The One Hundred Thirtieth Ohio General Assembly was a meeting of the

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, composed of the

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and the

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. It convened in

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on January 7, 2013 and adjourned December 30, 2014. This General Assembly coincided with the last two years of

John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, and a Republican candidate for the pre ...

's first term as

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. The apportionment of legislative districts was based on the 2010 United States census and 2011 redistricting. Both the

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and

were retained by the

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Party summary

:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.''

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

* Senate President:

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*President Pro Tempore:

Chris Widener Christopher Widener (born August 22, 1963) was the President pro Tempore of the Ohio Senate, and represented the 10th Senate District, which includes Madison County, Ohio, Madison, Clark County, Ohio, Clark and Greene County, Ohio, Greene count ...

:Majority (Republican) leadership *Majority Floor Leader: Tom Patton *Majority Whip:

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:Minority (Democratic) leadership *Senate Minority Leader: Eric Kearney *Assistant Minority Leader: Joe Schiavoni *Minority Whip:

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*Assistant Minority Whip: Edna Brown

House of Representatives

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: William G. Batchelder *Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Huffman :Majority (Republican) leadership *Majority Floor Leader: Barbara Sears *Assistant Majority Floor Leader:

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*Majority Whip: Cheryl Grossman *Assistant Majority Whip: Jim Buchy :Minority (Democratic) leadership * House Minority Leader: Armond Budish *Assistant Minority Leader: Matt Szollosi *Minority Whip: Tracy Maxwell Heard *Assistant Minority Whip: Debbie Phillips

Membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

:''Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.''

Senate

:''Source:'' ''"State of Ohio 130th General Assembly Senate Standing Committees"'' (January 2014) *Agriculture— Chair:

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, Ranking: Lou Gentile *Civil Justice— Chair:

Bill Coley Bill Coley (born August 5, 1960) is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 4th District from 2011 to 2020. Formerly, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011. Career After graduation from t ...

, Ranking: Michael J. Skindell *Commerce and Labor— Chair:

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, Ranking: Edna Brown *Criminal Justice— Chair: John Eklund, Ranking: Eric Kearney *Education— Chair:

Peggy Lehner Marguerite B. Lehner (born August 5, 1950) is the current mayor of Kettering, Ohio. Formerly, she also served in the Ohio Senate, Ohio House of Representatives, and on the Kettering City Council. Her Senate district was located entirely in Montg ...

, Ranking:

Tom Sawyer Thomas "Tom" Sawyer () is the title character of the Mark Twain novel '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawy ...

*Energy and Natural Resources— Chair:

Troy Balderson William Troy Balderson (born January 16, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district fro ...

, Ranking: Lou Gentile *Finance— Chair: Scott Oelslager, Ranking:

**Education— Chair: Randy Gardner, Ranking:

**General Government— Chair: Bob Peterson, Ranking: Eric Kearney **Medicaid— Chair: David Burke, Ranking:

Capri Cafaro Capri Silvestri Cafaro (born November 21, 1977) is a former Democratic Party (United States), 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 ...

*Insurance and Financial Institutions— Chair: Jim Hughes, Ranking:

*Medicaid, Health and Human Services— Chair: Shannon Jones, Ranking:

*Public Safety, Local Government and Veterans Affairs— Chair:

Frank LaRose Frank LaRose (born April 18, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the 51st Ohio Secretary of State, secretary of state of Ohio since January 2019. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was member of the Ohio State Senate ...

, Ranking: Michael J. Skindell *Public Utilities— Chair:

Bill Seitz William J. Seitz III (born October 29, 1954) is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot, Delhi Township, Green as well as portions of Cincinnati, ...

, Ranking: Eric Kearney *Reference— Chair: Kris Jordan, Ranking: Joe Schiavoni *Rules— Chair:

, Ranking: Joe Schiavoni *State Government Oversight and Reform— Chair: David Burke, Ranking: Shirley Smith *Transportation— Chair: Gayle Manning, Ranking:

*Ways and Means— Chair: Tim Schaffer, Ranking: Charleta Tavares **Tax Reform— Chair: Bob Peterson, Ranking: Charleta Tavares *Workforce and Economic Development— Chair: Bill Beagle, Ranking: Charleta Tavares

House of Representatives

:''Source:'' ''"Standing Committees Of The Ohio House Of Representatives 130th General Assembly"'' (August 2014) *Agriculture and Natural Resources— Chair: Dave Hall, Ranking: Jack Cera *Commerce, Labor, and Technology— Chair: Ron Young, Ranking:

Bob Hagan Robert F. Hagan (born March 31, 1949) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 58th District from 2007 to 2014. He represented the same seat from 1987 to 1997, an ...

