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2003-2004 Ohio Legislative Committee Assignments:
Education, Finance, and Human Services

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House Education Committee	Senate Education Committee
House Finance and Appropriations Committee	Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee
House Health Committee	Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee

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A note about terms for Ohio legislators

House Education Committee
13 Republicans, 8 Democrats

Repbulicans	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Arlene Setzer	Chair	(R, Vandalia)	36	2nd
Jamie Callender	Vice Chair	(R, Willowick)	62	4th
Clyde Evans	Member	(R)	87	1st
Kevin DeWine	Member	(R, Fairborn)	70	2nd
Diana M. Fessler	Member	(R, New Carlisle)	79	2nd
James M. Hoops	Member	(R, Napoleon)	75	3rd
Merle G. Kearns	Member	(R, Springfield-Dayton)	72	2nd
W. Scott Oelslager	Member	(R, Canton)	51	1st
Linda Reidelbach	Member	(R, Columbus)	21	2nd
Steve Reinhard	Member	(R, Bucyrus)	82	2nd
Mary Taylor	Member	(R)	43	1st
Shawn N. Webster	Member	(R, Millville)	53	2nd
Bryan C. Williams	Member	(R, Akron)	41	4th

Democrats	District	Party/City	District	Term
Bill Hartnett	Ranking Minority Member	(D, Mansfield)	73	4th
Kenneth A. Carano	Member	(D, Austintown)	59	2nd
Kathleen Chandler	Member	(D)	68	1st
Michael DeBose	Member	(D)	12	2nd
L. George Distel	Member	(D, Conneaut)	99	3rd
Derrick Seaver	Member	(D, Minster)	78	2nd
Claudette J. Woodard	Member	(D, Cleveland Heights)	9	2nd
Tyrone Yates	Member	(D)	33	1st

House Finance and Appropriations Committee
21 Republicans, 11 Democrats


Republicans	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Chuck Calvert	Chair	(R, Medina)	69	3rd
James M. Hoops	Vice Chair	(R, Napoleon)	75	3rd
Stephen Buehrer	Member	(R, Delta)	74	3rd
Patricia Clancy	Member	(R, Cincinnati)	29	4th
Anthony E. Core	Member	(R, Rushsylvania)	83	3rd
David R. Evans	Member	(R, Newark)	71	4th
Kevin DeWine	Member	(R, Fairborn)	70	2nd
Keith Faber	Member	(R, Celina)	77	2nd
Larry L. Flowers	Member	(R, Canal Winchester)	19	2nd
Timothy J. Grendell	Member	(R, Chesterland)	98	2nd
Jim Hughes	Member	(R, Columbus)	22	3rd
Jon Husted	Member	(R, Kettering)	37	2nd
Jimmy Stewart	Member	(R)	92	1st
Merle G. Kearns	Member	(R, Springfield-Dayton)	72	2nd
Jon M. Peterson	Member	(R, Delaware)	2	3rd
Tom Raga	Member	(R, Mason)	67	2nd
Jean Schmidt	Member	(R, Loveland)	66	2nd
Thomas Patton	Member	(R)	18	1st
Mary Taylor	Member	(R)	43	1st
James Peter Trakas	Member	(R, Independence)	17	3rd
Shawn N. Webster	Member	(R, Millville)	53	2nd

Democrats	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Edward S. Jerse	Ranking Minority Member	(D, Euclid)	7	5th
Dixie J. Allen	Member	(D, Dayton)	39	4th
Catherine L. Barrett	Member	(D, Cincinnati)	32	3rd
Joyce Beatty	Member	(D, Columbus)	27	3rd
Bill Hartnett	Member	(D, Mansfield)	73	4th
Dale Miller	Member	(D, Cleveland)	14	4th
Sylvester D. Patton, Jr.	Member	(D, Youngstown)	60	4th
Fred Strahorn	Member	(D, Dayton)	40	2nd
Peter Ujvagi	Member	(D)	47	1st
Charlie Wilson	Member	(D, Bridgeport)	96	4th
Claudette J. Woodard	Member	(D, Cleveland Heights)	9	2nd

