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Ohio House of Representatives
General Information
Type:	Lower house
Term limits:	4 terms (8 years)
2012 session start:	January 3, 2012
Website:	Official House Page
Leadership
House Speaker:	William Batchelder, (R)
Majority Leader:	Matt Huffman, (R)
Minority leader:	Armond Budish, (D)
Structure
Members:	99
	Democratic Party (40) Republican Party (59)
Length of term:	2 years
Authority:	Art II, Ohio Constitution
Salary:	$60,584/year
Elections
Last Election:	November 2, 2010 (99 seats)
Next election:	November 6, 2012 (99 seats)
Redistricting:	Ohio Redistricting Commission

The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio State Legislature. A new legislative session is assembled every two years on the first Monday in January of the odd-numbered years. However, since there is no limit on the days the General Assembly may convene, it can respond immediately to emergency situations. While in session, the House generally meets Tuesday through Thursday. Committee meetings may be held any time before or after floor sessions. Both are open to the public. 99 members make up the Ohio State House of Representatives, serving terms of two years, with a limit of four consecutive terms. Each member represents an average of 116,530 residents, as of the 2010 Census.^[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 116,530 residents.^[2]

Sessions

Article II of the Ohio Constitution establishes when the Ohio General Assembly, of which the House of Representatives is a part, is to meet. Section 8 of Article II states that the regular session is to convene on the first Monday in January of each year, or the following day if that Monday is a legal holiday.

Section 8 also contains rules for convening special sessions of the General Assembly. It empowers the Governor of Ohio or the presiding officers of the General Assembly to convene a special session. For the presiding officers to convene the session, they must act jointly.

2012

See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions

In 2012, the House will be in session from January 3 through a date to be determined by the General Assembly.

Major issues

Reforms to the state's public pension system will be on top of the agenda. Additionally, the legislature may consider a revamp of the state's school funding formula as well as major reforms to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation and changes in energy policy.^[3]

2011

See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

In 2011, the House will be in session from January 3 through a date to be determined by the Ohio Legislature. ^[4]

2010

See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions

In 2010, the House convened its legislative session on January 4th, and it remains in session throughout the year.^[5]

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives will be held in Ohio on November 6, 2012. All 99 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for the candidates in these elections is December 7, 2011.

Ohio state representatives are subject to term limits, and may not serve more than four two-year terms. In 2012, 7 state representatives will be termed-out of office.

2010

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2010

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives were held in Ohio on November 2, 2010.

The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was February 18, 2010 (May 3 for independents). The primary election day was May 4, 2010.

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $35,860,365 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: ^[6]

Donor	Amount
Ohio House Republican Organizational Cmte	$3,806,118
House Democratic Caucus Fund of Ohio	$3,620,544
Ohio Democratic Party	$3,100,762
Ohio Republican Party	$1,352,685
Ohio Democratic Caucus	$934,572
Ohio Association of Public School Employees	$726,311
SEIU Health Care District 1199	$626,725
Ohio Education Association	$548,050
Ohio State Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters	$529,085
Electrical Workers	$377,996

Qualifications

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state.

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

How Vacancies are filled in State Legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the House, the seat must be filled by an election conducted by House members. Also, the election can only be conducted by the same members of the political party that hold the seat. A simple majority vote is needed in order to approve a replacement^[7].

Representatives

Partisan composition

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Party		As of May 2012
	Democratic Party	40
	Republican Party	59
Total		99

Map of Districts

The Ohio Secretary of State's Office provides a link to a map of all 99 Ohio House Districts.

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

As of 2010, members of the Ohio House of Representatives are paid $60,584/year during legislative sessions. Legislators receive no per diem.^[8]

The $60,584/year that Ohio representatives are paid as of 2010 is an increase over the $58,933.56/year they were paid during legislative sessions in 2007. Per diem is the same.^[9]

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Ohio legislators assume office January 1st.

Leadership

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body and is elected by all members. Duties of the Speaker include appointing the members and chairpersons of all committees, directing the legislative procedures, and presiding over daily House sessions. In the absence of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore assumes the duties of the office.^[10]

