Ohio House of Representatives Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs, Ranking Minority Members Announced

Source: The Hannah Report

Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville), in conjunction with House Minority Leader Rep. Fred Strahorn (D-Dayton), announced the chairs, vice chairs and ranking minority members for a slightly reconfigured and expanded committee organization for the 131st General Assembly. Under Rosenberger's structure, there are 19 standing committees and six subcommittees -- five of those are the subcommittees for the House Finance and Appropriations Committee. This is up from 17 standing committees in the 130th General Assembly, when there were also six subcommittees.

Among the committee changes is the addition of the Community and Family Advancement Committee -- and its subcommittee -- and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. In addition, last General Assembly's State and Local Government Committee has been split into two committees. Dropped from the 131st roster was the Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee.

Last General Assembly's Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee was split into two: the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Likewise, the former Military and Veterans Affairs Committee has become the Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee while the former Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee is now the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

While the full membership of these committees will be announced at a later date, today's appointments are as follows:

House Agriculture and Rural Development

- Chair: Rep. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Tony Burkley (R-Payne)

- Ranking Member: Rep. John Patterson (D-Jefferson)  

Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

- Chair: Rep. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Rick Perales (R-Beavercreek)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus)

Commerce and Labor

- Chair: Rep. Ron Young (R-Leroy)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Anthony DeVitis (R-Uniontown)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown)

Community and Family Advancement

- Chair: Rep. Tim Derickson (R-Oxford)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Tim Ginter (R-Salem)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland)

       Community and Family Advancement Subcommittee

       - Minority Affairs (Chair: Rep. Kevin Boyce, D-Columbus)

Economic and Workforce Development

- Chair: Rep. Nan Baker (R-Westlake)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Mark Romanchuk (R-Mansfield)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Kent Smith (D-Euclid)

Education

- Chair: Rep. Bill Hayes (R-Granville)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Andrew Brenner (R-Powell)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo)

Energy and Natural Resources

- Chair: Rep. Al Landis (R-Dover)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Christina Hagan (R-Alliance)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Sean O’Brien (D-Cortland)

Finance and Appropriations

- Chair: Rep. Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Denise Driehaus (D-Cincinnati)

       - Agriculture, Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee

       Chair: Rep. Andy Thompson (R-Marietta)

       Ranking Member: Rep. Sean O’Brien (D-Cortland)

       - Health and Human Services Subcommittee

       Chair: Rep. Robert Sprague (R-Findlay)

       Ranking Member: Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron)

       - Higher Education Subcommittee

       Chair: Rep. Mike Duffey (R-Worthington)

       Ranking Member: Rep. Dan Ramos (D-Lorain)

       -Transportation Subcommittee

       Chair: Rep. Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City)

       Ranking Member: Rep. Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati)

       -Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee

       Chair: Rep. Bob Cupp (R-Lima)

       Ranking Member: Rep. Debbie Phillips (D-Albany)

Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development

- Chair: Rep. Lou Terhar (R-Cincinnati)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Steve Hambley (R-Brunswick)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Christie Bryant Kuhns (D-Cincinnati)

Government Accountability and Oversight

- Chair: Rep. Tim Brown (R-Bowling Green)  

- Vice Chair: Rep. Bill Blessing (R-Cincinnati)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent)

Health and Aging

- Chair: Rep. Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood)

Insurance

- Chair: Rep. Robert Hackett (R-London)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Mike Henne (R-Clayton)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Heather Bishoff (D-Blacklick)

Judiciary

- Chair: Rep. Jim Butler (R-Oakwood)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Michael Stinziano (D-Columbus)

Local Government

- Chair: Rep. Marlene Anielski (R-Walton Hills)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Scott Ryan (R-Newark)

- Ranking Member: Rep. John Rogers (D-Mentor-on-the-Lake)

Public Utilities

- Chair: Rep. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Kristina Daley Roegner (R-Hudson)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Mike Ashford (D-Toledo)

Rules and Reference

- Chair: Rep. Ron Amstutz (R-Wooster)

- Vice Chair: Speaker Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville)

- Ranking Member: Minority Leader Fred Strahorn (D-Dayton)

State Government

- Chair: Rep. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Stephanie Kunze (R-Hilliard)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Ronald Gerberry (D-Austintown)

Transportation and Infrastructure

- Chair: Rep. Terry Boose (R-Norwalk)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Michael Sheehy (D-Oregon)

Ways and Means

- Chair: Rep. Jeff McClain (R-Upper Sandusky)

- Vice Chair: Rep. Gary Scherer (R-Circleville)

- Ranking Member: Rep. Jack Cera (D-Bellaire)