Ohio Senate
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox legislature 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 seats are contested at each election.<ref>Article II, section 2, Ohio Constitution.</ref> Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The president of the Ohio Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Rob McColley.
Currently, the Senate consists of 24 Republicans and 9 Democrats, with the Republicans controlling two more seats than the 22 required for a supermajority vote. Senators are limited to two consecutive terms. Each senator represents approximately 349,000 Ohioans, and each Senate district encompasses three corresponding Ohio House of Representatives districts.
CompositionEdit
- 135th General Assembly (2022-2023)
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | |||
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| End of previous Assembly | 7 | Template:Party shading/Republican |26 | 33 | 0 |
| Begin 2025 Session | 9 | Template:Party shading/Republican |24 | 33 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | Template:Percentage | Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Percentage | ||
LeadershipEdit
| Presiding | ||
|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Rob McColley |
| President Pro Tempore | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Bill Reineke |
| Majority Leadership | ||
| Majority Floor Leader | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Theresa Gavarone |
| Majority Whip | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | George Lang |
| Minority Leadership | ||
| Minority Leader | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Nickie Antonio |
| Assistant Minority Leader | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Hearcel Craig |
| Minority Whip | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Kent Smith |
| Assistant Minority Whip | style="width:5px; background:Template:Party color" | | Beth Liston |
Other officers
Clerk: According to the Rules of the Senate, the clerk is elected by the members of the Senate and is tasked with maintaining records of all Senate bills and resolutions. The clerk is also responsible for handling all documents received from other government departments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Members of the 136th SenateEdit
- *Senator was originally appointed.
Past composition of the SenateEdit
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ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Ohio Senate official website
- Project Vote Smart – State Senate of Ohio
- Map of Ohio Senate Districts, 2012-2022
- 2012 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of StateTemplate:Dead link
- 2010 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State
- 2008 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State
- 2006 Election Results from Ohio Secretary of State