Ohio's 22nd House of Representatives district

Ohio's 22nd State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Juanita Brent
DCleveland
Population (2020)125,144[1]

Ohio's 22nd House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Juanita Brent. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes the municipalities of Cleveland Heights, East Cleveland, Highland Hills, North Randall, Shaker Heights, University Heights, Warrensville Heights, and part of Cleveland.

List of members representing the district[edit]

Member Party Years General
Assembly
Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.

Vern Riffe
(New Boston)
Democratic January 2, 1967 –
December 31, 1972
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 89th district.

Chester Cruze
(Cincinnati)
Republican January 1, 1973 –
April 6, 1977
110th
111th
112th
Redistricted from the 68th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Resigned.[2]
Vacant April 6, 1977 –
April 27, 1977
112th
Edith Mayer
(Cincinnati)
Republican April 27, 1977 –
December 31, 1982
112th
113th
114th
Appointed to finish Cruze's term.[3]
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 27th district and lost re-nomination.[4]

Lou Blessing
(Cincinnati)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
December 31, 1992
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 35th district.

Ray Miller
(Columbus)
Democratic January 4, 1993 –
July 1, 1993
120th Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1992.
Resigned.[5]

Charleta Tavares
(Columbus)
Democratic July 1, 1993 –
December 31, 1998
120th
121st
122nd
Appointed to finish Miller's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired to run for Ohio Secretary of State.[6]

Ray Miller
(Columbus)
Democratic January 4, 1999 –
December 31, 2002
123rd
124th
Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for state senator.[7]

Jim Hughes
(Columbus)
Republican January 6, 2003 –
December 31, 2008
125th
126th
127th
Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Term-limited; ran for state senator.[8]

John Patrick Carney
(Columbus)
Democratic January 5, 2009 –
December 31, 2014
128th
129th
130th
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for Ohio State Auditor.[9]

David J. Leland
(Columbus)
Democratic January 5, 2015 –
December 31, 2022
131st
132nd
133rd
134th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Term-limited.
Juanita Brent
(Cleveland)
Democratic January 2, 2023 –
present
135th Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 2022.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "County Populations and Filing Locations Ohio House Districts for use in 2022 and 2024" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. February 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "GOP Legislator Quits Seat In Ohio House". The Blade. April 7, 1977. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Woman Fills Vacant Ohio House Seat". The Blade. April 28, 1977. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Miller, Tim (June 9, 1982). "Incumbents do well despite stagnant economy". The Bryan Times. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ohio House veteran resigns from post". The Blade. July 2, 1993. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "State rep. to run for secretary of state". The Vindicator. January 9, 1998. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Miller to run for Espy seat". The Daily Sentinel. December 6, 2001. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "With Stivers out, Dems eye Senate seat". The Columbus Dispatch. November 5, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Siegel, Jim (September 10, 2013). "Rep. John Patrick Carney announces state auditor run". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2024.