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128th Ohio General Assembly
Term of state legislature in Ohio, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The One Hundred Twenty-eighth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio from January 5, 2009, until December 31, 2010. Ted Strickland was Ohio Governor for its entirety. It was composed of the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. The apportionment of districts was based on the 2000 United States census. It marked the first time in fourteen years that the Ohio Democratic Party controlled the House of Representatives, while the Ohio Republican Party maintained control of the Ohio Senate.
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House of Representatives
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Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate: Bill Harris
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Tom Niehaus
- Floor Leader: Keith Faber
- Whip: Mark Wagoner (January 2009-January 2010); Steve Buehrer (January 2010-December 2010)
- Minority Leader: Capri Cafaro
- Assistant Minority Leader: Shirley Smith
- Minority Whip: Ray Miller
- Assistant Minority Whip: Jason Wilson
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House: Armond Budish
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Matt Szollosi
- Majority Floor Leader: Tracy Maxwell Heard
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Allan Sayre
- Majority Whip: Jay Goyal
- Assistant Majority Whip: Linda Bolon
- Minority Leader: William G. Batchelder
- Assistant Minority Leader: Lou Blessing
- Minority Whip: John Adams
- Assistant Minority Whip: Cheryl Grossman
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Membership
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House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
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Changes in membership
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Senate
There were three resignations and one death.
| 33rd District | John Boccieri (D)[1] | Resigned December 31, 2008 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives. | Joe Schiavoni (D)[2] | January 6, 2009 |
| 5th District | Tom Roberts (D) | Resigned February 28, 2009 to become a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. | Fred Strahorn (D) | March 31, 2009 |
| 7th District | Bob Schuler (R) | Schuler dies June 13, 2009, while in office. | Shannon Jones (R) | August 11, 2009 |
| 22nd District | Bob Gibbs (R) | Resigned December 31, 2010 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives. | Larry Obhof (R) | February 2, 2011 |
House of Representatives
There were seven resignations.
| 10th District | Eugene Miller (D) | Resigned to take a seat on Cleveland City Council. | Robin Belcher (D) | March 16, 2009 |
| 67th District | Shannon Jones (R) | Resigned to take a seat in the Ohio Senate. | Peter Beck (R) | September 20, 2009 |
| 98th District | Matt Dolan (R) | Resigned to focus on a run for Cuyahoga County Executive. | Richard Hollington (R) | February 6, 2010 |
| 33rd District | Tyrone Yates (D) | Resigned to become a judge on the Hamilton County Municipal Court. | Alicia Reece | March 3, 2010 |
| 47th District | Peter Ujvagi (D) | Resigned to become the administrator for Lucas County. | Joe Walter | March 24, 2010 |
| 96th District | Allan Sayre (D) | Resigned to become city manager for Dover, Ohio. | Joshua O'Farrell | June 2, 2010 |
| 93rd District | Jennifer Garrison (D) | Resigned to become a member of the Ohio Consumers Council. | Larry Woodford | December 7, 2010 |
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