Freshmen of the
131st General Assembly
House | Senate
Ohio Freshman Representatives
House District 4 - Bob Cupp
(R-Lima)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
132
-2.2%
8,115
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
3.2% 141,121,612
19.5%
• R Index – 59.41%
•
Experience: Ohio Supreme Court Justice; State
Senator; Allen County Commissioner; Lima City
Prosecutor
•
Occupation: Attorney
•
Memberships: Member, Allen County Bar Association;
Member, Allen County Farm Bureau; Executive Board,
Black Swamp Council; Boy Scouts of America
•
Education: B.A., J.D., Ohio Northern University
House District 5 – Tim Ginter
(R-Salem)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
174
-4.9%
5,659
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
9.9% 54,205,280
15.1%
• R Index – 50.84%
•
Experience: Conference Speaker, Church of the
Nazarene; Construction Worker; President, Consulting
firm
•
Occupation: Pastor
•
Memberships: Business Chair, East Liverpool, United
Way; National Rifle Association; Republican National
Committee; School Board
•
Education: Mount Vernon Nazarene University
House District 8 – Kent Smith
(D-Euclid)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
149
-3.2%
6,323
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
6.5% 111,352,748
28.9%
• R Index – 19.35%
•
Experience: Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office;
Worked for four Northeast Ohio non-profits
•
Occupation: Director of Development and
Communications, East Akron Neighborhood
Development Corporation
•
Education: Bachelor's Degree, Miami University; M.S.
Urban Studies, Cleveland State University
House District 9 – Janine Boyd
(D- Cleveland Heights)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
2013
2010-2013
2013
2010-2013
22
15.8%
276
5.9%
2,625,146
-2.6%
• R Index – 14.60%
•
Experience: Council Member, City of Cleveland
Heights; Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy,
Guidestone Ohio
•
Occupation: Advocate, Ohio Guidestone
•
Education: B.A. Spanish, Hillsdale College; M.A.
Speech & Language Pathology, Michigan State
University
House District 11 – Stephanie Howse
(D-Cleveland)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
189
-11.3%
7,409
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
10.1% 109,871,284
17.0%
• R Index – 13.13%
•
Experience: Cleveland City Council
•
Occupation: Admissions and Community Outreach
Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Preparatory
School/Village Preparatory School
•
Education: Civil Environment Engineering, Florida A&M
University; M.A. Environmental Studies, Cleveland State
University
House District 14 – Martin Sweeney
(D-Cleveland)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
254
-3.8%
10,089
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
1.0% 149,746,706
11.0%
• R Index – 36.69%
•
Occupation: Cleveland City Councilman
•
Education: B.A. Political Science, Cleveland State
University
House District 22 – David Leland
(D-Columbus)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
55
-6.8%
3,835
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
2.8% 61,316,514
13.5%
• R Index – 34.02%
•
Experience: Partner, Carpenter Lipps & Leland
•
Occupation: Attorney
•
Education: The Ohio State University; J.D., Capital
University Law School
House District 26 – Hearcel Craig
(D-Columbus)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
87
1.2%
3,483
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
9.6% 52,778,010
20.0%
• R Index – 18.79%
•
Experience: Chairman, Recreation and Parks
Committee and the Veterans' Affairs Committee
•
Occupation: City Council Member, Columbus
•
Education: M.S. Administration, Central Michigan
University
House District 27 – Tom Brinkman, Jr.
(R-Cincinnati)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
103
1.0%
3,459
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
2.3% 49,300,549
3.1%
• R Index – 59.12%
•
Experience: State Representative
•
Occupation: Life Insurance Sales
•
Education: B.A. History/Political Science, George
Washington University
House District 28 – Jonathan Dever
(R-Cincinnati)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
311
-4.9%
22,069
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
-1.2% 463,223,299
10.5%
• R Index – 50.71%
•
Occupation: Attorney
•
Memberships: Ohio, Cincinnati, and Butler County Bar
Associations
•
Education: B.S., University of Cincinnati; M.A., Indiana
University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Capital University
House District 32 – Christie Bryant
(D-Cincinnati)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
174
-7.4%
4,612
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
-4.6% 86,397,173
15.1%
• R Index – 23.45%
•
Experience: Field Representative, Cincinnati Federation
of Teachers; American Family Insurance; Staff Attorney,
Ulmer & Berne LLP
•
Occupation: Owner, Records Requests Ltd.
