The One Hundred Thirteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in the years 1979 and 1980. In this General Assembly, both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate, there were 18 Democrats and 15 Republicans. In the House, there were 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans.

Major events

Vacancies

  • January 1, 1979: Senator Tony Hall (D-6th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  • March 30, 1979: Senator Bill Mussey (R-14th) resigns.
  • June 26, 1979: Senator Walter White (R-12th) resigns.
  • July 17, 1979: Senator Ferald Ritchie (R-12th) resigns.
  • March 6, 1980: Representative Bill O'Neil (R-28th) resigns.
  • April 24, 1979: Representative Irma Karmol (R-44th) dies in a car accident
  • April 22, 1980: Representative Phale Hale (D-31st) resigns.

Appointments

  • January 9, 1979: Chuck Curran is appointed to the 6th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Tony Hall.
  • April 3, 1979: Cooper Snyder is appointed to the 14th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Bill Mussey.
  • June 29, 1979: Ferald Ritchie is appointed to the 12th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Walter White.
  • July 17, 1979: Richard Ditto is appointed to the 12th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Ferald Ritchie.
  • May 15, 1979: David Karmol is appointed to the 44th House District due to the death of Irma Karmol.
  • March 11, 1980: Dana Deshler is appointed to the 28th House District due to the resignation of Bill O'Neil.
  • April 22, 1980: Otto Beatty Jr. is appointed to the 31st House District due to the resignation of Phale Hale.

Senate

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 113th Ohio Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyFirst elected
1M. Ben GaethRepublican1974
2Paul GillmorRepublican1967
3Ted GrayRepublican1967
4Buz LukensRepublican1971 (Appt.)
5Neal ZimmersDemocratic1974
6Chuck CurranDemocratic1979 (Appt.)
7Richard FinanRepublican1978 (Appt.)
8Stanley AronoffRepublican1967
9Bill BowenDemocratic1970 (Appt.)
10John MahoneyDemocratic1976
11Marigene ValiquetteDemocratic1969 (Appt.)
12Richard DittoRepublican1979 (Appt.)
13Ronald NabowskiDemocratic1977 (Appt.)
14Cooper SnyderRepublican1979 (Appt.)
15John KasichRepublican1978
16Michael SchwarzwalderDemocratic1976
17Oakley C. CollinsRepublican1974
18Marcus RobertoDemocratic1976
19Tom Van MeterRepublican1972
20Sam SpeckRepublican1976
21Morris JacksonDemocratic1967
22Anthony O. CalabreseDemocratic1967
23Charles L. ButtsDemocratic1974
24Jerome StanoDemocratic1974
25Paul MatiaRepublican1978
26Paul PfeiferRepublican1976
27Oliver OcasekDemocratic1967
28Kenneth CoxDemocratic1976
29Tom WalshRepublican1978
30Kinsey MillesonDemocratic1974
31Tim McCormackDemocratic1974
32Tom CarneyDemocratic1972
33Harry MeshelDemocratic1970

House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority leadership

Minority leadership

Members of the 113th Ohio House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativePartyFirst elected
1Eugene BranstoolDemocratic1974
2John WargoDemocratic1970
3Jim BettsRepublican1974
4Rocco ColonnaDemocratic1974
5Francine PanehalDemocratic1974
6Patrick SweeneyDemocratic1967
7Ken RoccoDemocratic1972
8Benny BonannoDemocratic1978
9Troy Lee JamesDemocratic1967
10Tom BellDemocratic1972
11Frank Mahnic Jr.Democratic1978
12Donna PopeRepublican1972 (Appt.)
13Ike ThompsonDemocratic1970
14Mary BoyleDemocratic1978
15John ThompsonDemocratic1970
16Harry LehmanDemocratic1970
17Matt HatchadorianRepublican1978
18Dennis EckartDemocratic1974
19Dale Van VyvenRepublican1978 (Appt.)
20Thomas PottengerRepublican1976
21Jerome F. LuebbersDemocratic1978
22Edith MayerRepublican1977 (Appt.)
23William L. Mallory Sr.Democratic1966
24Terry TranterDemocratic1976 (Appt.)
25Helen RankinDemocratic1978 (Appt.)
26Helen FixRepublican1972
27Alan NorrisRepublican1966
28Dana DeshlerRepublican1980 (Appt.)
29Leslie BrownDemocratic1976
30Mike StinzianoDemocratic1972
31Otto Beatty Jr.Democratic1980 (Appt.)
32Dean ConleyDemocratic1978
33Don GilmoreRepublican1978
34Ed OrlettDemocratic1972
35Tom FriesDemocratic1970
36C.J. McLinDemocratic1966
37Paul LeonardDemocratic1972
38Bob CorbinRepublican1976
39Vernon CookDemocratic1972
40Thomas C. SawyerDemocratic1976
41Bob NettleDemocratic1976
42Pete CrosslandDemocratic1972
43Cliff SkeenDemocratic1976
44Dave KarmolRepublican1974 (Appt.)
45Casey JonesDemocratic1968
46Arthur WilkowskiDemocratic1969 (Appt.)
47Barney QuilterDemocratic1966
48Dick MaierRepublican1972
49Chuck Red AshRepublican1978
50William J. HealyDemocratic1974
51Tom GilmartinDemocratic1972
52Joseph VukovichDemocratic1976
53Leo CameraDemocratic1968
54John BaraDemocratic1976
55Bob NaderDemocratic1970
56Michael Del BaneDemocratic1968
57Bill DonhamRepublican1972
58Michael A. FoxDemocratic1974
59Ed HughesDemocratic1976
60David HartleyDemocratic
61Sherrod BrownDemocratic1974
62John A. BegalaDemocratic1976
63Jim ZehnerDemocratic1976
64Waldo RoseRepublican1972
65Bob TaftRepublican1976
66Larry HughesRepublican1968
67Larry ChristmanDemocratic
68John JohnsonDemocratic1970
69John GalbraithDemocratic1966
70David JohnsonDemocratic1978
71Ron GerberryDemocratic1974
72Marie TanseyRepublican1976
73Corwin NixonRepublican1967
74Dennis WojtanowskiDemocratic1974
75Charles R. SaxbeRepublican1974
76Harry TurnerRepublican1972
77Bob McEwenRepublican1974
78Rodney HughesRepublican1967
79Larry ManahanRepublican1978
80Dale LockerDemocratic1972
81Bob NetzleyRepublican1967
82Michael OxleyRepublican1972
83Robert BrownRepublican1967
84Fred DeeringDemocratic1972
85Gene DamschroderRepublican1972
86Walter McClaskeyRepublican1972
87Harry MallottDemocratic1972
88Myrl ShoemakerDemocratic
89Vern RiffeDemocratic1967
90Don MadduxDemocratic1968
91Claire BallRepublican1972
92Ron JamesDemocratic1974
93William G. BatchelderRepublican1968
94Jim RossDemocratic1978
95Tom JohnsonDemocratic1976
96William HinigDemocratic1967
97Robert BoggsDemocratic1972
98Arthur BowersDemocratic1968
99Wayne HaysDemocratic1978

Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat

See also

  • official website