Legislators & Elected Officials
2024
U.S. Congress
U.S. Senators: Terms are 6 yrs. long. There are no term limits.
U.S. Representatives: Terms are 2 yrs. long. There are no term limits.
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D)
Cleveland location:
801 W. Superior Ave. Suite 1400, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216-522-7272
Washington, D.C. location:
503 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2315
Email:www.brown.senate.gov/contact/email
Facebook: https://www.facebook/com/sensherrodbrown/
Committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chair—Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Veterans’ Affairs
Third 6 yr. term expires at the end 2024.
Senator J.D. Vance (R)
Cleveland location:
1240 E. 9th St. Cleveland, Ohio 44199
216-539-7877
Washington, D.C. location:
B-40-C Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-3353
Email: www.vance.senate.gov/share-your-opinion or
www.vance.senate.gov/services/help-with-a-federal-agency
Committees: Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Joint Economic Committee and the Special Committee on Aging.
First term expires at end of 2028.
Ohio Representative David Joyce (R)
14th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives
Mentor location:
8500 Station Street, Suite 390, Mentor, OH 44060
440-352-3939 or 800-447-0529
Washington, D.C. location:
2065 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5731
Email: https://joyce.house.gov/contact
Facebook: www.facebook.com/repdavidjoyce
The 14th District includes all of Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Ashtabula and part of Portage County
Committees: House Appropriations and the following Sub-Committees of House Appropriations—(Chairman) Homeland Security; Financial Services and General Gov’t.; House Committee on Ethics
6th 2 yr. term expires at the end of 2024.
Ohio State Legislators
Hotline 800-282-0253, 8:30-5:00
Ohio State Senators: Can hold 2—4 yr. terms.
Ohio State Representatives: Can hold 4—2 yr. terms.
Legislator Information
For any Ohio State Senator: www.ohiosenate.gov
For any Ohio State Representative: www.ohiohouse.gov
Legislative Hotline: 800-282-0253, 8:30-5:00, M-F—Ask about legislation, misc.
House clerk for Information: 614-466-3357
Senate Clerk for information: 614-466-4900
The 135nd General Assembly which will be in place for 2023, 2024.
Ohio Senate President: Matt Huffman (R) District 12, 614-466-7584
https://ohiosenate.gov/members/matt-huffman/contact
Ohio Senate President Pro Tempore: Kirk Schuring (R) District 29, 614-466-0626
https://ohiosenate.gov/members/kirk-schuring/contact
Ohio House Speaker: Jason Stephens (R) District 93, 614-466-1366
https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jason-stephens/contact
Geauga County
Ohio State Senator Vernon Sykes (D)
District 28—All of House Districts 32, 33, 34 (All mostly Summit)
Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, Ground Floor 051
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Senior Legislative Aide: Cole Calloway colin.calloway@ohiosenate.org
Legislative Aide: Yondris Ferguson yondris.ferguson@ohiosenate.org
614-466-7041
Email: sykes@ohiosenate.gov or https://ohiosenate.gov/members/vernon-sykes/contact
Committees: Community Revitalization, Education, Finance, Small Business and Economic Opportunity
2nd term expires at the end of 2024. Not eligible to run again.
Ohio State Senator Sandra O’Brien (R)
District 32—All of House Districts 64 (part of Trumbull), 65 (part of Ashtabula and Trumbull), 99 (most of Geauga and part of Ashtabula)
Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, Ground floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Senior Legislative Aide: brandon.smith@ohiosenate.gov
Legislative Aide: Rachael.tracy@ohiosenate.gov
614-466-7182
Email: obrien@ohiosenate.gov or https://ohiosenate.gov/members/sandra-obrien/contact
Committees: Chair Local Gov’t., Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice Chair Education and Transportation
First 4 yr. term expires at the end of 2024, eligible for a second term.
State Representative Steve Demetriou (R)
District 35—Geauga County—Auburn Twp. Bainbridge Twp. S. Russell; Portage Co.—Aurora, Mantua Twp. Streetsboro; Summit Co.—Macedonia, Northfield Twp. Northfield Center, Reminderville, Twinsburg, Twinsburg Twp. Sagamore Hills
77 S. High Street, Floor 11, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Legislative Aide: Branden Agnew
Intern: Patrick S.
614-644-5088
Email: rep35@ohiohouse.gov or https://ohiohouse.gov/members/steve-demetriou/contact
Committees: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security Public Health Policy, Technology and Innovation, Ways and Means
First 2 yr. term expires at the end of 2024.