•
Education: B.S. Psychology, University of Cincinnati;
J.D., University of Cincinnati
House District 34 – Emilia Sykes
(D-Akron)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
158
-10.7%
3,728
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
7.9% 41,810,815
13.9%
• R Index – 21.89%
•
Experience: Administrative Staff Advisor at the Summit
County Fiscal Office, Community Legal Services
•
Education: B.A. Psychology, Kent State University; J.D.
and M.P.H., University of Florida
House District 35 – Greta Johnson
(D-Akron)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
179
1.1%
8,539
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
6.3% 137,381,163
-2.7%
• R Index – 33.15%
•
Experience: Former Summit County Assistant
Prosecutor; Board of Directors, Akron Children’s
Museum; Summit County Domestic Violence Coalition
•
Occupation: Assistant Prosecutor, City of Akron
•
Education: B.A., M.A., J.D., University of Akron
House District 42 – Niraj Antani
(R-Miami Township)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
177
2.3%
5,691
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
2.8% 81,667,556
4.2%
• R Index – 58.31%
•
Experience: Legal Extern to Judge Jeffrey M. Welbaum;
Americorps Associate
•
Occupation: Law student
•
Memberships: Rotary Club of Miamisburg; Dayton
Internation Festival, Inc.; Generation Dayton
•
Education: Law Student, University of Dayton
House District 43 – Jeff Rezabek
(R-Dayton)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
2013
2010-2013
2013
2010-2013
178
-3.3%
6,867
11.9%
89,678,011
22.6%
• R Index – 47.62%
•
Occupation: Attorney
•
Memberships: University of Dayton Chapel; University
of Dayton School of Law Board of Trustees
•
Education: Bachelor's Degree, University of Dayton;
J.D., University of Dayton
House District 54 – Paul Zeltwanger
(R-Mason)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
125
-3.1%
7,878
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
1.6% 127,446,749
22.0%
• R Index – 64.12%
•
Experience: Owner, Joshua One; Former CPA with
Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers
•
Occupation: Real Estate Developer
•
Memberships: Grace Chapel Church; NRA
•
Education: B.S. Business Administration & Accounting,
Grace College; M.B.A. Finance, Indiana University
House District 55 – Nathan Manning
(R-North Ridgeville)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
202
0.5%
9,936
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
8.1% 174,790,160
26.1%
• R Index – 43.74%
•
Experience: Partner, Manning and Manning Attorneys
at Law; Prosecutor, City of North Ridgeville
•
Occupation: Attorney
•
Memberships: North Ridgeville Chamber of Commerce;
Lorain County Bar Association; Lorain County Historical
Society; Vice President, North Ridgeville Republican
Club
•
Education: B.A. Political Science, Denison University;
J.D., Capital University Law School
House District 58 – Michele Lepore-Hagan
(D-Youngstown)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
137
-8.1%
4,564
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
14.4% 65,124,723
23.8%
• R Index – 19.89%
•
Occupation: Director, Performing Arts Series,
Youngstown State University
•
Memberships: Youngstown Area Urban League;
Youngstown Area Arts Council; Potential Development;
Ballet Western Reserve
•
Education: B.A. Fine Arts, Ohio University; Attended
American University, Washington, D.C.; Attended
Youngstown State University
House District 64 – Michael O’Brien
(D-Warren)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
108
0.0%
5,439
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
-5.2% 77,820,638
4.8%
• R Index – 37.00%
•
Experience: Warren City Council; Trumbull County
Commission; Warren Mayor
•
Memberships: Commander, Sons of American Legion,
Howland Post; Warren City Democrats; AHEPA; Slovack
Club; Moose; Elks; Board Member, United Way;
Chairman of the Board, Trumbull Memorial Hospital
•
Education: Bachelor's Degree, Youngstown State
University
House District 69 – Steve Hambley
(R-Brunswick)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
241
-0.4%
7,096
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
5.8% 86,058,351
7.3%
• R Index – 54.67%
•
Experience: Adjunct Professor, Lorain County
Community College; Research Staff Member, University
