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  The Ohio House of Representatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ohio was the first of these to enter the Union.
Initially, the Ohio Territory was ruled by a military governor and three judges.
It was in 1798 that the Ohio Territory gained sufficient population (5,000) of males to initiate self-government.
www.legislature.state.oh.us /house.cfm   (351 words)

  
 Suburban News Publications, Columbus, Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Republican candidate for the 31st Senate seat is Tim Schaffer, a state representative from the 5th District of the Ohio House of Representative.
A native of Ohio who returned to the state after living in Pennsylvania, she is sincere in her desire to improve the lives of those in her district and Ohio in general.
Joyce Beatty (D-Columbus), the minority leader of the House of Representatives, is seeking her fourth election to the seat.
www.snponline.com /Bonus_Text/END2006/10-25_allstatehouseintro.html   (4106 words)

  
 Ohio House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ohio has a bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly, consisting a House of Representatives and Senate (the Ohio State Senate), based on its constitution of 1851.
The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded constitution of that year.
On 18 November 2004, two weeks after winning re-election as a member of the Democratic party, Representative Derrick Seaver announced that he was switching to the Republican party, thus leaving the party distribution in the house at 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives   (407 words)

  
 Government of Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The legislative branch, the Ohio General Assembly, is made up of two houses--the senate and the house of representatives.
The house of representatives is composed of 99 members elected from single-member districts of equal population.
The chairman of the Ohio House of Representatives Education Committee and his or her counterpart in the Ohio State Senate are ex officio members.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Ohio   (1314 words)

  
 Ohio Library Council-->News-->Latest News and Information-->News Story
Blasdel was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000.
Gardner served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1985-2000, and was elected to the Ohio Senate in 2000.
Hagan served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1987-1997.
www.olc.org /news_story1112041.asp   (560 words)

  
 Ohio Dept of Insurance - Director Ann Womer Benjamin
She previously served eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives representing most of Portage County and practiced law for 24 years, most recently with the former national law firm of Arter and Hadden where she practiced in the areas of estate planning, probate and probate litigation.
Ohio was the first state in the nation to have enrolled 70% of its eligible beneficiaries in the program, for which the Department received a commendation from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Under her leadership, Ohio was the 26th and implementing state for the Interstate Compact Commission to regulate the life insurance industry.
www.ohioinsurance.gov /AboutODI/StaffBios/Benjamin.htm   (578 words)

  
 Ohio University Outlook
Geiger, 41, an Ohio University alumna, is currently chief of staff for the Ohio Senate.
Geiger acts as the Ohio Senate president's liaison to the Office of the Governor, Ohio House of Representatives, and state governmental agencies and lobbying organizations.
After graduating from Ohio University, she earned a highly competitive internship with the Ohio House of Representatives.
www.ohio.edu /outlook/04-05/485n-045.cfm   (605 words)

  
 GeoFact No. 06, Isotelus: Ohio's State Fossil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ohio has long been known worldwide for the abundant and well-preserved fossils collected throughout the state.
Not only are specimens of this trilobite, or at least fragments, moderately abundant in the rocks exposed in southwestern Ohio, but they are represented by the Huffman Dam specimen, which is one of the largest complete trilobites ever collected.
The first serious study of Ohio's Ordovician rocks was undertaken by the first Geological Survey of Ohio in 1837-1838.
www.ohiodnr.com /geosurvey/geo_fact/geo_f06.htm   (991 words)

  
 Ohio Chamber of Commerce - Commuications & Events
Jo Ann Davidson’s rise to Speaker of the House may have foretold the kind of leader she would be.
Meaningful debate became the norm on the floor of the House, as both Republicans and Democrats had the chance to seek support for their proposals.
While House floor sessions conducted under her leadership became more freewheeling than in the past, there is no doubt that Speaker Davidson was always in control.
www.ohiochamber.com /Events/ohiomatters/ohiomatters_novdec00news10.asp   (709 words)

