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The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded state constitution of that year. The 127th General Assembly convened in January 2007.
Members are limited to four consecutive two-year elected terms. (Terms are considered consecutive if they are separated by less than two years.) Time served by appointment to fill out another representative's uncompleted term does not count against the term limit. There are 99 members of the house, elected from single-member districts. Every even-numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election.
2004 Election
Main article: Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General AssemblyIn the 2004 election, Democrats captured two seats (41st district and 93rd district) by defeating sitting Republicans (the latter being Nancy Hollister, a former lieutenant governor). Democrats captured the open seats in two districts (62nd and 63rd) formerly held by Republicans. Democrats held onto four open seats (7th, 26th, 52nd, and 96th). Meanwhile, Republicans defeated the Democratic incumbent in one district (64th) and held onto seven open seats (29th, 46th, 55th, 66th, 88th, 91st, and 98th).
In the remaining 82 districts, the sitting incumbent successfully held his or her seat.
On 18 November 2004, two weeks after winning re-election as a member of the Democratic party, Representative Derrick Seaver announced that he was becoming a Republican, thus leaving the party distribution in the house at 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats.
In July 2006, Dayton-area Representative Dixie Allen switched her affiliation from the Democratic to the Republican Party, making the party distribution 61 to 38. Term limits prevented her from running for the seat in 2006.
2006 Election
Main article: Ohio House of Representatives, 127th General AssemblyIn the 2006 election, Democrats captured open Republican seats in the 1st, 16th, 24th, 39th, 43rd, 57th, 58th, 64th, and 91st districts. Republicans captured an open Democratic seat in the 63rd district. The net effect was a Democratic gain of eight seats, making the party distribution 53 Republicans and 46 Democrats.
2008 Election
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The 2008 General Election brought sweeping change to the makeup of the Ohio House of Representatives. For the first time in 14 years, Ohio voters gave the Democratic Party the majority in the House by flipping the makeup of the chamber to 53 Democrats and 46 Republicans.
The Democrats had a net gain of seven seats, winning formerly Republican seats in the 18th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, 28th, 42nd, 63rd, 85th and 92nd districts and lost seats to the GOP in the 16th and 58th districts.
The Ohio House Democratic Caucus House leadership selections for the 128th General Assembly include:
- Rep. Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, Speaker of the House
- Rep. Matt Szollosi, D-Toledo, Speaker Pro Tempore
- Rep. Jennifer Garrison, D-Marietta, Majority Floor Leader
- Rep. Tracy Maxwell Heard, D-Columbus, Assistant Majority Floor Leader
- Rep. Jay Goyal, D-Mansfield, Majority Whip
- Rep. Alan Sayre, D-Dover, Assistant Majority Whip
Ohio House Speaker Budish has identified the economy, job creation and education as his top priorities. The swearing in of Ohio's 128th General Assembly took place on Monday, January 5, 2009.
Composition
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic| | Template:American politics/party colours/Republican| | |||
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 46 | 53 | 99 | 0 |
| Begin | 53 | 46 | 99 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 53.5% | 46.5% | ||
Members of the 128th House of Representatives
App- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
- Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly
References
- Ohio House of Representatives official website
- Project Vote Smart - State House of Ohio
- Map of Ohio House Districts
- 2006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State