Current leadership

Position	Representative	Party
State Speaker of the House	William Batchelder	Republican
State House Speaker Pro Tempore	Lou Blessing, Jr.	Republican
State House Majority Floor Leader	Matt Huffman	Republican
State House Assistant Majority Floor Leader	Barbara Sears	Republican
State House Majority Whip	John Adams	Republican
State House Assistant Majority Whip	Cheryl Grossman	Republican
State House Minority Floor Leader	Armond Budish	Democratic
State House Assistant Minority Floor Leader	Matt Szollosi	Democratic
State House Minority Whip	Tracy Heard	Democratic
State House Assistant Minority Whip	Debbie Phillips	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Craig Newbold	Republican	East Palestine
2	Andrew O. Brenner	Republican	Delaware
3	Ron Amstutz	Republican	Wooster
4	Matt Huffman	Republican	Lima
5	Gerald Stebelton	Republican	Lancaster
6	Randy Gardner	Republican	Bowling Green
7	Kenny Yuko	Democratic	Richmond Heights
8	Armond Budish	Democratic	Beachwood
9	Barbara Boyd	Democratic	Cleveland Heights
10	Bill Patmon	Democratic	Cleveland
11	Sandra Williams	Democratic	Cleveland
12	John E. Barnes Jr.	Democratic	Cleveland
13	Nickie Antonio	Democratic	Lakewood
14	Michael Foley	Democratic	Cleveland
15	Nicholas Celebrezze	Democratic	Parma
16	Nan Baker	Republican	Westlake
17	Marlene Anielski	Republican	Lyndhurst
18	Mike Dovilla	Republican	Strongsville
19	Anne Gonzales	Republican	Canal Winchester
20	Nancy Garland	Democratic	Gahanna
21	Mike Duffey	Republican	Minerva Park
22	John Patrick Carney	Democratic	Columbus
23	Cheryl Grossman	Republican	Hilliard
24	Ted Celeste	Democratic	Upper Arlington
25	Michael Stinziano	Democratic	Columbus
26	Tracy Heard	Democratic	Columbus
27	Kevin Boyce	Democratic	Columbus
28	Connie Pillich	Democratic	Springdale
29	Louis W. Blessing Jr.	Republican	Cincinnati
30	Louis Terhar	Republican	Green Township
31	Denise Driehaus	Democratic	Cincinnati
32	Dale Mallory	Democratic	Cincinnati
33	Alicia Reece	Democratic	Cincinnati
34	Peter Stautberg	Republican	Cincinnati
35	Ron Maag	Republican	Cincinnati
36	Michael Henne	Republican	Vandalia
37	James Butler	Republican	Kettering
38	Terry Blair	Republican	Kettering
39	Clayton Luckie	Democratic	Dayton
40	Roland Winburn	Democratic	Dayton
41	Lynn Slaby	Republican	Akron
42	Kristina Daley Roegner	Republican	Cuyahoga Falls
43	Anthony DeVitis	Republican	Green
44	Vernon Sykes	Democratic	Akron
45	Zack Milkovich	Democratic	Akron
46	Barbara Sears	Republican	Toledo
47	Teresa Fedor	Democratic	Toledo
48	Michael Ashford	Democratic	Toledo
49	Matt Szollosi	Democratic	Toledo
50	Christina Hagan	Republican	Alliance
51	Kirk Schuring	Republican	Canton
52	Stephen Slesnick	Democratic	Canton
53	Timothy Derickson	Republican	Millville
54	Courtney E. Combs	Republican	Hamilton
55	Margaret Conditt	Republican	Liberty Twp.
56	Dan Ramos	Democratic	Lorain
57	Matt Lundy	Democratic	Elyria
58	Terry Boose	Republican	Norwalk
59	Ron Gerberry	Democratic	Austintown
60	Robert F. Hagan	Democratic	Youngstown
61	Mark Okey	Democratic	Carrollton
62	Lorraine Fende	Democratic	Willowick
63	Ron Young	Republican	Leroy
64	Tom Letson	Democratic	Warren
65	Sean O'Brien	Democratic	Niles
66	Joseph W. Uecker	Republican	Loveland
67	Peter Beck	Republican	Deerfield Township
68	Kathleen Clyde	Democratic	Kent
69	William Batchelder	Republican	Medina
70	Jarrod Martin	Republican	Fairborn
71	Jay Hottinger	Republican	Newark
72	Ross McGregor	Republican	Springfield
73	Jay Goyal	Democratic	Mansfield
74	Bruce Goodwin	Republican	Defiance
75	Lynn Wachtmann	Republican	Napoleon
76	Robert Sprague	Republican	Findlay
77	Jim Buchy	Republican	Fort Recovery
78	John Adams	Republican	Sidney
79	Richard Adams	Republican	New Carlisle
80	Dennis Murray	Democratic	Port Clinton
81	Rex Arthur Damschroder	Republican	Sycamore
82	Jeffrey McClain	Republican	Bucyrus
83	Dorothy Pelanda	Republican	Rushsylvania
84	Robert Hackett	Republican	Springfield
85	Gary Scherer	Republican	Circleville
86	Cliff Rosenberger	Republican	Greenfield
87	Ryan Smith	Republican	Gallipolis
88	Danny R. Bubp	Republican	West Union
89	Terry Johnson	Republican	McDermott
90	Margaret Ruhl	Republican	Mount Vernon
91	Bill Hayes	Republican	Hebron
92	Debbie Phillips	Democratic	Athens
93	Andrew Thompson	Republican	Marietta
94	Brian Hill	Republican	Coshocton
95	Jack Cera	Democratic	Bellaire
96	Al Landis	Republican	Dover
97	Dave Hall	Republican	Lakeville
98	Matt Lynch	Republican	Chagrin Falls
99	Casey Kozlowski	Republican	Conneaut

