List of presidents of the Ohio Senate
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The president of the Ohio State Senate is the leader of the Ohio State Senate. Under Ohio's first constitution, in effect from 1803 to 1851, the presiding officer of the senate was called the speaker. Starting in 1851, when the second constitution took effect, a new office of lieutenant governor was created. The new position of lieutenant governor carried with it the office of president of the senate, and was nominally the presiding officer of the senate. During this time, the actual legislative leader of the senate majority was the president pro tempore of the Ohio Senate. In the 1970s, another change was made, which made the office of lieutenant governor elected jointly with the governor. At this time, the duty of presiding over the senate was removed from the lieutenant governor's portfolio and the majority party of the senate began electing its own president starting in 1979. The president is second in line to the office of the governor.
Speakers of the Ohio Senate, 1803–1851
| Term | Name | Party | Home county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1803-03-01 – 1803-12-04 | Nathaniel Massie | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| 1803-12-05 – 1805-02-21[1] | Daniel Symmes | Democratic-Republican | Hamilton |
| 1805-02-21 – 1806-11-30 | James Pritchard | Democratic-Republican | Jefferson |
| 1806-12-01 – 1809-12-03 | Thomas Kirker | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| 1809-12-04 – 1810-12-02 | Duncan McArthur | Democratic-Republican | Ross |
| 1810-12-03 – 1813-12-05 | Thomas Kirker (2nd) | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| 1813-12-06 – 1814-12-04 | Othniel Looker | Democratic-Republican | Hamilton |
| 1814-12-05 – 1815-12-03 | Thomas Kirker (3rd) | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| 1815-12-04 – 1816-12-01 | Peter Hitchcock | Democratic-Republican | Geauga |
| 1816-12-02 – 1818-12-06 | Abraham Shepherd | Democratic-Republican | Adams |
| 1818-12-07 – 1819-12-05 | Robert Lucas | Democratic-Republican | Pike |
| 1819-12-06 – 1826-12-03 | Allen Trimble | National Republican | Highland |
| 1826-12-04 – 1827-12-02 | Abraham Shepherd (2nd) | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Brown |
| 1827-12-03 – 1829-12-06 | Samuel Wheeler | National Republican | Geauga |
| 1829-12-07 – 1830-12-05 | Robert Lucas (2nd) | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Pike |
| 1830-12-06 – 1831-12-04 | Samuel R. Miller | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1831-12-05 – 1832-12-02 | William Doherty | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Franklin |
| 1832-12-03 – 1833-12-01 | Samuel R. Miller (2nd) | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1833-12-02 – 1834-11-30 | David T. Disney | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1834-12-01 – 1835-03-06[2] | Peter Hitchcock (2nd) | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Geauga |
| 1835-03-06 - 1835-06-07 | Charles Anthony | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Clark |
| 1835-06-08 - 1835-12-06 | David T. Disney (2nd) | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1835-12-07 – 1837-12-03 | Elijah Vance | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Butler |
| 1837-12-04 – 1838-12-02 | George J. Smith | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Warren |
| 1838-12-03 – 1839-12-01 | William Hawkins | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Morgan |
| 1839-12-02 – 1841-12-05 | William McLaughlin | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Richland |
| 1841-12-06 – 1843-12-03 | James J. Faran | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1843-12-04 – 1844-12-01 | Thomas W. Bartley | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Richland |
| 1844-12-02 – 1845-11-30 | David Chambers | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Muskingum |
| 1845-12-01 – 1846-12-06 | Seabury Ford | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Geauga |
| 1846-12-07 – 1847-12-05 | Edson B. Olds | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Pickaway |
| 1847-12-06 – 1848-12-03 | Charles B. Goddard | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Muskingum |
| 1848-12-04 – 1849-12-02 | Brewster Randall | Free Soil | Ashtabula |
| 1849-12-03 – 1850-12-01 | Harrison G. O. Blake | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Medina |
| 1850-12-02 – 1852-01-04 | Charles Cleveland Convers | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig | Muskingum |
Presidents pro tempore of the Ohio Senate, 1852–1978
(At this time, the nominal presiding officer of the senate was the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.)
