Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district
| Ohio's 20th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Representative |
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| Population (2020) | 125,116[1] | ||
Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Terrence Upchurch. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes part of Cleveland.
List of members representing the district[edit]
| Member | Party | Years | General Assembly |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 2, 1967. | ||||
_(cropped).jpg) Joseph Hiestand (Hillsboro) |
Republican | January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 |
107th 108th 109th |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 77th district. |
| John Brandenberg (Cincinnati) |
Republican | January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1976 |
110th 111th |
Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-nomination. |
_(cropped).jpg) Thomas Pottenger (Cincinnati) |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – July 20, 1990 |
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned. |
| Cheryl Winkler (Green Township) |
Republican | July 20, 1990 – December 31, 1992 |
118th 119th |
Appointed to finish Pottenger's term. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 34th district. |
 Ronald M. Mottl (North Royalton) |
Democratic | January 4, 1993 – February 5, 1997 |
120th 121st 122nd |
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Resigned.[2] |
| Ron Mottl Jr. (North Royalton) |
Democratic | February 5, 1997 – December 31, 1998 |
122nd | Appointed to finish Mottl's term.[2] Lost re-nomination. |
| Dean DePiero (Parma) |
Democratic | January 4, 1999 – December 31, 2002 |
123rd 124th |
Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
| Jim McGregor (Gahanna) |
Republican | January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2008 |
125th 126th 127th |
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election. |
| Nancy Garland (New Albany) |
Democratic | January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2012 |
128th 129th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. |
| Heather Bishoff (Blacklick) |
Democratic | January 7, 2013 – April 25, 2017 |
130th 131st 132nd |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned.[3] |
| Vacant | April 25, 2017 – June 28, 2017 |
132nd | ||
.jpg) Richard Brown (Canal Winchester) |
Democratic | June 28, 2017 – December 31, 2022 |
132nd 133rd 134th |
Appointed to finish Bishoff's term.[4] Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| Terrence Upchurch (Cleveland) |
Democratic | January 2, 2023 – present |
135th | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2022. |
Election results[edit]
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Brown (incumbent) | 7,527 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,527 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris Baer | 3,348 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 3,348 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Brown (incumbent) | 36,330 | 59.3 | |
| Republican | Chris Baer | 24,928 | 40.7 | |
| Total votes | 61,258 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing |  1.3
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Historical district boundaries[edit]
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2013–2022
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.
- ^ a b "Son replaces father as state representative". The Blade. February 6, 1997. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Siegel, Jim (April 25, 2017). "Rep. Heather Bishoff quits Ohio House, moving to California". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Brown sworn in as new state representative of Ohio's 20th House District". Ohio House of Representatives. June 28, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2024.