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Ohio's 5th House of Representatives district

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Ohio's 5th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Richard Brown
DColumbus
Population (2020)116,055[1]

Ohio's 5th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Richard Brown. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes the cities of Canal Winchester, Groveport, Obetz, Reynoldsburg, and parts of Columbus, as well as Hamilton, Pleasant, Prairie, Madison, and part of Jackson Township.

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years General
Assembly
Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.
Ralph Cole
(Findlay)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
December 31, 1968
107th Elected in 1966.
Retired to run for Sixth District Court of Appeals judge.[2]

Robert D. Schuck
(Findlay)
Republican January 6, 1969 –
December 31, 1972
108th
109th
Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 82nd district and lost re-nomination.[3]

Dick Celeste
(Cleveland)
Democratic January 7, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
110th Redistricted from the 49th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
Francine Panehal
(Cleveland)
Democratic January 6, 1975 –
December 31, 1982
111th
112th
113th
114th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
Robert Brown
(Perrysburg)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
November 15, 1985
115th
116th
Redistricted from the 83rd district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Resigned to become Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.[4]

Randy Gardner
(Bowling Green)
Republican November 15, 1985 –
December 31, 1992
116th
117th
118th
119th
Appointed to finish Brown's term.[4]
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
Ross Boggs
(Andover)
Democratic January 4, 1993 –
March 1, 1999
120th
121st
122nd
123rd
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Resigned to serve on the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.[5]
George Distel
(Conneaut)
Democratic March 1, 1999 –
December 31, 2002
123rd
124th
Appointed to finish Boggs' term.[5]
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 99th district.

Tim Schaffer
(Lancaster)
Republican January 6, 2003 –
December 31, 2006
125th
126th
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for state senator.
Gerald Stebelton
(Lancaster)
Republican January 1, 2007 –
December 31, 2012
127th
128th
129th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 77th district.
Nick Barborak
(Lisbon)
Democratic January 7, 2013 –
December 31, 2014
130th Elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.

Tim Ginter
(Salem)
Republican January 5, 2015 –
December 31, 2022
131st
132nd
133rd
134th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Term-limited.

Richard Brown
(Canal Winchester)
Democratic January 2, 2023 –
present
135th Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Nofziger, Fred (May 8, 1968). "Area Voting Totals Vary With Issues". The Blade. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "GOP Selects Guyer In 4th District Race". The Blade. May 3, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Brown Moves To Cabinet, Gardner To Ohio House". The Blade. November 15, 1985. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ohio Senate backs school bond issue". The Blade. February 18, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2024.