117th Ohio General Assembly

The One Hundred Seventeenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1987 and 1988. In this General Assembly, the Ohio Senate was controlled by the Republican Party and the Ohio House of Representatives was controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate, there were 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. In the House, there were 61 Democrats and 38 Republicans.

Vacancies

 * January 2, 1987: Senator Buz Lukens (R-4th) resigns to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
 * November 23, 1987: Representative Vernon Cook (D-43rd) dies.

Appointments

 * January 4, 1987: Barry Levey is appointed to the 4th Senatorial District due to the resignation of Buz Lukens.
 * January 6, 1988: Wayne Jones is appointed to the 43rd House District following the death of Vernon Cook.

Majority leadership

 * President of the Senate: Paul Gillmor
 * President pro tempore of the Senate: Stanley Aronoff
 * Assistant pro tempore: Richard Finan
 * Whip: David Hobson

Minority leadership

 * Leader: Harry Meshel
 * Assistant Leader: Neal Zimmers
 * Whip: Eugene Branstool
 * Assistant Whip: Michael White

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 Cook
 * Majority Whip: Patrick Sweeney
 * Assistant Majority Whip: Judy Sheerer

Minority leadership

 * Leader: Corwin Nixon
 * Assistant Leader: Dave Johnson
 * Whip: Jo Ann Davidson
 * Assistant Whip: Lou Blessing

Members of the 117th Ohio House of Representatives
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat