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State Senator

Gary Cates (R)

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23rd District

Ohio State Senate

Room #048, Ground Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-5123

Email: SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us

Hometown: Cleveland

Occupation: Full-time Legislator

Education: B.S. in Psychology, Case Western Reserve University; M.S. in Clinical Psychology, University of Utah; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Utah

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Environment and Natural Resources; Finance and Financial Institutions (Ranking Minority Member); Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; Judiciary - Civil Justice; Ways and Means and Economic Development

Honors/Awards: Jobs with Justice, Louis Stokes Award (2004); AFL-CIO House Legislator of the Year 2005; PCSAO Legislator of the Year 2005

17th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #137, First Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8156

Email: SD17@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Wellston

Occupation: Full-time Legislator

Education: B.S., Political Science, Ohio University

Term: 2nd Term

Committee Assignments: Agriculture; State Controlling Board; Education; Finance and Financial Institutions (Chair); Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; Rules; State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs

Honors/Awards: Jackson County Trustees' Man of the Year (2003); National Republican Legislator of the Year (2002); United Conservatives of Ohio - Watchdog of the Treasury; Friend of Rural Water, Vern Riffe Leadership Award for MRDD; AMVETS Legislator of the Year

State Senator

Dale Miller (D)

State Senator

Thomas Patton (R)

30th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #050, Ground Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-6508

Email: senatorwilson@maild.sen.state.oh.us

Hometown: Columbiana

Occupation: Small Business Owner

Education: B.A., Political Science, Ohio State University; M.B.A., Business, Wheeling Jesuit University

Term: 1st Term

Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Whip

Committee Assignments: Agriculture (Ranking Minority Member); Energy and Public Utilities; Finance and Financial Institutions; Highways and Transportation; Rules

Honors/Awards: Bridgeport Area Chamber of Commerce; Ohio River Trails Board of Directors; Ohio Funeral Director's Association; Columbiana County OSU Alumni Club; National Rifle Association; Belmont County Right to Life; St. Jude's Catholic Church; Power Siting Board; Muskingum River Advisory Council

State Senator

Jason Wilson (D)

10th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #041, Ground Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-3780

Email: SD10@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Springfield

Occupation: Architect

Education: B.S. in Architecture, University of Cincinnati

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Energy and Public Utilities (Chair); Finance and Financial Institutions; Insurance, Commerce and Labor; Ways and Means and Economic Development (Vice Chair)

Honors/Awards: Ohio House of Representatives (1999-2000) Recipient; Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (2001); Ohio Cast Metals Association, Iron Pourer Award (2004); Ohio Surveyors and Professional Engineers(OSPE), Legislator of the Year (2004)

State Senator

Chris Widener (R)

2nd District

Ohio State Senate

Room #129, First Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8060

Email: SD02@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Ottawa Hills

Occupation: Attorney

Education: BA Georgetown; JD Ohio State University

Term: 1st Term

Leadership Position: Majority Whip

Committee Assignments: State Controlling Board; Finance and Financial Institutions (Vice Chair); Government Oversight; Judiciary - Civil Justice; Legislative Service Commission; Rules; State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs

Honors/Awards: "20 Under 40" Award, Toledo Business Journal; Toledo Bar Association Pro Bono Award

State Senator

Mark Wagoner (R)

20th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #040, Ground Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8076

Email: SD20@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Athens

Occupation: Full-time Legislator

Education: B.B.A., Marshall University; M.B.A., Xavier University

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Environment and Natural Resources (Vice Chair); Finance and Financial Institutions; Health, Human Services and Aging; Insurance, Commerce and Labor; State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair)

Honors/Awards: 2007 Legislator of the Year, County Boards of MRDD; 2007 Award for Legislative Excellence, Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities; 2007 Voices for Ohio's Children Legislative Award; 2008 Ohio Covering Kids and Families Legislative Award

State Senator

Jimmy Stewart (R)

21st District

Ohio State Senate

Room #223, Second Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-4857

Email: senatorsmith@maild.sen.state.oh.us

Hometown: Cleveland

Occupation: Full-time Legislator

Education: A.A., Cuyahoga Community College; B.A., Cleveland State University

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Correctional Institution Inspection Committee; Finance and Financial Institutions; Government Oversight (Ranking Minority Member); Health, Human Services and Aging; Judiciary - Criminal Justice; Reference; Rules

Honors/Awards: Chair of Region IX, National Black Caucus of State Legislators' Executive Committee; Secretary, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus; attended the Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University as a Fannie Mae Foundation Fellow

State Senator

Shirley Smith (D)

8th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #143, First Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8068

Email: SD08@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Cincinnati

Occupation: Attorney

Education: B.A., University of Cincinnati; J.D., University of Cincinnati Law School

