017. The apportionment of legislative districts is based on the

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and 2011 redistricting plan. Both 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

were retained by the

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Party summary

:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.''

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Senate President President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for ex ...

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 ...

*President Pro Tempore:

Larry Obhof Larry J. Obhof (born November 26, 1977) is an American attorney and politician, who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2020. He also served as the President of the Senate from 2017 to 2020. Early life and education Larry Obhof w ...

:Majority (Republican) leadership *Majority Floor Leader:

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*Majority Whip: Gayle Manning :Minority (Democratic) leadership *Senate Minority Leader:

Joe Schiavoni Joseph L. Schiavoni (born September 21, 1979) is an American politician and judge who served as a member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio Senate Minority Leader. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiavoni was elected in 2020 to serve as a Judge in t ...

*Assistant Minority Leader:

Charleta Tavares Charleta B. Tavares is a former member of the Ohio Senate. She represented the 15th District from 2011 to 2018. Her district included much of central Franklin County, including the cities of Bexley and Grandview Heights with the majority encom ...

*Minority Whip:

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 fro ...

*Assistant Minority Whip:

Lou Gentile Louis "Lou" Gentile (born July 28, 1979) is an American politician formerly serving as the senator for the 30th District of the Ohio Senate. He was also previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving briefly in 2011 prior to h ...

House of Representatives

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*Speaker Pro Tempore:

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:Majority (Republican) leadership *Majority Floor Leader:

Kirk Schuring Kirk Schuring (born September 17, 1952) is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate. He served as interim Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, following the resignation of Speaker Cliff Rosenberger. Rosenberger resig ...

*Assistant Majority Floor Leader:

Jim Buchy James J. Buchy (born September 24, 1940) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He served two stints in the House, first from 1983 to 2000, and again from 2011 to 2016. Life and career A graduate of Wittenberg Univer ...

*Majority Whip:

Dorothy Pelanda Dorothy Liggett Pelanda (born March 1, 1956) is an American lawyer and former Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Personal Pelanda is married to Sam Gerhardstein, retired Governmental Affairs Director for Columbia Gas of Ohio. Sh ...

*Assistant Majority Whip: Sarah LaTourette :Minority (Democratic) leadership * House Minority Leader:

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*Assistant Minority Leader: Nicholas J. Celebrezze *Minority Whip:

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*Assistant Minority Whip: Jack Cera

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References

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Party summary

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