*Economic Development and Regulatory Reform— Chair: Nan Baker, Ranking: Denise Driehaus *Education— Chair: Gerald Stebelton, Ranking: Teresa Fedor *Finance and Appropriations— Chair:

Ron Amstutz Ronald Amstutz (born 1951) is the former state representative for the 1st District of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from both 1981 to 2000, and again from 2009 to 2016. He also served as state senator for the 22nd District of the Ohi ...

, Ranking:

Vernon Sykes Vernon Sykes (born October 2, 1951) is an American politician who served as the state Senator for the 28th district of the Ohio Senate from 2017 to 2024. The district included Akron, Barberton, Green, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood, Lakemore and p ...

**Agriculture and Development— Chair: Timothy Derickson, Ranking: Michael Ashford **Health and Human Services— Chair:

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, Ranking: Michael Foley **Higher Education— Chair: Cliff Rosenberger, Ranking:

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**Primary and Secondary Education— Chair: Bill Hayes, Ranking: Matt Lundy **Transportation— Chair: Ross McGregor, Ranking: Alicia Reece *Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development— Chair:

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, Ranking:

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*Health and Aging— Chair: Lynn Wachtmann, Ranking:

Nickie Antonio Nickie J. Antonio (born June 2, 1955) is an American politician from Ohio. A Democrat, she serves in the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district, which is located in the western portion of Cuyahoga County and contains the western third of Cle ...

**Opiate Addiction Treatment and Reform— Chair: ''vacant'', Ranking: ''vacant'' *Higher Education Reform Study Committee— Chair: Cliff Rosenberger, Ranking:

*Insurance— Chair:

Bob Hackett Bob Hackett (born August 3, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 10th district from 2016 to 2024. Career Hackett, a graduate of Columbia University where he played on the Columbia Lions football team, served ...

, Ranking: John Patrick Carney *Judiciary— Chair: Jim Butler, Ranking: Michael Stinziano *Manufacturing and Workforce Development— Chair: Kirk Schuring, Ranking: Roland Winburn *Military and Veterans Affairs— Chair: Terry Johnson, Ranking:

Connie Pillich Connie Pillich (born September 7, 1960) is an American attorney and former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 28th District between 2009 and 2014. She was the Democratic candidate for Ohio State Treasurer ...

*Policy and Legislative Oversight— Chair: Mike Dovilla, Ranking: Ron Gerberry *Public Utilities— Chair: Peter Stautberg, Ranking: Sandra Williams *Rules and Reference— Chair: Matt Huffman, Ranking: Tracy Maxwell Heard *State and Local Government— Chair: ''vacant'', Ranking: Kathleen Clyde **Shared Services and Government Efficiency— Chair: Ron Maag, Ranking: Stephen Slesnick *Transportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security— Chair: Rex Damschroder, Ranking:

Dale Mallory Dale Mallory (born November 2, 1964) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2014. Career Mallory formerly served as a Cincinnati West End Communi ...

*Unemployment Compensation Debt Study Committee— Chair: Barbara Sears, Ranking: ''vacant'' *Ways and Means— Chair:

Jeffrey McClain Jeff McClain (born February 2, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the 87th District from 2009 to 2016. Career McClain was the Wyandot County auditor for over 26 years. Ohio House of Repres ...

, Ranking: Tom Letson

Joint committees

*Correctional Institution Inspection Committee— Chair: Sen. Shirley Smith (D) *Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review— Chair: Sen. Bob Peterson (R), Vice-Chair: Rep. Ross McGregor (R) *Joint Legislative Ethics Committee— Chair: Sen.

(R), Vice-Chair: Rep. William G. Batchelder (R) *Legislative Service Commission— Chair: Sen.

(R), Vice-Chair: Rep. William G. Batchelder (R) *State Controlling Board

Administrative officers

Senate

*Chief of Staff: Jason Mauk *Minority Chief of Staff: Ernie Davis *Senate Clerk: Vincent Keeran *Sergeant-at-Arms: Ken Mumper

House of Representatives

*Chief of Staff: Chad Hawley *Chief Administrative Officer: Kim Flasher *Minority Chief of Staff: Keary McCarthy *Clerk of the House of Representatives: Brad Young *Sergeant-at-Arms: Richard Collins

References

External links

130th Ohio General Assembly
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Ohio Senate
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Ohio House of Representatives
official website

Membership list and district maps

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Party summary

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House of Representatives

Leadership

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House of Representatives

Membership

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House of Representatives

Changes in membership

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Committees

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Joint committees

Administrative officers

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See also

References

External links

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