Ohio's 4th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Beryl Piccolantonio. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes the cities of Gahanna, New Albany, Westerville, and part of Columbus, as well as Blendon, Jefferson, Plain, and Sharon townships.
| Ohio's 4th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Population (2020) | 113,292[1] | ||
List of members representing the district edit
| Member | Party | Years | General Assembly |
Electoral history |
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| District established January 2, 1967. | ||||
_(cropped).jpg) Charles Kurfess (Perrysburg) |
Republican | January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 |
107th 108th 109th |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 83rd district. |
_(cropped).jpg) James Celebrezze (Cleveland) |
Democratic | January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974 |
110th | Redistricted from the 50th district and re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge.[2] |
| Rocco Colonna (Brook Park) |
Democratic | January 6, 1975 – December 31, 1982 |
111th 112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
_(cropped).jpg) William G. Batchelder (Medina) |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1992 |
115th 116th 117th 118th 119th |
Redistricted from the 93rd district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 81st district. |
_(cropped).jpg) Randy Gardner (Bowling Green) |
Republican | January 4, 1993 – December 31, 2000 |
120th 121st 122nd 123rd |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited. |
 Bob Latta (Bowling Green) |
Republican | January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002 |
124th | Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| John R. Willamowski (Lima) |
Republican | January 2, 2003 – December 31, 2006 |
125th 126th |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Term-limited. |
 Matt Huffman (Lima) |
Republican | January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2014 |
127th 128th 129th 130th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Term-limited. |
_(cropped).jpg) Robert R. Cupp (Shawnee) |
Republican | 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. |
 Mary Lightbody (Westerville) |
Democratic | January 2, 2023 – January 9, 2024 |
135th | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 2022. Retired.[3] |
| Beryl Piccolantonio (Gahanna) |
Democratic | January 10, 2024 – present |
135th | Appointed to finish Lightbody's term.[3] |
References edit
- ^ "County Populations and Filing Locations Ohio House Districts for use in 2022 and 2024" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. February 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Aungst, Heide (November 26, 2007). "In 1974, Everyone Wanted to Be a Congressman..." Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Hendrix, Sheridan (January 10, 2024). "Ohio House Dems tap Piccolantonio to replace Lightbody for northeast Franklin County seat". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 16, 2024.