The One Hundred Twenty-fifth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2003 and 2004. In this General Assembly, both the

Ohio Senate 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 t ...

and the

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were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate, there were 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats. In the House, there were 63 Republicans and 36 Democrats. It is also the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts after the 2000 Census.

Major events

Vacancies

*March 4, 2003: Representative Jeffrey Manning (R-57th) resigns to become

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Prosecutor. *August 31, 2003: Senator

Leigh Herington Leigh E. Herington is an Ohio Democratic politician and a former member of the Ohio Senate. Herington was a long-serving local attorney and Chairman of the Portage County Democratic Party when appointed to replace Senator Bob Nettle in 1995, ...

(D-28th) resigns. *December 2, 2003: Representative Dean DePiero (D-15th) resigns to become Mayor of

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. *January 6, 2004: Senator James E. Carnes (R-20th) resigns. *January 16, 2004: Representative Greg Jolivette (R-54th) resigns to become a Commissioner in

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. *March 5, 2004: Representative Bryan C. Williams (R-41) resigns to become Chair of

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Board of Elections.

Appointments

*January 6, 2003:

Steve Stivers Steven Ernst Stivers ( ; born March 24, 1965) is an American businessman, soldier, and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party, and became chair of the National Republican Con ...

appointed to Senate District 16 due to the resignation of Priscilla D. Mead. *January 6, 2003:

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appointed to Senate District 32 due to the resignation of Tim Ryan. *April 8, 2003: Earl Martin appointed to House District 57 due to the resignation of Jeffrey Manning. *September 3, 2003:

Kimberly Zurz Kimberly A. Zurz (born January 23, 1959) of Akron, Ohio, is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the director of the Ohio Department of Commerce from 2007 to 2011. Career A graduate of Firestone High School in Akron and ...

appointed to Senate District 28 due to the resignation of

. *December 2, 2003: Timothy J. DeGeeter appointed to House District 15 due to the resignation of Dean DePiero. *January 6, 2004:

Joy Padgett Joy Padgett (born Joy Ann Conrad, February 4, 1947 in Coshocton, Ohio) is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 20th district until the end of 2008. In 2006, dogged by personal scandals, she ran unsuccessfully for Li ...

appointed to the 20th Senatorial District due to the resignation of James E. Carnes. *January 21, 2004: Courtney Combs appointed to House District 54 due to the resignation of Greg Jolivette. *March 5, 2004: Marilyn Slaby appointed to House District 41 due to the resignation of Bryan C. Williams.

Leadership changes

*January 6, 2004:

John Boccieri John Stephen Anthony Boccieri (born October 5, 1969) is an American politician who was appointed to fill the 59th district seat in the Ohio House of Representatives on September 29, 2015. He left office after an unsuccessful run for Ohio State S ...

resigns from Assistant Minority Whip;

Lance Mason Lance Timothy Mason (born August 26, 1967) is a convicted murderer and former American politician, government official, and judge, who served in various offices in and representing Cleveland, Ohio. As a judge, he served on the Cuyahoga County Co ...

appointed.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

* President of the Senate: Doug White * President pro tempore of the Senate: Jeff Jacobson * Floor Leader: Randy Gardner * Assistant Majority Floor Leader:

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* Whip:

Steve Austria Stephen Clement Austria (born October 12, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. In December 2011, Austria announced his intention to not run for re-e ...

* Assistant Majority Whip:

Jay Hottinger Jay Hottinger (born December 1, 1969) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 31st district. A longtime member of the Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has served in both the Ohio House of Representatives ...

Minority leadership

* Leader: Greg DiDonato * Assistant Leader:

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* Whip: C.J. Prentiss * Assistant Whip:

Teresa Fedor Teresa Fedor (born May 2, 1956) is an American politician from Ohio. She was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 11th district from 2019 until her resignation in 2022. A member of the Ohio General Assembly since 2001, Fedor previously re ...

Members of the 125th Ohio Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

* Speaker of the House:

Larry Householder Larry Lee Householder (born June 6, 1959) is an American former politician and convicted felon, who was convicted in the largest bribery corruption scandal in Ohio's history. Householder was the state representative for Ohio's 72nd district and w ...

* President pro tempore of the Senate: Gary Cates * Floor Leader: Patricia Clancy * Assistant Majority Floor Leader:

Steve Buehrer Stephen P. Buehrer (born January 1, 1967, Toledo, Ohio) is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate who represented the 1st district, and was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress in the special election for Ohio's 5th congressional ...

* Majority Whip: Jim Trakas * Assistant Majority Whip: Jon Peterson

Minority leadership

* Leader:

Chris Redfern Chris Redfern (born October 1, 1964) is an American politician, former state representative in Ohio, and former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party. He won election to the chairmanship of the Ohio Democratic Party in December 2005 and was reelec ...

* Assistant Leader:

Joyce Beatty Joyce Marie Beatty ( ; née Birdsong, March 12, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of th ...

* Whip: Dale Miller * Assistant Whip:

(January 6, 2003 – January 6, 2004),

(January 6, 2004-)

Members of the 125th 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 2002-2012State Representative Official Tabulation: November 5, 2002

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State Senate Official Tabulation: November 5, 2002

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Major events

Vacancies

Appointments

Leadership changes

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 125th Ohio Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 125th Ohio House of Representatives

See also

References