Standing committees

2011

Ohio House of Representatives
House Committees
Agriculture and Natural Resources Commerce and Labor • Criminal Justice Economic and Small Business Development Education • Finance and Appropriations Committee Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities Health and Aging Committee • Insurance • Judiciary Local Government/Public Administration Public Utilities • Rules and Reference State Government and Elections Committee Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Veterans Affairs • Ways and Means
Joint Committees
Senate Committees

For the 2011 session, the number of committees has been reduced to 17:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Economic and Small Business Development Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Education Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Finance and Appropriations Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
• Health and Human Services Subcommittee
• Higher Education Subcommittee
• Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee
• Transportation Subcommittee

• Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Health and Aging Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

• Health and Aging Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions

• Insurance Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

• Insurance Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation

• Judiciary and Ethics Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Local Government Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Public Utilities Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• State Government and Elections Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

• State Government and Elections Subcommittee on Redistricting

• Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Ways and Means Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

2010

The Ohio House has the following 27 standing committees plus 5 standing subcommittees:

• Aging and Disability Services Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Alternative Energy Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Civil and Commercial Law Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Commerce and Labor Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Consumer Affairs and Economic Protection Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Criminal Justice Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Economic Development Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Education Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Elections and Ethics Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Environment and Brownfield Development Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Faith-based Initiatives Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Finance and Appropriations Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

• Agriculture and Development Subcommittee
• Higher Education Subcommittee
• Human Services Subcommittee
• Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee
• Transportation and Justice Subcommittee

• Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Health Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• HealthCare Access and Affordability Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Housing and Urban Revitalization Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Insurance Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Judiciary Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Legislative Ethics Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Legislative Service Commission Committee, Ohio house
• Local Government/Public Administration Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Public Utilities Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Rules and Reference Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• State Government Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio House of Representatives
• Ways and Means Committee, Ohio House of Representatives

External links

• Official website of the Ohio State House of Representatives
• Official list of the current members of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Project Vote Smart on the Ohio House of Representatives
• Ohio House of Representatives on Wikipedia

References

v • d • e Current members of the Ohio House of Representatives House Speaker: William Batchelder (R) • House Majority Leader: Matt Huffman (R) • House Minority Leader: Armond Budish (D)     Craig Newbold (R) Andrew O. Brenner (R) Ron Amstutz (R) Matt Huffman (R) Gerald Stebelton (R) Randy Gardner (R) Kenny Yuko (D) Armond Budish (D) Barbara Boyd (D) Bill Patmon (D) Sandra Williams (D) John E. Barnes Jr. (D) Nickie Antonio (D) Michael Foley (D) Nicholas Celebrezze (D) Nan Baker (R) Marlene Anielski (R) Mike Dovilla (R) Anne Gonzales (R) Nancy Garland (D) Mike Duffey (R) John Patrick Carney (D) Cheryl Grossman (R) Ted Celeste (D) Michael Stinziano (D) Tracy Heard (D) Kevin Boyce (D) Connie Pillich (D) Lou Blessing, Jr. (R) Louis Terhar (R) Denise Driehaus (D) Dale Mallory (D) Alicia Reece (D) Peter Stautberg (R) Ron Maag (R) Michael Henne (R) James Butler (R) Terry Blair (R) Clayton Luckie (D) Roland Winburn (D) Lynn Slaby (R) Kristina Daley Roegner (R) Anthony DeVitis (R) Vernon Sykes (D) Zack Milkovich (D) Barbara Sears (R) Teresa Fedor (D) Michael Ashford (D) Matt Szollosi (D) Christina Hagan (R) Kirk Schuring (R) Stephen Slesnick (D) Timothy Derickson (R) Courtney Combs (R) Margaret Conditt (R) Dan Ramos (D) Matt Lundy (D) Terry Boose (R) Ron Gerberry (D) Bob Hagan (D) Mark Okey (D) Lorraine Fende (D) Ron Young (R) Tom Letson (D) Sean O'Brien (D) Joe Uecker (R) Peter Beck (R) Kathleen Clyde (D) William Batchelder (R) Jarrod Martin (R) Jay Hottinger (R) Ross McGregor (R) Jay Goyal (D) Bruce Goodwin (R) Lynn Wachtmann (R) Robert Sprague (R) Jim Buchy (R) John Adams (R) Richard Adams (R) Dennis Murray (D) Rex Arthur Damschroder (R) Jeffrey McClain (R) Dorothy Pelanda (R) Robert Hackett (R) Gary Scherer (R) Cliff Rosenberger (R) Ryan Smith (R) Danny Bubp (R) Terry Johnson (R) Margaret Ruhl (R) Bill Hayes (D) Debbie Phillips (D) Andrew Thompson (R) Troy Balderson (R) Jack Cera (D) Al Landis (D) Dave Hall (R) Matt Lynch (R) Casey Kozlowski (R) Democratic (40) • Republican (59) • Ohio House of Representatives • Ohio State Senate

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