of Akron; Brunswick City Council; Manager of
Commercial Testing Laboratory; Certified Engineering
Technician in asphalt, soils and concrete
•
Occupation: Medina County Commissioner
•
Education: Bachelor of General Studies, Kent State
University; M.A., University of Akron; Ph.D. History,
University of Akron
House District 71 – Scott Ryan
(R-Pataskala)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
95
2.2%
4,377
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
9.3% 49,324,883
2.4%
• R Index – 55.24%
•
Experience: President, Leader Printing Company
•
Occupation: Licking County Treasurer
•
Memberships: First United Methodist Church
•
Education: B.S. Business Management, Miami
University
House District 76 - Sarah LaTourette
(R-Bainbridge)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
207
3.0%
7,882
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
-0.3% 100,278,249
1.4%
• R Index – 54.03%
•
Experience: Lake County Republican Party; Worked for
boutique political communications firm; Regional nonprofit
•
Occupation: Adoption Network of Cleveland
•
Memberships: Portage County Republican Women's
Club; Geauga County Republican Women's Club;
Western Reserve Republican Women's Club
•
Education: B.A. Political Science and History, Miami
University
House District 77 – Tim Schaffer
(R-Lancaster)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
74
-5.1%
3,416
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
1.7% 40,835,929
6.6%
• R Index – 55.21%
•
Experience: Executive Director, Ohio Society of
Professional Engineers; Vice President/Public AffairsAmerican Diabetes Association; Ohio House; Ohio
Senate
•
Occupation: Legislator
•
Memberships: National Rifle Association; Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
•
Education: B.A. Political Science and Communications,
Mount Union College
House District 79 – Kyle Koehler
(R-Springfield)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
155
-8.3%
4,776
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
-13.6% 56,731,538
-13.6%
• R Index – 48.15%
•
Experience: Senior Software Engineer for government
contractors for U.S. Air Force and Navy
•
Occupation: Vice President, K.K. Tool Company
•
Memberships: Clark County Republican Men's Club;
Legacy Church
•
Education: B.S. Computer Science, Wright State
University
House District 80 – Stephen Huffman
(R-Tipp City)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
225
-3.0%
10,242
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
14.2% 128,273,089
14.0%
• R Index – 65.47%
•
Experience: Staff Upper Valley Medical Center and
Wayne Hospital; Board of Directors, Premier Physician
Services; Assistant Clinical Professor, Wright State
University School of Medicine
•
Occupation: Miami County Coroner
•
Memberships: Miami County Republican Men's Club;
Darke County Republican Men's Club; Miami County
Republican Party Leaders Club; Darke County
Republican Party Century Club
•
Education: B.S. Psychology and Biology, University of
Toledo; M.D., Medical College of Ohio; St. Elizabeth
Family Practice Residency Program
House District 81 – Robert McColley
(R-Napoleon)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
234
-1.7%
13,266
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
17.1% 166,539,464
24.3%
• R Index – 59.60%
•
Occupation: Executive Director, Community
Improvement Corporation of Henry County
•
Memberships: Trustee, Henry County Community
Foundation; Board Member, Henry County Board of
Developmental Disabilities; OSU Alumni Club of
Northwest Ohio; Hamler Men's Club; Board Member,
Center for Child and Family Advocacy
•
Education: B.S. Business Administration, The Ohio
State University; J.D. University of Toledo College of
Law
House District 85 – Nino Vitale
(R-Urbana)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
137
-2.8%
16,391
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
13.8% 240,005,186
14.0%
• R Index – 61.65%
•
Experience: 20 years of private business marketing and
manufacturing experience; Director of Marketing,
Customer Development, Champaign Bank
•
Occupation: Manager, Johnson Welded Products
•
Memberships: NRA; St. Mary Church; Champaign
County Right to Life
•
Education: B.S. Marketing, The Ohio State University;
M.B.A. Franklin University
House District 88 – William Reineke, Jr.
