The One Hundred Twenty-first Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1995 and 1996. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. In the House, there were 56 Republicans and 43 Democrats.

Major events

Vacancies

Appointments

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 121st Ohio Senate

District Senator Party First elected
1 M. Ben Gaeth [1] Republican 1974
2 Steve Yarbrough Republican 1995 (Appt.)
3 Bruce E. Johnson [2] Republican 1994 (Appt.)
4 Scott Nein [3] Republican 1995 (Appt.)
5 Rhine McLin Democratic 1994
6 Chuck Horn [4] Republican 1984
7 Richard Finan [5] Republican 1978 (Appt.)
8 Stanley Aronoff Republican 1967
9 Janet C. Howard [6] Republican 1994
10 Merle G. Kearns [7] Republican 1991 (Appt.)
11 Linda J. Furney [8] Democratic 1986
12 Robert R. Cupp [9] Republican 1984
13 Alan Zaleski [10] Democrat 1982
14 Doug White [11] Republican 1996 (Appt.)
15 Ben Espy [12] Democratic 1992 (Appt.)
16 Eugene J. Watts [13] Republican 1984
17 Jan Michael Long [14] Democratic 1986
18 Robert Boggs [15] Democratic 1982
19 Richard Schafrath [16] Republican 1986
20 James E. Carnes [17] Republican 1995 (Appt.)
21 Jeffrey Johnson [18] Democratic 1990 (Appt.)
22 Grace L. Drake [19] Republican 1984 (Appt.)
23 Dennis Kucinich [20] Democratic 1994
24 Gary C. Suhadolnik [21] Republican 1980
25 Judy Sheerer [22] Democratic 1992 (Appt.)
26 Karen Gillmor [23] Republican 1992
27 Roy Ray [24] Republican 1986
28 Leigh Herington [25] Democratic 1995 (Appt.)
29 Scott Oelslager [26] Republican 1985 (Appt.)
30 Rob Burch [27] Democratic 1984
31 Nancy Dix [28] Republican 1994 (Appt.)
32 Anthony Latell Jr. [29] Democratic 1992
33 Joseph Vukovich [30] Democratic 1993 (Appt.)

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 121st Ohio House of Representatives

District Representative Party First Elected
1 Bill Thompson Republican 1986
2 George E. Terwilleger Republican 1992
3 Sean D. Logan Democratic 1990 (Appt.)
4 Randy Gardner Republican 1985 (Appt.)
5 Ross Boggs Democratic 1982
6 Jon D. Myers Republican 1990
7 Ron Amstutz Republican 1980
8 C.J. Prentiss Democratic 1990
9 Barbara Boyd Democratic 1992
10 Troy Lee James Democratic 1967
11 Jane Campbell Democratic 1984
12 Vermel Whalen Democratic 1986 (Appt.)
13 Barbara C. Pringle Democratic 1982 (Appt.)
14 Ed Jerse Democratic 1995 (Appt.)
15 Mike Wise Republican 1992
16 Ed Kasputis Republican 1990
17 Dan Brady Democratic 1996 (Appt.)
18 Rocco Colonna Democratic 1974
19 Patrick Sweeney Democratic 1967
20 Ron Mottl Democratic 1986
21 Otto Beatty Jr. Democratic 1980 (Appt.)
22 Charleta Tavares Democratic 1993 (Appt.)
23 Amy Salerno Republican 1994
24 Jo Ann Davidson Republican 1980
25 Jim Mason Republican 1992
26 Patrick Tiberi Republican
27 E. J. Thomas Republican
28 Priscilla D. Mead Republican 1992
29 Bill Schuck Republican
30 Samuel T. Britton Democratic 1994
31 Mark Mallory Democratic 1994
32 Dale N. Van Vyven Republican 1978 (Appt.)
33 Jerome F. Luebbers Democratic 1978
34 Cheryl Winkler Republican 1990 (Appt.)
35 Lou Blessing Republican 1982
36 Bob Schuler Republican 1992
37 Jacquelyn K. O'Brien Republican 1986
38 Lloyd Lewis Jr. Democratic 1994
39 Tom Roberts Democratic 1986 (Appt.)
40 Jeff Jacobson Republican
41 Don Mottley Republican 1992
42 Bob Corbin Republican 1976
43 Bob Netzley Republican 1967
44 Vernon Sykes Democratic 1983 (Appt.)
45 Karen Doty Democratic 1992
46 Wayne Jones Democratic 1988 (Appt.)
47 Betty Sutton Democratic 1992
48 Twyla Roman Republican 1994
49 Jack Ford Democratic 1994
50 John Garcia Republican 1994
51 Lynn Olman Republican 1995 (Appt.)
52 Sally Perz Republican 1992
53 Darrell Opfer Democratic 1992
54 William J. Healy Democratic 1974
55 Kirk Schuring Republican 1994
56 Johnnie Maier Jr. Democratic 1990
57 Ron Hood Republican 1994
58 Gary Cates Republican 1995 (Appt.)
59 Michael A. Fox Republican 1974
60 Gene Krebs Republican
61 Dan Metelsky Democratic 1996 (Appt.)
62 John Bender Democratic 1992
63 Bill Taylor Republican 1994
64 Bob Hagan Democratic 1986
65 Ron Gerberry Democratic 1974
66 Michael G. Verich Democratic 1982
67 June Lucas Democratic 1986
68 Diane Grendell Republican 1992
69 Ray Sines Republican
70 Dan Troy Democratic 1982
71 Sam Bateman Republican
72 Rose Vesper Republican
73 David Hartley Democratic 1972
74 Joe Haines Republican 1980
75 Ann H. Womer Benjamin Republican 1994
76 Marilyn Reid Republican 1992
77 Jay Hottinger Republican 1994
78 Mary Abel Democratic 1989 (Appt.)
79 Frank Sawyer Democratic 1982
87 Joan Lawrence Republican 1982
81 William G. Batchelder Republican 1968
82 Richard Hodges Republican 1992
83 Lynn Wachtmann Republican 1984
84 Jim Buchy Republican
85 Jim Jordan Republican 1994
86 Chuck Brading Republican
87 Ed Core Republican
88 Dennis Stapleton Republican 1996 (Appt.)
89 Rex Damschroder Republican 1994
90 Randy Weston Democratic 1990
91 Mike Shoemaker Democratic 1982
92 William L. Ogg Democratic 1994
93 Bill Harris Republican 1994
94 John Carey Republican 1994
95 Joy Padgett Republican 1992
96 Tom Johnson Republican 1976
97 Kerry R. Metzger Republican 1994
98 Jerry W. Krupinski Democratic 1986
99 Jack Cera Democratic 1982

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

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