Ohio State Representative Sarah Fowler Arthur (R)
District 99—Geauga Co—Aquilla, Burton Village, Burton Twp. Chester Twp. Chardon, Chardon Twp. Claridon Twp. Hambden Twp. Hunting Valley, Huntsburg Twp. Middlefield Village, Middlefield Village, Montville Twp. Munson Twp. Newbury Twp. Parkman Twp. Russell Twp. Thompson Twp. Troy Twp. Ashtabula Co.—Ashtabula, Ashtabula Twp. Conneaut, part of Geneva Twp. GOTL, part of Harpersfield Twp.
North Kingsville, Plymouth Twp. Saybrook Twp. Trumbull Twp. (The rest of Ashtabula Co. is part of House Dist. 65.)
77 S. High St, 12th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-466-1405
Legislative Aide: Madison Russell
Emails: rep99@ohiohouse.gov or www.ohiohouse.gov/members/sarah-fowler-arthur/contact
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sarah.fowler.75
Committees: Aviation and Aerospace, Behavioral Health, Families and Aging, Primary and Secondary Education
2nd 2 yr. term expires at the end of 2024.
Lake County
Ohio State Senator Jerry Cirino (R)
District 18—All of House Districts 19 (part of Cuyahoga), 23 (part of Cuyahoga and Lake), 57 (most of Lake)
Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, 1st Floor, Rm 034, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Senior Legislative: jake.dowling@ohiosenate.gov
Legislative Aide: Lynna.freeman@ohiosenate.gov
614-644-7718
Email: jerry.cirino@ohiosenate.gov or https://ohiosenate.gov/members/jerry-cirino/contact
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/senatorjerrycirino
Committees: Chair—Workforce and Higher Education, Vice Chair—Controlling Bd.; Vice Chair—Finance;
Energy and Public Utilities, Ways and Means
First 4 yr. term expires at the end of 2024, eligible to run for second term.
Ohio State Representative Daniel P. Troy (D)
District 23—Cuyahoga Co.--Gates Mills, Mayfield, Richmond Hts.; Lake Co.—Eastlake, Lakeline, ½ Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Timberlake, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Willowick
77 S. High Street, 10th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-466-7251.
Legislative Aide: James Sullivan james.sullivan@ohiohouse.gov
Email: rep23@ohiohouse.gov or https://ohiohouse.gov/members/daniel-p-troy/contact
Committees: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs, Finance, Ranking Member Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development and Natural Resources, Public Utilities, State and Local Gov’t. Ranking Member Ways and Means
Served in Ohio State House for 7 terms before term limits, then served as Lake Co. Commissioner, the went back to Ohio House. His 2nd term expires 2024. He can run for another term.
Ohio State Representative Jamie Callender (R)
District 57—Concord, Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Leroy Twp. Madison Twp.
Madison Village, 1/2 Mentor, North Perry, Painesville City, Painesville Twp. Perry, Perry Twp. Waite Hill
77 S. High Street, 11th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Legislative Aide: Colin Conners colin.conners@ohiohouse.gov
614-644-6074
Email: rep57@ohiohouse.gov or https://ohiohouse.gov/members/jamie-callender/contact
Committees: Finance, Finance Subcommittee on Infrastructure and American Rescue Plan,
Health Provider Services, Pensions, Chair, Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR)
3nd term expires end of 2024.
Eastern Cuyahoga County
Ohio State Senator Kent Smith (D)
District 21—All of House Districts 18, 21, 22 (All are part of Cuyahoga)
Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, 2nd floor 223, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Senior Legislative Aide: John Lytle john.lytle@ohiosenate.gov
Legislative Aide: Kaitlyn May kaitlyn.may@ohiosenate.gov
614-466
Email: smith@ohiosenate.gov or www.ohiosenate.gov/members/kent-smith/contact
Committees: Ranking Member Energy and Public Utilities, Financial Institutions and Technology, Judiciary, Rules and Reference, Transportation, Ways and Means
First 4 yr. term expires end of 2026.
Ohio State Representative Phil Robinson (D)
District 19—Bentleyville, Brecksville, Brooklyn Hts. Chagrin Falls, Chagrin Falls Twp.
Cleveland (part of wards 12 and 13), Cuyahoga Hts. Glenwillow, Hunting Valley, Independence, Mayfield Hts., Moreland Hills, Newburgh Hts. Oakwood, Pepper Pike, Seven Hills, Solon, Valley View, Walton Hills
77 S. High St. 10th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Legislative Aide: Dakota Bidgood, Dakota.bidgood@ohiohouse.gov
614-644-6041
Email: rep19@ohiohouse.gov or https://ohiohouse.gov/members/phillip-m-robinson-jr/contact
Committees: Ranking Member Primary and Secondary Education, Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education, Finance, Financial Institutions, Higher Education
3rd 2 yr. term expires end 2024.
