The One Hundred Twenty-seventh Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2007 and 2008. The biennium corresponded with the final days the

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administration, and the first two years of

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's tenure as Ohio Governor. The districts were drawn in accordance to the 2000 United States census and the 2002 redistricting process. Both the

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and

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were retained by the

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Major events

Vacancies

*January 2, 2007: Representative

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(R-77th) resigns to take a seat in the

. *January 28, 2007: Senator

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(D-28th) resigns to become Director of Commerce for Governor

. *April 29, 2007: Representative Kenneth Carano (D-59th) resigns to become a member of the cabinet of Governor

. *October 9, 2007: Senator

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(R-8th) resigns. *October 9, 2007: Representative

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(R-30th) resigns to take a seat in the

. *December 12, 2007: Representative

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(D-52nd) resigns to become mayor of

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. *December 13, 2007: Representative

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(R-6th) resigns to become a member of the

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. *December 31, 2007: Representative

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(D-45th) resigns. *January 9, 2008: Senator Randy Gardner (R-2nd) resigns to take a seat in the

. *January 15, 2008: Representative Mark Wagoner (R-46th) resigns to take a seat in the

. *March 31, 2008: Representative George Distel (D-99th) resigns. *April 28, 2008: Representative

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(D-58th) resigns due to involvement with a scandal involving school children and pornography. *May 28, 2008: Representative

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(R-42nd) resigns. *August 15, 2008: Representative Jim Raussen (R-28th) resigns. *September 16, 2008: Senator

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(D-25th) resigns to take a seat on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. *October 31, 2008: Senator Jeff Jacobson (R-6th) resigns. *November 2, 2008: Senator

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(R-24th) resigns. *December 31, 2008: Senator

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(D-33rd) resigns to take a seat in the

Appointments

*January 2, 2007: Appointment of

as Senator of the 12th District due to the resignation of Jim Jordan. *January 2, 2007: Appointment of Jason Wilson as Senator of the 30th District due to the resignation of

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. *January 2, 2007: Appointment of

Capri Cafaro Capri Silvestri Cafaro (born November 21, 1977) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley, Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator (2007-2016), includ ...

as Senator of the 32nd District due to the resignation of Marc Dann. *February 20, 2007: Appointment of Thomas C. Sawyer as Senator of the 28th District due to the resignation of

. *February 20, 2007: Appointment of Jim Zehringer as Representative of the 77th District due to the resignation of

. *May 1, 2007: Appointment of Ron Gerberry as Representative of the 59th District due to the resignation of Kenneth Carano. *October 9, 2007: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 30th District due to the resignation of

. *October 10, 2007: Appointment of

as Senator of the 8th District due to the resignation of

. *January 8, 2008: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 45th District due to the resignation of

. *January 10, 2008: Appointment of Randy Gardner as Representative of the 6th District due to the resignation of

. *January 15, 2008: Appointment of Mark Wagoner as Senator of the 2nd District due to the resignation of Randy Gardner. *January 15, 2008: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 46th District due to the resignation of Mark Wagoner. *March 11, 2008: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 52nd District due to the resignation of

. *May 21, 2008: Appointment of Deborah Newcomb as Representative of the 99th District due to the resignation of George Distel. *May 21, 2008: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 58th District due to the resignation of

. *June 10, 2008: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 42nd District due to the resignation of

. *September 17, 2008: Appointment of

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as Senator of the 25th District due to the resignation of

. *November 18, 2008: Appointment of Peggy Lehner as Senator of the 6th District to serve as a placeholder. *November 18, 2008: Appointment of

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as Senator of the 24th District due to the resignation of

. *December 5, 2008: Appointment of

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as Representative of the 28th District as a placeholder.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

* President of the Senate: Bill Harris * President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson (January 2007-November 2008) * Floor Leader: Randy Gardner (January 2007-January 2008)

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(January 2008-December 2008) * Assistant Majority Floor Leader:

(January 2007-December 2008) * Whip:

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Minority leadership

* Leader:

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(January 2007-January 2008), Ray Miller (January 2008-December 2008) * Assistant Leader:

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(January 2007-January 2008), Shirley Smith (January 2008-) * Whip: Ray Miller (January 2007-January 2008),

(January 2008-October 2008) * Assistant Whip:

(January 2007-January 2008),

(January 2008-December 2008)

Members of the 127th Ohio Senate

House of Representatives

Composition

Leadership

Majority leadership

* Speaker of the House:

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* President pro tempore of the Senate: Kevin DeWine * Floor Leader:

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* Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Jim Carmichael * Majority Whip:

(January 2007-August 2007) * Assistant Majority Whip: Michelle G. Schneider

Minority leadership

* Leader:

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* Assistant Leader: Todd Book * Whip: Steve Driehaus * Assistant Whip: Fred Strahorn

Members of the 127th Ohio House of Representatives

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

References

Ohio House of Representatives
official website
Project Vote Smart - State House of OhioMap of Ohio House Districts

Ohio District Maps 2002-20122006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State
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de:Repräsentantenhaus von Ohio

Major events

Vacancies

Appointments

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 127th Ohio Senate

House of Representatives

Composition

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 127th Ohio House of Representatives

See also

References