112th Ohio General Assembly
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The One Hundred Twelfth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1977 and 1978. In this General Assembly, the
1970 Census
. Democrats controlled the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1, 1973, through December 31, 1994, under Ohio's longest serving House Speaker, Vernal G. Riffe, (D., Scioto County).
Major events
Vacancies
- January 3, 1977: Senator Don Pease (D-13th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- April 6, 1977: Representative Chester Cruze (R-22nd) resigns.[1]
- January 3, 1978: Representative Irene Smart (D-49th) resigns.
- August 14, 1978: Senator Michael Maloney (R-7th) resigns.
- June 28, 1978: Representative James W. Rankin (D-25th) dies.
- September 14, 1978: Representative Richard Finan (R-19th) resigns to take a seat in the Ohio Senate.
Appointments
- January 3, 1977: Ronald Nabakowski is appointed to the 13th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Don Pease.
- April 27, 1977: Edith Mayer is appointed to the 22nd House District due to the resignation of Chester Cruze.[2]
- January 3, 1978: Robert Regula is appointed to the 49th House District due to the resignation of Irene Smart.
- September 14, 1978: Richard Finan is appointed to the 7th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Michael Maloney.
- September 14, 1978: Helen Rankin is appointed to the 25th House District due to the death of James W. Rankin.
- September 14, 1978: Dale Van Vyven is appointed to the 18th House District due to the resignation of Richard Finan.
Senate
Leadership
Majority leadership
- President of the Senate: Richard Celeste
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Oliver Ocasek
- Assistant pro tempore: Morris Jackson
Minority leadership
- Leader: Michael Maloney
- Assistant Leader: Paul Gillmor
- Whip: Tom Van Meter
Members of the 112th Ohio Senate
District | Senator | Party | First elected |
---|---|---|---|
1 | M. Ben Gaeth | Republican | 1974 |
2 | Paul Gillmor | Republican | 1967 |
3 | Ted Gray
|
Republican | 1967 |
4 | Buz Lukens | Republican | 1971 (Appt.) |
5 | Neal Zimmers | Democratic | 1974 |
6 | Tony P. Hall | Democratic | 1972 |
7 | Richard Finan | Republican | 1978 (Appt) |
8 | Stanley Aronoff
|
Republican | 1967 |
9 | Bill Bowen | Democratic | 1970 (Appt.) |
10 | John Mahoney | Democratic | 1976 |
11 | Marigene Valiquette | Democratic | 1969 (Appt.) |
12 | Walter White
|
Republican | 1972 |
13 | Ronald Nabowski
|
Democratic | 1977 (Appt.) |
14 | Bill Mussey | Republican | 1972 |
15 | Robert O'Shaughnessy | Democratic | 1972 (Appt.) |
16 | Michael Schwarzwalder | Democratic | 1976 |
17 | Oakley C. Collins | Republican | 1974 |
18 | Marcus Roberto | Democratic | 1976 |
19 | Tom Van Meter | Republican | 1972 |
20 | Sam Speck | Republican | 1976 |
21 | Morris Jackson | Democratic | 1967 |
22 | Anthony O. Calabrese | Democratic | 1967 |
23 | Charles L. Butts | Democratic | 1974 |
24 | Jerome Stano | Democratic | 1974 (Appt.) |
25 | Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. | Democratic | 1974 |
26 | Paul Pfeifer | Republican | 1976 |
27 | Oliver Ocasek | Democratic | 1967 |
28 | Kenneth Cox | Democratic | 1976 |
29 | Robert D. Freeman | Democratic | 1974 |
30 | Kinsey Milleson | Democratic | 1974 |
31 | Tim McCormack | Democratic | 1974 |
32 | Tom Carney | Democratic | 1972 |
33 | Harry Meshel | Democratic | 1970 |
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
- Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Barney Quilter
- Floor Leader: Bill Mallory
- Majority Whip: Tom Fries
Minority leadership
- Leader: Charles F. Kurfess
- Assistant Leader: Norman Murdock
- Whip: Alan Norris
Members of the 112th Ohio House of Representatives
District | Representative | Party | First Elected |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eugene Branstool | Democratic | 1974 |
2 | John Wargo | Democratic | 1970 |
3 | Jim Betts | Republican | 1974 |
4 | Rocco Colonna | Democratic | 1974 |
5 | Francine Panehal | Democratic | 1974 |
6 | Patrick Sweeney | Democratic | 1967 |
