The Ohio Senate is the upper house in Ohio's bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly; the lower house is the Ohio House of Representatives. Both were established in the state constitution of 1851. The 126th General Assembly will convene starting in January 2005.
Members of the Ohio Senate are limited to two consecutive four-year elected terms. Service to fill out another member's uncompleted term does not count against the term limits. There are 33 members elected from individual districts. The current party distribution is 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats.
In 2004, the even-numbered seats were up for re-election. Republicans managed to hold onto four open seats (in the 4th district, 8th district, 14th district, and 18th district). Meanwhile, Democrats managed to hold one open seat (30th). In the remaining 11 races, the sitting incumbent was successfully re-elected. No seats changed hands.
Leadership
Majority Leadership
Minority Leadership
Members of the Ohio Senate
| District | Senator | Party | Home Town, County | First elected |
| 1st District | Lynn R. Wachtmann | Republican | Napoleon, Henry |   |
| 2nd District | Randall Gardner | Republican | Bowling Green, Wood |   |
| 3rd District | David Goodman | Republican | Bexley, Franklin |   |
| 4th District | Gary Cates | Republican | West Chester, Butler |   |
| 5th District | Tom Roberts | Democratic | Dayton/Trotwood, Montgomery |   |
| 6th District | Jeff Jacobson | Republican | Dayton, Montgomery |   |
| 7th District | Robert Schuler | Republican | Sycamore Twp., Hamilton |   |
| 8th District | Patricia M. Clancy | Republican | Cincinnati, Hamilton |   |
| 9th District | Mark L. Mallory | Democratic | Cincinnati, Hamilton |   |
| 10th District | Steve Austria | Republican | Beavercreek, Greene |   |
| 11th District | Teresa Fedor | Democratic | Toledo, Lucas |   |
| 12th District | James D. Jordan | Republican | Urbana, Champaign |   |
| 13th District | Jeffry J. Armbruster | Republican | Rocky River, Cuyahoga |   |
| 14th District | Tom Niehaus | Republican | New Richmond, Clermont |   |
| 15th District | Ray Miller | Democratic | Columbus, Franklin |   |
| 16th District | Steve Stivers | Republican | Columbus, Franklin |   |
| 17th District | John Carey | Republican | Wellston, Jackson |   |
| 18th District | Timothy J. Grendell | Republican | Chesterland, Geauga |   |
| 19th District | Bill Harris | Republican | Ashland, Ashland |   |
| 20th District | Joy Padgett | Republican | Coshocton, Coshocton |   |
| 21st District | C. J. Prentiss | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga |   |
| 22nd District | Ronald D. Amstutz | Republican | Wooster, Wayne |   |
| 23rd District | Daniel R. Brady | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga |   |
| 24th District | Robert F. Spada | Republican | North Royalton, Cuyahoga |   |
| 25th District | Eric D. Fingerhut | Democratic | Cleveland, Cuyahoga |   |
| 26th District | Larry A. Mumper | Republican | Marion, Marion |   |
| 27th District | Kevin Coughlin | Republican | Cuyahoga Falls, Summit |   |
| 28th District | Kimberly A. Zurz | Democratic | Green, Summit |   |
| 29th District | J. Kirk Schuring | Republican | Canton, Stark |   |
| 30th District | Charles A. Wilson Jr. | Democratic | St. Clairsville, Belmont |   |
| 31st District | Jay Hottinger | Republican | Newark, Licking |   |
| 32nd District | Marc Dann | Democratic | Youngstown, Mahoning |   |
| 33rd District | Robert F. Hagan | Democratic | Youngstown, Mahoning |   |
See also:
Ref: [The Senate's Web Page. (http://www.senate.state.oh.us/)]
