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120th Ohio General Assembly
2026-11-15 06:42:01 · The Daily Ledger
The One Hundred Twentieth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1993 and 1994. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republicans and the Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democrats. In the Senate, there were 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats. In the House, there were 52 Democrats and 47 Republicans. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1990 United States Census.
Major events
Vacancies
April 13, 1993: Senator Harry Meshel (D-33rd) resigns. July 1, 1993: Representative Ray Miller (D-22nd) resigns. December 31, 1993: Senator Steven Williams (R-31st) resigns. February 2, 1994: Senator Ted Gray (R-3rd) resigns.

Appointments
April 21, 1993: Joseph Vukovich is appointed to the 33rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Harry Meshel July 1, 1993: Charleta Tavares is appointed to the 22nd House District due to the resignation of Ray Miller. January 4, 1994: Nancy Dix is appointed to the 31st Senatorial District due to the resignation of Steven Williams. March 1, 1994: Bruce E. Johnson is appointed to the 3rd Senatorial District due to the resignation of Ted Gray.

Senate
Leadership
Majority leadership
President of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff
President pro tempore of the Senate: Richard Finan
Assistant pro tempore: Eugene J. Watts
Whip: Roy Ray
Minority leadership
Leader: Robert Boggs
Assistant Leader: Alan Zaleski
Whip: Ben Espy
Assistant Whip: Bob Nettle
Members of the 120th Ohio Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority leadership
Speaker of the House: Vern Riffe
President pro tempore of the House: Barney Quilter
Floor Leader: Bill Mallory
Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Vernon Sykes
Majority Whip: Jane Campbell
Assistant Majority Whip: Marc Guthrie
Minority leadership
Leader: Jo Ann Davidson
Assistant Leader: William G. Batchelder
Whip: Randy Gardner
Assistant Whip: Tom Johnson
Members of the 120th Ohio House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
See also
Ohio House of Representatives membership, 126th General Assembly
Ohio House of Representatives membership, 125th General Assembly
List of Ohio state legislatures
References
Ohio House of Representatives official website
Project Vote Smart – State House of Ohio
Map of Ohio House Districts
Ohio District Maps 2002–2012
2006 election results from Ohio Secretary of State
Ohio legislative sessions
Ohio
Ohio
1993 in Ohio
1994 in Ohio
