Keith Faber R took over as president of the Senate and the main focus of the legislature was adopting a new biennial state budget. Additionally, lawmakers addressed casino regulation, state collective-bargaining laws, Medicare expansion, and prison overcrowding. In , the legislature was in session from January 3 through December In , the legislature was in session from January 4 through December The state operates on a biennial budget cycle.
The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [11]. Ohio is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority. The governor is legally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the state legislature is legally required to pass a balanced budget. On May 8, , voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting.
Beginning with the redistricting cycle, the following provisions were set to take effect: [12] [13]. Maps drawn by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor or a veto referendum campaign. The amendment stipulates that 65 of Ohio's counties cannot be split during redistricting 18 can be split once, and the state's five most populous counties can be split twice. On November 3, , voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan state legislative redistricting commission.
The commission comprises seven members: the governor , state auditor , secretary of state , one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives , one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate , and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.
Maps drawn by the commission are valid for 10 years if at least two commissioners from each major political party vote for them. Should the maps be passed along strictly partisan lines, the maps are valid for four years. A six-member advisory commission is also involved in the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes.
The majority leaders of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate each appoint three members, "at least one of whom must be from a different party, and at least one of whom must not be a legislator. All legislative districts are required to be compact and made of "contiguous territory. Senate President Matt Huffman R , a member of the commission, estimated that the new maps would create 62 Republican seats and 37 Democratic seats in the House, and 23 Republican seats and 10 Democratic seats in the Senate.
Ohio received its local census data in early March Although the state population showed net growth, Ohio's largest cities recorded population loss. Of the state's five largest cities only Columbus had population growth. Cleveland suffered the sharpest decline, losing Four of the five members of the Board were Republicans. By a vote of they gave final approval to a new map on September 28, The lone Democrat on the Board, Rep.
On January 4, , Democrats filed suit against the legislative maps, saying they violated constitutional requirements for compactness and preservation of county and municipal boundaries. The Ohio Supreme Court took the case but, due to proximity to the elections, ruled the new maps would stand for the elections, with possible revisions to apply starting in The Ohio legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits.
Voters enacted the Ohio Term Limits Act in That initiative limited Ohio senators to no more than two four-year terms, or a total of eight years. Ohio representatives were limited to no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years. The first year that the term limits enacted in impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.
The Ohio State Senate is the upper house in Ohio's legislature. Members of the Ohio Senate are limited to two consecutive four-year elected terms. Service to fill out another member's uncompleted term does not count against the state's term limits.
There are 33 members elected from individual districts. Each member represented an average of , residents , as of the Census. Click here for a list of members of this chamber. Between and , grew their majority in the Ohio State Senate. Republicans held a majority as a result of the elections. As a result of the elections , the Republican majority was The table below shows the partisan history of the Ohio State Senate following every general election from to Data after was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
There were few movements in the partisan balance of the state Senate between and If you know who your representative is but you are unable to contact them using their contact form, the Clerk of the House maintains addresses and phone numbers of all House members and Committees, or you may call for the U.
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Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election. Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: "Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state. Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: "No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury.
Between and , partisan control of the Ohio House of Representatives shifted in favor of the Republican Party. As a result of the elections, Democrats held a majority. After the elections , Republicans held a majority. The table below shows the partisan history of the Ohio House of Representatives following every general election from to Data after was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Partisan control of the state House changed three times between and The first was in , when Republicans picked up 10 seats and gained control of the chamber. Between and , Democrats went from being a minority to holding a majority.
That Democratic majority ended as a result of the elections , when Republicans gained 13 seats and retook control of the chamber. Republicans expanded their majorities between and As a result of the elections, Republicans held a majority, up from the majority the GOP gained in Most of the Republicans' gains between and occurred as a result of the elections , when they gained five seats.
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between and , Ohio was under the following types of trifecta control:. Ohio state representatives serve two-year terms , with all seats up for election every two years. Ohio holds elections for its legislature in even years. Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives will take place in The general election is on November 8, A primary is scheduled for May 3, The filing deadline is February 2, Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives took place in The general election was held on November 3, A primary was scheduled for April 28, The filing deadline was December 18, In the elections, the Republican majority in the Ohio House of Representatives increased from to Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in The primary election took place on May 8, , and the general election was held on November 6, The filing deadline for partisan candidates was February 7, The filing deadline for independent candidates was May 7, In the elections, the Republican majority in the Ohio House of Representatives was reduced from to The primary election was held on March 15, , and the general election was held on November 8, The candidate filing deadline was December 16, All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in Heading into the election, Republicans held a majority with one vacancy.
Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a majority. A primary election took place on May 6, The general election was held on November 4, The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, Republicans gained five seats in the election, giving them a majority. The primary election was held on March 6, , and the general election was held on November 6, The candidate filing deadline was December 7, All 99 seats were up for election.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a majority. Republicans gained one seat in the election, giving them a majority. The top 10 contributors were: [6]. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.
The primary election was held on May 4, , and the general election was held on November 2, The candidate filing deadline was February 18, Heading into the election, Democrats held a majority.
Democrats lost 13 seats in the election, giving Republicans a majority. The top 10 contributors were: [7]. Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on March 4, , and a general election on November 4, The top 10 contributors were: [8]. Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 2, , and a general election on November 7, The top 10 contributors were: [9].
Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on March 2, , and a general election on November 2, The top 10 contributors were: [10]. Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 7, , and a general election on November 5, The top 10 contributors were: [11].
Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on March 7, , and a general election on November 7, The top 10 contributors were: [12]. The Ohio legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Ohio Term Limits Act in That initiative limited Ohio representatives to no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years. The first year that term limits were enacted was in , and the first year that term limits impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in If there is a vacancy in the Ohio General Assembly , the vacancy must be filled by an election conducted by the members of the legislative house where the vacancy happened who are members of the party that last held the seat.
A simple majority vote is needed in order to approve a replacement. See sources: Ohio Const. On May 8, , voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting. Beginning with the redistricting cycle, the following provisions were set to take effect: [15] [16]. Maps drawn by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor or a veto referendum campaign. The amendment stipulates that 65 of Ohio's counties cannot be split during redistricting 18 can be split once, and the state's five most populous counties can be split twice.
On November 3, , voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan state legislative redistricting commission. The commission comprises seven members: the governor , state auditor , secretary of state , one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives , one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate , and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.
Maps drawn by the commission are valid for 10 years if at least two commissioners from each major political party vote for them. Should the maps be passed along strictly partisan lines, the maps are valid for four years. A six-member advisory commission is also involved in the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes.
The majority leaders of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate each appoint three members, "at least one of whom must be from a different party, and at least one of whom must not be a legislator. All legislative districts are required to be compact and made of "contiguous territory.
Senate President Matt Huffman R , a member of the commission, estimated that the new maps would create 62 Republican seats and 37 Democratic seats in the House, and 23 Republican seats and 10 Democratic seats in the Senate. Ohio received its local census data in early March
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