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11 unusual facts about Ohio House of Representatives


Cozaddale, Ohio

George Terwilleger was born in Cozaddale in 1941, and served as Warren County Commissioner and as Ohio state representative.

George E. Pugh

After serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1848 to 1850, he served as State Attorney General from 1852 to 1854.

H.E. Fledderjohann Property

He was twice married and fathered eighteen children; among the sons borne by his second wife were Henry and B.A. Fledderjohann, who served in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Jacob E. Davis

He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937, serving as speaker pro tempore and majority floor leader in 1937.

Jennifer Garrison

From 2005 to 2010 she represented the 93rd District in the Ohio House of Representatives, which includes Guernsey, Monroe and Noble counties, most of Washington County, and part of Muskingum County, all in southeast Ohio.

John R. French

In 1858 and 1859, French served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Logan Martinez

Logan Martinez is an American politician and activist who ran for the 2006 Ohio House of Representatives as a Green Party candidate.

Mark McElroy

Immediately after college, McElroy ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio House of Representatives.

Mike Duffey

A supporter of S.B. 5 which limits collective bargaining for public employees, Duffey voted for its passage out of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2006

Their running mates were former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher on the Democratic ticket and State Representative Tom Raga on the Republican ticket.

Tom Cousineau

On February 8, 2006, Cousineau announced plans to run for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives as a Republican in the Akron, Ohio area.


Benjamin Le Fevre

He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1865, was nominated a Democrat for Secretary of State of Ohio in 1866 and was United States consul in Nuremberg, Bavaria from 1867 to 1869.

Robert J. Otterman

Robert J. Otterman is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 45th District from 2001–2008, when he was replaced by his son, John Otterman.