7 | Ken Rocco | Democratic | 1972 |
8 | Ed Feighan | Democratic | 1972 |
9 | Troy Lee James | Democratic | 1967 |
10 | Tom Bell | Democratic | 1972 |
11 | Robert Jaskulski | Democratic | 1970 |
12 | Donna Pope | Republican | 1972 (Appt.) |
13 | Ike Thompson | Democratic | 1970 |
14 | Arthur Brooks
|
Democratic | 1974 |
15 | John Thompson
|
Democratic | 1970 |
16 | Harry Lehman | Democratic | 1970 |
17 | Virginia Aveni | Democratic | 1972 |
18 | Dennis Eckart
|
Democratic | 1974 |
19 | Dale Van Vyven
|
Republican | 1978 (Appt.) |
20 | Thomas Pottenger | Republican | 1976 |
21 | Norman Murdock | Republican | 1966 |
22 | Edith Mayer | Republican | 1977 (Appt.) |
23 | William L. Mallory Sr. | Democratic | 1966 |
24 | Terry Tranter | Democratic | 1976 (Appt.) |
25 | Helen Rankin | Democratic | 1978 (Appt.) |
26 | Helen Fix | Republican | 1972 |
27 | Alan Norris | Republican | 1966 |
28 | Bill O'Neil | Republican | |
29 | Leslie Brown
|
Democratic | 1976 |
30 | Mike Stinziano | Democratic | 1972 |
31 | Phale Hale | Democratic | 1966 |
32 | James Baumann | Democratic | 1970 |
33 | Mack Pemberton | Republican | 1966 |
34 | Ed Orlett | Democratic | 1972 |
35 | Tom Fries | Democratic | 1970 |
36 | C.J. McLin
|
Democratic | 1966 |
37 | Paul Leonard | Democratic | 1972 |
38 | Bob Corbin | Republican | 1976 |
39 | Vernon Cook | Democratic | 1972 |
40 | Thomas C. Sawyer
|
Democratic | 1976 |
41 | Bob Nettle | Democratic | 1976 |
42 | Pete Crossland | Democratic | 1972 |
43 | Cliff Skeen
|
Democratic | 1976 |
44 | Dave Karmol | Republican | 1976 |
45 | Casey Jones
|
Democratic | 1968 |
46 | Arthur Wilkowski | Democratic | 1969 (Appt.) |
47 | Barney Quilter | Democratic | 1966 |
48 | Dick Maier | Republican | 1972 |
49 | Robert Regula | Democratic | 1978 (Appt.) |
50 | William J. Healy | Democratic | 1974 |
51 | Tom Gilmartin | Democratic | 1972 |
52 | Joseph Vukovich | Democratic | 1976 |
53 | Leo Camera | Democratic | 1968 |
54 | John Bara | Democratic | 1976 |
55 | Bob Nader | Democratic | 1970 |
56 | Michael Del Bane | Democratic | 1968 |
57 | Bill Donham | Republican | 1972 |
58 | Michael A. Fox | Democratic | 1974 |
59 | Ed Hughes | Democratic | 1976 |
60 | David Hartley | Democratic | |
61 | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 1974 |
62 | John A. Begala | Democratic | 1976 |
63 | Jim Zehner
|
Democratic | 1976 |
64 | Waldo Rose | Republican | 1972 |
65 | Bob Taft | Republican | 1976 |
66 | Larry Hughes
|
Republican | 1968 |
67 | Larry Christman | Democratic | |
68 | John Johnson | Democratic | 1970 |
69 | John Galbraith | Democratic | 1966 |
70 | John Kellogg
|
Republican | 1976 |
71 | Ron Gerberry | Democratic | 1974 |
72 | Marie Tansey | Republican | 1976 |
73 | Corwin Nixon
|
Republican | 1967 |
74 | Dennis Wojtanowski | Democratic | 1974 |
75 | Charles R. Saxbe | Republican | 1974 |
76 | Harry Turner
|
Republican | 1972 |
77 | Bob McEwen | Republican | 1974 |
78 | Rodney Hughes | Republican | 1967 |
79 | Fred Hadley | Republican | 1967 |
80 | Dale Locker | Democratic | 1972 |
81 | Bob Netzley | Republican | 1967 |
82 | Michael Oxley
|
Republican | 1972 |
83 | Charles Kurfess | Republican | 1967 |
84 | Fred Deering | Democratic | 1972 |
85 | Gene Damschroder | Republican | 1972 |
86 | Walter McClaskey | Republican | 1972 |
87 | Harry Mallott | Democratic | 1972 |
88 | Myrl Shoemaker | Democratic | 1967 |
89 | Vern Riffe | Democratic | 1967 |
90 | Don Maddux | Democratic | 1968 |
91 | Claire Ball | Republican | 1972 |
92 | Ron James | Democratic | 1974 |
93 | William G. Batchelder | Republican | 1968 |
94 | Rex Kieffer Jr. | Republican | 1972 |
95 | Tom Johnson
|
Democratic | 1976 |
96 | William Hinig | Democratic | 1967 |
97 | Robert Boggs | Democratic | 1972 |
98 | Arthur Bowers | Democratic | 1968 |
99 | A.G. Lancione
|
Democratic | 1967 |
Appt.- 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
- List of Ohio state legislatures
References
- ^ "GOP Legislator Quits Seat In Ohio House". The Blade. April 7, 1977. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Cincinnati Woman Fills Vacant Ohio House Seat". The Blade. April 28, 1977. Retrieved February 14, 2024.