Ohio's 1st House of Representatives district

Ohio's 1st House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Dontavius Jarrells. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes the city of Bexley and part of Columbus.

Ohio's 1st State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Dontavius Jarrells
DColumbus
Population (2020)118,269[1]

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years General
Assembly
Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.
 
Fred Hadley
(Bryan)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
December 31, 1972
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 79th district.
 
Raymond Luther
(Newark)
Republican January 1, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
110th Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
 
Eugene Branstool
(Utica)
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.
Retired to run for state senator.
Waldo Rose
(Lima)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
December 31, 1986
115th
116th
Redistricted from the 64th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for Ohio State Auditor.
Bill Thompson
(Delphos)
Republican January 5, 1987 –
August 8, 1997
117th
118th
119th
120th
121st
122nd
Elected in 1986
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Appointed to the Ohio Industrial Commission.
John R. Willamowski
(Lima)
Republican August 8, 1997 –
December 31, 2002
122nd
123rd
124th
Appointed to finish Thompson's term.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
Chuck Blasdel
(East Liverpool)
Republican January 6, 2003 –
December 31, 2006
125th
126th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. Representative.
Linda Bolon
(East Palestine)
Democratic January 1, 2007 –
December 31, 2010
127th
128th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
Craig Newbold
(Columbiana)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
December 31, 2012
129th Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.
 
Ron Amstutz
(Wooster)
Republican January 7, 2013 –
December 31, 2016
130th
131st
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Term-limited.
Scott Wiggam
(Wooster)
Republican January 2, 2017 –
December 31, 2022
132nd
133rd
134th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 77th district.
Dontavius Jarrells
(Columbus)
Democratic January 2, 2023 –
present
135th Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "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.