House Health Committee
13 Republicans, 8 Democrats


Republicans	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Greg Jolivette	Chair	(R, Hamilton)	54	4th
John J. White	Vice Chair	(R, Kettering)	38	2nd
Chuck Blasdel	Member	(R, East Liverpool)	1	2nd
Diana M. Fessler	Member	(R, New Carlisle)	79	2nd
Geoffrey Smith	Member	(R, Columbus)	24	2nd
Nancy P. Hollister	Member	(R, Marietta)	93	3rd
James M. Hoops	Member	(R, Napoleon)	75	3rd
Merle G. Kearns	Member	(R, Springfield-Dayton)	72	2nd
Lynn Olman	Member	(R, Maumee)	46	5th
Linda Reidelbach	Member	(R, Columbus)	21	2nd
Michelle G. Schneider	Member	(R, Cincinnati)	35	2nd
Mary Taylor	Member	(R)	43	1st
Bryan C. Williams	Member	(R, Akron)	41	4th

Democrats	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Shirley A. Smith	Ranking Minority Member	(D, Cleveland)	10	3rd
Catherine L. Barrett	Member	(D, Cincinnati)	32	3rd
Joyce Beatty	Member	(D, Columbus)	27	3rd
Mary M. Cirelli	Member	(D, Canton)	52	2nd
Michael DeBose	Member	(D)	12	2nd
Sandra Harwood	Member	(D)	65	1st
Edward S. Jerse	Member	(D, Euclid)	7	5th
Tyrone Yates	Member	(D)	33	1st

Senate Education Committee
6 Republicans, 3 Democrats


Republicans	Title	Party/City	District	Term (Elected)
Robert A. Gardner	Chairman	(R, Madison)	18	2nd (1996)
Steve Austria	Vice Chair	(R, Beavercreek)	10	1st ( 2000)
Ron Amstutz		(R)	22
Randall Gardner		(R, Bowling Green)	2	1st ( 2000)
Bill Harris		(R, Ashland)	19	1st ( 2000)
Larry A. Mumper		(R, Marion)	26	1st (1998)

Democrats	Title	Party/City	District	Term
C.J. Prentiss	Ranking Minority Member	(D, Cleveland)	21	1st (1998)
Daniel R. Brady		(D, Cleveland)	23	1st (1998)
Teresa Fedor		(D)	11

Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee
9 Republicans, 4 Democrats


Republicans	Title	Party/City	District	Term (Elected)
Bill Harris	Chair	(R, Ashland)	19	1st ( 2000)
John Carey	Vice Chair	(R)	17
Ron Amstutz		(R)	22
James E. Carnes		(R, St. Clairesville)	20
Kevin Coughlin		(R)	27
Randall Gardner		(R, Bowling Green)	2	1st ( 2000)
Jay Hottinger		(R, Newark)	31	1st ( 2000)
Jeff Jacobson		(R, Brookville)	6	1st ( 2000)
David Goodman		(R, Bexley)	3

Democrats	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Eric Fingerhut	Ranking Minority Member	(D)	25
Mark Mallory		(D, Cincinnati)	9	1st (1998)
Ray Miller		(D)	15
C.J. Prentiss		(D, Cleveland)	21	1st (1998)

Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee
8 Republicans, 4 Democrats


Republicans	Title	Party/City	District	Term (Elected)
Lynn R. Wachtmann	Chair	(R, Napolean)	1	1st (1998)
Jeff Jacobson	Vice Chair	(R, Brookville)	6	1st ( 2000)
Jeff Armbruster		(R, North Ridgeville)	13	1st (1998)
Louis Blessing		(R, Cincinnati)	8	2nd (1996)
David Goodman		(R, Bexley)	3
Randall Gardner		(R, Bowling Green)	2	1st ( 2000)
Kevin Coughlin		(R)	27
Jim Jordan		(R, Urbana)	12	1st (2000)

Democrats	Title	Party/City	District	Term
Daniel R. Brady	Ranking Minority Member	(D, Cleveland)	23	1st (1998)
Robert Hagan		(D, Youngstown)	33	1st (1998)
Ray Miller		(D)	15
C.J. Prentiss		(D, Cleveland)	21	1st (1998)

Contact Members of the Ohio Legislature

Follow the hyperlinks below to the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate for detailed information on each, including membership, committee assignments, legislation, and more.

Ohio House of Representatives		Ohio Senate
77 South High Street		Senate Office Building
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0603		Columbus, Ohio 43215-4276

A note about terms for Ohio legislators:

Members of the Ohio General Assembly are subject to term limits. Both State Representatives and State Senators are limited to eight consecutive years of service in the House or Senate. For Representatives, eight years equals four 2-year terms. For Senators, eight years equals two 4-year terms.

Every two years, all seats in the Ohio House of Representatives are contested. In the Ohio Senate, half of the seats are up for election every two years, so Ohio Senators' four-year terms are staggered.