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Finance and Financial Institutions; Government Oversight; Insurance, Commerce and Labor; Judiciary - Civil Justice (Chair); Judiciary - Criminal Justice; State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs

Honors/Awards: Designated one of "200 Greater Cincinnatians" by Cincinnati Bicentennial Commission (1987); one of Cincinnati's "Future Movers and Shakers" by Cincinnati Post (1986); Best Lawyers in America (2006-2008)

State Senator

Keith Faber (R)

12th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #138, First Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-7584

Email: SD12@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Celina

Occupation: Attorney and Mediator

Education: B.S. in Public Administration and Policy, Oakland University, Rochester, MI; JD Ohio State University

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Agriculture; Correctional Institution Inspection Committee; Finance and Financial Institutions; Government Oversight; Insurance, Commerce and Labor (Vice Chair); Judiciary - Civil Justice; Judiciary - Criminal Justice; Legislative Service Commission; Rules

Leadership Position: Majority Floor Leader

Honors/Awards: UCO Watchdog of the Treasury Award (2004-2006); UCO Legislator of the Year (2004); Public Service Award - Moms for Ohio (2006); OFBF Friend of Agriculture (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006); Ronald Reagan Excellence in Government Award (2005)

State Senator

Tom Niehaus (R)

Kirk (D)

14th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #220, Second Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8082

Email: SD14@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: New Richmond

Occupation: Full—time Legislator

Education: B.A. in Journalism, Ohio State University; M.B.A., Xavier University

Term: 2nd Term

Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore

Committee Assignments: Education; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance and Financial Institutions; Government Oversight (Vice Chair); Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (Vice Chair); Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; Legislative Service Commission; Reference; Rules (Vice Chair)

Honors/Awards: Publisher, The Community Press; Founder, Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra

24th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #140, First Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8056

Email: SD24@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: Strongsville

Occupation: Business Consultant for Blue Technologies

Education: Attended Cleveland State University

Term: 1st Term

Committee Assignments: Energy and Public Utilities; Finance and Financial Institutions; Highways and Transportation (Chair); Ways and Means and Economic Development

Honors/Awards: Hattie Larlham Rudolph H. Garfield Circle of Caring; Honoree, Welcome House Legislative Leadership Award (2004)

15th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #228, Second Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-5131

Email: rmiller@maild.sen.state.oh.us

Hometown: Columbus

Occupation: President and CEO of Professional Employment Services of America

Education: B.A., Political Science, M.A., Public Administration, Ohio State University

Term: 2nd Term

Leadership Position: Minority Whip

Committee Assignments: Correctional Institution Inspection Committee; Energy and Public Utilities (Ranking Minority Member); Finance and Financial Institutions; Health, Human Services and Aging; Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; Rules; State Controlling Board; State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs

Honors/Awards: More than 400 community, state and national awards, including; American Association for Counseling and Development - District Legislative Award; Ohio Legislative Black Caucus - Trailblazer Award; Urban Minority Alcoholism, Drug Abuse Outreach Programs of Ohio - C.J. Mclin, Jr. Award; World Congress on the Family - International Pathfinder Award; Columbus Education Association - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award; Ohio Commission on Minority Health - Chairman's Award; Akron Summit Community Action Association - Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award; Alpha Phi Alpha - President's Award; Columbus Urban League - Award of Excellence; Black Elected Democrats of Ohio - District Service Award; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists - Leadership Award; Ohio Advocates for Mental Health - Legislator of the Year; Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs - Nuestra Familia Award; African American Cancer Support Group, Inc. - Dr. William J. Hicks Award of Excellence; American Public Health Association, Distinguished Legislator of the Year Award, 2004; Columbus Works Inc., Community Leader of the Year Award, 2004.

4th District

Ohio State Senate

Room #132, First Floor Senate Building

Columbus, OH 43215-6111

614-466-8072

Email: SD04@senate.state.oh.us

Hometown: West Chester

Occupation: Full-time Legislator

Education: B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech University;

M.B.A., University of Dayton

Term: 2nd Term

Committee Assignments: Education (Chair); Environment and Natural Resources; Finance and Financial Institutions; Highways and Transportation

Honors/Awards: U.S. Jaycees Outstanding Young Men of America 1983 and 1985/ Two time recipient of the Watchdog of the Treasury Award from the United Conservatives of Ohio; Guardian of Small Business Award from the NFIB Affiliations; OKI Regional Council of Governments; Lakota/West Chester Kiwanis Club; Optimist Club; Southeast Butler County Township Chamber of Commerce; Butler County Township Association; Ohio Township Association; Mid-Miami Valley Chamber of Commerce; Senior Citizens, Inc. Board of Trustees.

State Senator

Ray Miller (D)

State Senator

John Carey (R)

State Senator

Bill Seitz (R)

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