Ohio State Representative Elliot Forhan (D)
District 21—Beachwood, Cleveland (part of wards 8 and 10), Euclid, South Euclid, Lyndhurst,
University Hts.
77 S. High Street, Floor 10, Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-644-5079
Email: rep21@ohiohouse.gov or https://ohiohouse.gov/members/elliot-forhan/contact
He was stripped of his aide and all committees.
First 2 yr. term expires 2024.
Ohio State School Board
The State Board of Education is made up of 19 members - 11 who are elected and eight who are appointed by the governor. The chairs of the education committees of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate serve as non-voting ex officio members. The Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as secretary of the State Board of Education.
President: Paul LaRue, Member At-Large
Paul.Larue@education.ohio.gov
Here are the two board members who represent the districts closest to Lake, Geauga Counties.
District 9 John Hagan
11301 Marlboro Avenue N.E.
Alliance, OH 44601
Phone: (330) 495-2946
John.Hagan@education.ohio.gov
District 10 Tom Jackson
Solon, OH 44139
Thomas.Jackson@education.ohio.gov
STRS Ohio
275 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, 888-227-7877
Executive Director: William J. Neville, suspended, temporarily replaced by Lynn A. Hoover as Acting Director
Deputy Executive Director/Investments and Chief Investment Officer: Matthew E. Worley
Chief Communications Director: Daniel H. Minnich
Retired Members
Rudy H. Fichtenbaum—Retired Teacher Member since 2021, term extends through Aug. 31, 2025
Email: FichtenR@strsoh.org
Elizabeth Jones—Retired Teacher Member since 2022, term extends through Aug. 31, 2026.
Email: JonesE@strsoh.org
Contributing Members
Dale Price, Chair—Contributing Member since 2010, term extends through Aug. 31, 2024,
Toledo Public Schools
Email: priced@strsoh.org
Carol Correthers, Vice Chair—Contributing Member since 2009, term extends through Aug. 32, 2025,
Lorain City Schools
Email: correthc@strsoh.org
Steven Foreman—Contributing member since 2022, Muskingum County. Term extends through Aug. 31, 2026, Zanesville City Schools
Email: foremanS@strsoh.org
Pat Davidson—Contributing member since Sept. 2023, term extends through Aug. 31, 2027, Berea Schools
davidsonp@strsoh.org
Julie Sellers-Contributing member since 2022. Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, Hamilton County. Term extends through Aug. 31, 2026.
Email: sellersJ@strsoh.org
Appointed Members
Claudia Herrington—Appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House and Senate President in 2020,
term extends through Nov. 4, 2024
Email: herringc@strsoh.org
Alison Lanza Falls—Appointed by Ohio State Treasurer in 2023, term extends through Feb. 9, 2027
Email: fallsa@strsoh.org
Brian Perera—Appointed by Ohio Governor after G. Brent Bishop resigned. Term extends through 9-27-24
Stephen D. Dackin, Director of Dept. of Education and Workforce, Ex officio member of the board since appointed to office in 2023.
[Wade Steen—appointed by Governor DeWine in 2016, “removal” by the governor May 5, 2023
Email: steenw@strsoh.org, wadw@steencompany.com, replaced by G. Brent Bishop.]
“STRS Ohio is governed by a Retirement Board consisting of 5 elected contributing teacher members; two elected retired teacher members; an investment expert appointed by the governor; an investment expert appointed by the treasurer of the state; an investment expert appointed jointly by the speaker of the House and the Senate; and the superintendent of public instruction or his designated investment expert.
Contributing members are elected to a four-year term by members of the retirement system. Retired teacher members are elected to a four-year term by retirees receiving benefits from STRS Ohio.
Board members serve without compensation other than actual, necessary expenses.”
ESC of the Western Reserve
8221 Auburn Rd. Painesville, Oh. 44077
440-350-2563
“The Educational Service Center is an integral part of the education system in our county, region, and state. We serve the students and staff of the local, exempted village, city school districts, and joint vocational schools in our region. We focus on the development of programs and hire key personnel to provide services that positively impact and improve instruction and student achievement throughout the region.”
Superintendent: Jennifer Felker, jfelker@escwr.org
Treasurer: Greg L. Slemons, gslemons@escwr.org
President: Mr. Geoffrey Kent, Painesville Twp., Lake Co.
Vice President: Marilyn Percic, Geauga Co.
Ken Burnett, Geauga Co.
Mrs. Jean Brush, Painesville, Lake Co.
Mr. Kenneth Cahill, Lake Co.
Dr. Susan Culotta, Kirtland, Lake Co.
Timothy Snyder, Burton, Geauga Co.
Mr. Steve Remias, Chagrin Falls, Geauga Co.
Thomas Hach, Lake Co. (newest member)