(R-Tiffin)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
171
-8.6%
11,810
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
4.6% 138,192,531
11.3%
• R Index – 49.44%
•
Experience: Reineke Family Dealerships
•
Occupation: Business Owner
•
Memberships: Tiffin Rotary Club; Vice Chair, Tiffin
Tomorrow; National Automobile Dealers Association;
Heidelberg Board of Trustees; St. Joseph's Church
•
Education: B.S. Business Administration, Morehead
State University
House District 89 – Steven Kraus
(R-Marblehead)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
154
-2.5%
8,096
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
14.2% 104,941,710
5.5%
• R Index – 44.19%
•
Experience: Real estate, auction and energy consultant
services
•
Occupation: President, Krause Management LLC
•
Education: Associates Degree in Avionic Systems
Technology, Community College of the Air Force; B.S.
Electronic Engineering Technology, Troy State
University
Ohio Freshman Senators
Senate District 9 – Cecil Thomas
(D-Cincinnati)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
448
-2.8%
16,208
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
-4.1% 261,387,431
4.4%
• R Index – 26.21%
•
Experience: Cincinnati Police Officer; Cincinnati City
Council; Executive Director, Cincinnati Human Relations
Commission
•
Occupation: Retired
•
Memberships: Fraternal Order of Police; Sentinel
Police Association
•
Education: B.S. Criminal Justice Management, Union
Institute & University; A.S. Law Enforcement
Technology, University of Cincinnati
Senate District 21 – Sandra Williams
(D-Cleveland)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
497
-5.0%
13,897
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
8.7% 192,604,050
13.2%
• R Index – 13.22%
•
Experience: Former Corrections Officer, Cuyahoga
County Sheriff's Office; Worked for Participation 2000
and EMILY'S List in Washington, D.C.; Former
Legislative Aide
•
Occupation: Legislator
•
Memberships: Olivet Institutional Baptist Church;
National Council of Negro Women; Independent
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks; Black Women's
Political Action Committee
•
Education: B.A., Political Science, Cleveland State
University; M.S. in Criminal Justice Administration, Tiffin
University
Senate District 25 – Kenny Yuko
(D-Richmond Heights)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
660
-2.1%
24,024
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
4.7% 444,257,505
10.0%
• R Index – 25.97%
•
Experience: State Representative; Union Organizer,
Laborers' Local #860; Clothing Buyer, Polsky's
Department Store
•
Occupation: Retired Union Organizer
•
Memberships: Democratic Party—Executive
Committee Democratic Party of Euclid, South Euclid,
Richmond Heights and Cleveland—Ward 10 + 11;
Laborers' International Union of North America; East
Side Irish-American Club; Cleveland Polka Hall of Fame
•
Education: Cuyahoga Community College; Kent State
University
Senate District 31 – Jay Hottinger
(R-Newark)
Mfg. establishments
Mfg. employment
2013
2010-2013
2013
612
5.9%
22,266
2010-2013
Mfg. payroll
2013
2010-2013
13.8% 232,793,243
13.9%
• R Index – 53.86%
•
Experience: V.P. Sales, TruckOne
•
Occupation: Legislator
•
Memberships: NFIB; Chamber of Commerce
•
Education: B.A., Public Administration/Political Science,
Capital University
Note to readers …
Our Republican Index in this analysis is calculated by dividing the Republican votes by the total votes and
multiplying by 100 for the following races:
•
2008 Presidential
•
2010 Governor
•
2010 Attorney General
•
2012 Presidential
•
2012 U.S. Senate
The Manufacturing Economic Profile data were provided by The Center for Economic Development in the
Urban Center of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. The
economic trends were produced using the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The
QCEW database is derived from company level data obtained for unemployment compensation tax collection
purposes.
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