| Term | Name | Party | Home county |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852-01-05 – 1854-01-01 | Joel W. Wilson George Rex |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Sandusky Wayne |
| 1854-01-02 – 1856-01-06 | Robert J. Atkinson | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Carroll |
| 1856-01-07 – 1858-01-03 | Robert Walker Tayler | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Trumbull |
| 1858-01-04 – 1860-01-01 | Edward M. Phelps | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Defiance |
| 1860-01-02 – 1862-01-05 | Richard A. Harrison | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Madison |
| 1862-01-06 – 1864-01-03 | James Monroe | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Lorain |
| 1864-01-04 – 1865-12-31 | Samuel Humphreville | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Medina |
| 1866-01-01 – 1868-01-05 | H. S. Martin | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Stark |
| 1868-01-06 – 1870-01-02 | Thomas J. Godfrey | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Mercer |
| 1870-01-03 – 1871-12-31 | Samuel Furman Hunt | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1872-01-01 – 1874-01-04 | Allen T. Brinsmade | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| 1874-01-05 – 1876-01-02 | Emery D. Potter | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Lucas |
| 1876-01-03 – 1878-01-06 | H. W. Curtiss | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| 1878-01-07 – 1880-01-03 | James W. Owens | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Licking |
| 1880-01-04 – 1882-01-01 | Rees G. Richards | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Jefferson |
| 1882-01-02 – 1884-01-06 | Roland A. Horr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Lorain |
| 1884-01-07 – 1886-01-03 | Elmer White | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Defiance |
| 1886-01-04 – 1888-01-01 | John O'Neill Silas A. Conrad |
Democratic Republican |
Muskingum Stark |
| 1888-01-02 – 1890-01-05 | Theodore F. Davis | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Washington |
| 1890-01-06 – 1892-01-03 | Perry M. Adams | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Seneca |
| 1892-01-04 – 1894-01-02 | Elbert L. Lampson | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Ashtabula |
| 1894-01-03 – 1896-01-05 | Thomas H. McConica | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Hancock |
| 1896-01-06 – 1898-01-02 | John C. Hutsinpiller | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Gallia |
| 1898-01-03 – 1899-12-31 | Thaddeus E. Cromley | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Pickaway |
| 1900-01-01 – 1902-01-05 | Oscar Sheppard | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Preble |
| 1902-01-06 – 1904-01-03 | Frank B. Archer | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Belmont |
| 1904-01-04 – 1905-12-31 | George Henry Chamberlain | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Lorain |
| 1906-01-01 – 1909-01-03 | James M. Williams | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| 1909-01-04 – 1911-01-01 | Nation O. Mather | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Summit |
| 1911-01-02 – 1915-01-03 | William Green | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Coshocton |
| 1915-01-04 – 1916-12-31 | Charles John Howard | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Belmont |
| 1917-01-01 – 1919-01-05 | J. H. Miller | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Licking |
| 1919-01-06 – 1922-12-31 | Frank E. Whittemore | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Summit |
| 1923-01-01 – 1925-01-04 | George E. Kryder | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Henry |
| 1925-01-05 – 1927-01-02 | Joseph R. Gardner | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Hamilton |
| 1927-01-03 – 1929-01-06 | Chester C. Bolton | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Cuyahoga |
| 1929-01-07 – 1931-01-04 | Allan G. Aigler | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Sandusky |
| 1931-01-05 – 1933-01-01 | Earl R. Lewis | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Belmont |
| 1933-01-02 – 1935-01-06 | D. H. DeArmond | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Hamilton |
| 1935-01-07 – 1937-01-03 | Paul P. Yoder | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Montgomery |
| 1937-01-04 – 1939-01-01 | Keith Lawrence | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| 1939-01-02 – 1949-01-02 | Frank E. Whittemore (2nd) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Summit |
| 1949-01-03 – 1950-12-31 | Margaret A. Mahoney | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Cuyahoga |
| 1951-01-01 – 1953-01-04 | Roscoe R. Walcutt | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Franklin |
| 1953-01-05 – 1959-01-04 | C. Stanley Mechem | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Athens |
| 1959-01-05 – 1961-01-01 | Frank W. King | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Lucas |
| 1961-01-02 – 1965-01-03 | C. Stanley Mechem (2nd) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Athens |
| 1965-01-04 – 1975-01-05 | Theodore M. Gray | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Miami |
| 1975-01-06 – 1979-01-01 | Oliver R. Ocasek | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Summit |
Presidents of the Ohio Senate, 1979–present
| Term | Name | Party | Home county | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 – 1981 | Oliver R. Ocasek | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Summit | 27th |
| 1981 – 1983 | Paul E. Gillmor | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Ottawa | 2nd |
| 1983 – 1985 | Harry Meshel | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Mahoning | 33rd |
| 1985 – 1989 | Paul E. Gillmor (2nd) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Ottawa | 2nd |
| 1989 – 1997 | Stanley J. Aronoff | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Hamilton | 8th |
| 1997 – 2003 | Richard Finan | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Hamilton | 7th |
| 2003 – 2005 | Doug White | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Adams | 14th |
| 2005 – 2011 | Bill Harris | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Ashland | 19th |
| 2011 – 2013 | Tom Niehaus | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Clermont | 14th |
| 2013 – 2017 | Keith Faber | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Mercer | 12th |
| 2017 – 2020 | Larry Obhof | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Medina | 22nd |
| 2021 – 2025 | Matt Huffman | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Allen | 12th |
| 2025 – Present | Rob McColley | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Henry | 1st |
See also
References
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