  
 Jewett, Hugh
In 1853, Zanesville voters elected him to the Ohio Senate and then to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1855.
Following the Civil War, Jewett remained active in politics, serving in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1868 and 1869.
In 1872, Ohio voters elected Jewett to the United States House of Representatives.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=212   (372 words)

  
 Your Representative   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Ohio House of Representatives is composed of 99 members.
Every 10 years, following the federal census, the total population of the state is divided by 99, to arrive at the approximate population for each district.
In the 126th General Assembly, this figure is approximately 110,000 residents per House district.
www.house.state.oh.us /jsps/Representatives.jsp   (62 words)

  
 2003 News & Events at the Ohio Lakefront Group
the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 218 with a vote of 77 to 20.
Vitas Cyvas, vice-president of OLG, stated that many State Representatives informed him that the Bill passed with such a large margin of "yes" votes because of all the letters they received and the relentless busloads of Ohio Lakefront members who flooded the State House and hearing rooms.
The passage of HB 218 through the Ohio House of Representatives completes step one and enables us to move on to the Senate where the bill can be improved and make the final trek to the desk of the Governor to be signed into law.
www.ohiolakefrontgroup.com /Archives/history2003.html   (1082 words)

  
 Debbie Phillips '06   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Book represents the 89th District and he, along with other Democratic house leadership, are emphasizing how important this race is in Turning Around Ohio.
Ohio’s next Governor was on hand to walk around and greet everyone with a message of promise for the upcoming election.
Phillips, an Athens City Council member who represents the east side of the city, is challenging Republican incumbent Jimmy Stewart of Albany in the November general election.
www.debbiephillips.net   (1218 words)

  
 Ohio House Democratic Caucus: Weblog
On Wednesday, the Ohio Elections Commission found probable cause that the ad -- aired on behalf of incumbent Republican...
House Democrats hit the road yesterday, joining up with Ted Strickland and other statewide Democratic candidates on Democratic Counttown to Victory Tour.
In one of the most strongly-worded editorials we have ever seen, the newspaper endorsed Dodd on Monday and condemned his Republican opponent as having "forfeited his honor" by not repudiating these...
www.ohiohousedems.com /index.php?page=blog&full=61   (447 words)

  
 Political Action - OCSEA / AFSCME Local 11 / AFL-CIO
ACT — A bill that has passed both the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio Senate, and signed by the Governor.
All committee appointments are made by the Speaker of the House and/or the President of the Senate.
LEGISLATOR—An individual elected to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives or the Ohio Senate.
www.ocsea.org /myocsea/politicalaction/glossary.asp   (545 words)

  
 Toledo Blade - Youth likely to carry torch for Democrats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In Ohio's northwestern-most counties, which haven't elected a Democrat to the Ohio House of Representatives in about 40 years, the Democratic Party is expected to field a 19-year-old college freshman studying political science and a 24-year-old master's degree student in public health for the 74th and 75th District House seats.
In the 75th district, Angie Byrne of Van Wert, who is to finish her master's degree focusing on health behavior and promotion in the spring at Ohio State University, said she is committed to running for the seat that represents Henry, Putnam, Paulding, and Van Wert counties.
Representatives as late as 1963-64 after being elected in 1962, according to the Ohio Democratic Party.
www.ohiodems.org /ht/display/ArticleDetails/i/718194   (513 words)

  
 OHIO CREDIT UNION SYSTEM
Links to the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate, with links to the Ohio Executive Branch, the Ohio Supreme Court and the Statehouse News Bureau.
Ohio House and Senate Committee schedules; Complete lists of all bills/resolutions introduced to date; Links to home pages of all 50 state legislatures.
The Ohio Credit Union League is a state trade association whose mission is to foster the success of credit unions, and the credit union philosophy, in Ohio.
www.ohiocul.org /WEBSITES.HTM   (355 words)

