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7 unusual facts about Ohio Senate


Dick Schafrath

Richard Philip "Dick" Schafrath (born March 21, 1937 in Wooster, Ohio) is a retired offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator and author.

Frank B. Archer

He was president pro tem of the Ohio State Senate 1902-1904.

Isaiah Rose

Isaiah R. Rose (June 26, 1843 - November 26, 1916) was a Republican state senator for Ohio, a Washington County sheriff and a Civil War veteran.

Karl Keith

Keith's first attempt at public office was in 1980 when he was the Democratic candidate running against long-time incumbent Buz Lukens for the 4th Ohio Senate seat.

Ohio Senate, 31st District

The 31st Senate District of Ohio is represented by Republican Tim Schaffer in the 128th Ohio General Assembly, who was first elected in 2006.

Oliver Ocasek

Oliver Robert Ocasek (November 2, 1925 – June 25, 1999) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as President of the Ohio State Senate from 1979–1981 and serving as Senator from Summit County and the Twenty Seventh District from 1959 until 1986.

Robert Jones Atkinson

He was President of the Ohio Senate in 1854, and was an appointed official in the United States Department of the Treasury 1854 to 1864.


Helen Fix

In 1978, it was speculated that Fix would be appointed to replace Senator Michael Maloney in the Ohio Senate, however, the post ultimately went to Richard Finan.

Jacob D. Cox House

A native of Montréal in Lower Canada, Cox settled in Ohio in the 1840s, served in the Ohio Senate from 1859 to 1861, and later served as the United States Secretary of the Interior during the Grant administration.

Pawpaw Festival

Finally, in 2009, big name officials like Ohio Representative Debbie Phillips and Ohio Senator Jimmy Stewart attended in order to present Chris Chmiel with an award designating the pawpaw as the official state native fruit of Ohio.


see also

David Daniels

David T. Daniels (born 1957), Republican member of the Ohio Senate

Earl R. Lewis

After his time in the Ohio senate, Lewis was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1941).

Frank King

Frank W. King (1912–1988), Democratic leader and member of the Ohio Senate

Gold Star Mothers Club

In the 1974 Ohio Senate primary race between Howard Metzenbaum and John Glenn, Metzenbaum contrasted his business background with Glenn's military and astronaut credentials, saying his opponent had "never worked for a living."

William Bowen

Bill Bowen, African American Democratic member of the Ohio Senate 1970s…90s