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Senate. President of the Senate: Matt Huffman (R) President Pro Tempore: Jay Hottinger (R) Majority leadership. Majority Leader: Kirk Schuring (R) Majority Whip: Rob McColley (R) Minority leadership. Minority Leader: Kenny Yuko ( D) Assistant Minority Leader: Cecil Thomas (D)
The governor of Ohio is the head of government of Ohio and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly, the power to convene the legislature and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
The legislative branch, the Ohio General Assembly, is made up of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is composed of 99 members elected from single-member districts of equal population. Each of the 33 senate districts is formed by combining three house districts.
Brown became the state's senior U.S. senator after the retirement of George Voinovich in 2011. Since 2011, Brown has been the only Democratic statewide elected official in Ohio, with the exception of some Democratic-affiliated Ohio Supreme Court justices elected in nonpartisan races. He is widely considered a liberal, progressive and populist ...
List of Ohio politicians by federal office. Many politicians and lawyers from the state of Ohio have served in senior positions in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the United States federal government. These have included seven presidents, three presidents of the Senate, two speakers of the House of Representatives, and three ...
Political control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government. The governor, Mike DeWine, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Jon A. Husted, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Ohio State Treasurer ...
Political party strength in Ohio. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Ohio : The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate: March 4, 1921 – December 15, 1928 22nd: Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate: George H. Busby: Democratic: March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 11th [data missing] Benjamin Butterworth: Republican: March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 1st [data missing] March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 11th ...