  
 Ohio Dept of Insurance - Medical Malpractice Legislation Voted Out of House, Headed for Senate
My commitment to keep doctors in Ohio delivering quality health care to Ohioans is unflinching,” added Director Womer Benjamin, who has twice testified recently before the House Insurance Committee to support the amendments to HB 282.
The Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission, established under SB 281, also is expected to recommend curative measures to the legislature, some of which may require funding.
The Ohio Department of Insurance is committed to providing consumer protection through fair but vigilant regulation while promoting a competitive environment for insurers.
www.ohioinsurance.gov /NewsRoom/scripts/Release.asp?ReleaseID=2143   (489 words)

  
 Ohio University Outlook
More than 150 Ohio University graduates and friends were on hand as Ohio University President Robert Glidden received three standing ovations during a special recognition ceremony held in his honor at the 21st Annual State Government Alumni Luncheon May 12 in Columbus, Ohio.
The luncheon was presented by Ohio University's Department of Political Science and the Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs.
Zhan's achievements are also the subject of resolutions passed by the Ohio House and Senate in conjunction with the award.
www.ohio.edu /outlook/402f-034.cfm   (559 words)

  
 Green, John P.
He then studied law and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1870.
He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the 1882-1883 term and again in 1890-1891.
Green was only the second African American to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives and the first to serve in the Ohio Senate.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=153   (235 words)

  
 Election Information - Office of the Clerk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
By federal law and the Rules of the House of Representatives, the employees of the former Representative continue to staff the offices of the congressional district under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
This interim vacant status continues until a new Representative is elected to fill the unexpired term.
Until a new Representative is elected, the vacant congressional office cannot take or advocate positions of public policy.
ney.house.gov   (390 words)

  
 Davidson, Jo Ann
Davidson served as a representative for the next twenty years, the maximum allowable by law due to term limits.
In 1995, her fellow representatives selected her as the Speaker of the Ohio House.
She was the first woman to hold this position and remained as speaker until leaving the House of Representatives in 2001.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1777   (257 words)

  
 Ohio Gaming Laws
Although there are currently no Tribal gaming compacts in Ohio there were two attempts to expand gaming in the 1990s.
In 1990 the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 128, which sought to expand gaming in Ohio.
In 1994, the House of Representatives introduced HB 93, but the bill died in the House.
www.gaminglawyers.net /Ohio   (171 words)

  
 Ohio Psychiatric Association
H.B. 357 proposes to eliminate the "not guilty by reason of insanity" (NGRI) defense, thus removing from Ohio law a nearly 1,000-year-old Anglo-American legal principle that it is fundamentally unfair to punish mentally ill defendants who cannot understand the wrongfulness of their conduct.
For example, across Ohio, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, mental health boards and agencies, professionals, and consumer advocacy groups have joined with the Ohio Supreme Court to form the Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Mentally Ill in the Courts.
H.B. will move Ohio jurisprudence in the opposite direction, depriving judges and juries of a critical tool required for the fair administration of justice by abolishing the insanity defense.
www.ohiopsych.org /winter04/position.htm   (473 words)

  
 Ohio Today Online : Feature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the 32 years he spent in the Ohio House of Representatives, Patrick Sweeney encountered graduates of one particular university again and again.
Among the most influential are the four profiled here: Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Larry Householder, Ohio Board of Regents Chair Jeanette Grasselli Brown, Ohio House Finance Committee Chair John Carey and Ohio Senate Chief of Staff Teri Geiger.
The most prominent Ohio University graduate in state government also is the state’s second-most powerful official: Speaker of the House Larry Householder.
www.ohiou.edu /ohiotoday/spring01/features/feature2/index.html   (531 words)

  
 Connie Pillich In The Media, Candidate for Ohio House of Representatives
The winning candidate for state representative in the 28th District of Ohio is less than a week away.
The race for state representative from Ohio's 28th District pits a Democratic newcomer against a Republican incumbent with a record of ethics troubles.
The Democratic candidate for the Ohio House 28th District seat, she is a bright newcomer who has real potential in public office."
www.conniepillich.com /Media001.htm   (378 words)

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