Ohio's 20th senatorial district is based in east-central Ohio. It used to stretch into southeastern Ohio. It is made up of the counties of Fairfield, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum and Guernsey as well as portions of Pickaway and Athens counties. It encompasses Ohio House of Representatives districts 77, 78 and 97. It has a Cook PVI of R+5. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Tim Schaffer. He resides in Lancaster, a city located in Fairfield County.
List of senators[edit]
| Senator | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom V. Moorehead | Republican | January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1968 | Moorehead lost re-election in 1968 to Robert Secrest.[1] |
| Robert Secrest | Democrat | January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1976 | Secrest did not seek re-election in 1976.[2] |
| Sam Speck | Republican | January 3, 1977 – December 2, 1983 | Speck resigned to take a position with FEMA in 1983.[3] |
| Bob Ney | Republican | January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995 | Ney resigned in 1995 after winning election to the United States Congress. |
| James E. Carnes | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 6, 2004 | Carnes resigned to take a job at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.[4] |
| Joy Padgett | Republican | January 6, 2004 – December 31, 2008 | Padgett did not seek re-election in 2008.[5] |
| Jimmy Stewart | Republican | January 5, 2009 – June 30, 2011 | Stewart resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 2012. |
| Troy Balderson | Republican | July 14, 2011 – January 2, 2019 | Balderson resigned prior to the expiration of his term after winning a seat in the United States Congress. |
| Brian Hill | Republican | January 6, 2019 - April 2, 2019 | Hill resigned to take a position in the private sector. |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | May 3, 2019 – present | Incumbent |
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External links[edit]
- Ohio's 20th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website