Ohio's 7th House of Representatives district
| Ohio's 7th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Population (2020) | 123,620[1] | ||
Ohio's 7th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Allison Russo. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes the cities of Grandview Heights, Upper Arlington, and parts of Columbus.
List of members representing the district[edit]
| Member | Party | Years | General Assembly |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 2, 1967. | ||||
_(cropped).jpg) Bob Netzley (Laura) |
Republican | January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 |
107th 108th 109th |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 81st district. |
| Ken Rocco (Parma) |
Democratic | January 7, 1973 – December 31, 1982 |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired. |
| Rocco Colonna (Brook Park) |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1992 |
115th 116th 117th 118th 119th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 18th district. |
_(cropped).jpg) Ron Amstutz (Wooster) |
Republican | January 4, 1993 – December 31, 2000 |
120th 121st 122nd 123rd |
Redistricted from the 93rd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited; ran for state senator.[2] |
| Jim Carmichael (Wooster) |
Republican | January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002 |
124th | Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| Ed Jerse (Euclid) |
Democratic | January 6, 2003 – December 13, 2004 |
125th | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 2002. Term-limited. |
_(cropped).jpg) Kenny Yuko (Richmond Heights) |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2012 |
126th 127th 128th 129th |
Elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Term-limited. |
 Mike Dovilla (Berea) |
Republican | January 7, 2013 – December 31, 2016 |
130th 131st |
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for state senator.[3] |
_(cropped).jpg) Tom Patton (Strongsville) |
Republican | January 2, 2017 – December 31, 2022 |
132nd 133rd 134th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 17th district. |
 Allison Russo (Upper Arlington) |
Democratic | January 2, 2023 – present |
135th | Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2022. |
References[edit]
- ^ "County Populations and Filing Locations Ohio House Districts for use in 2022 and 2024" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. February 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Sidoti, Liz (November 8, 2000). "Many changes play out in House races in state". The Bryan Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (September 30, 2015). "Rep. Mike Dovilla to enter Ohio Senate race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 5, 2024.