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Ohio's 18th House of Representatives district

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Ohio's 18th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Darnell Brewer
DCleveland
Population (2020)125,122[1]

Ohio's 18th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Darnell Brewer. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes the cities of Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, and part of Cleveland.

List of members representing the district

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

Kenneth Creasy
(Delaware)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
December 31, 1972
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.[2]
John McCormack
(Euclid)
Democratic January 1, 1973 –
December 31, 1974
110th Elected in 1972.
Retired to run for state senator.[3]

Dennis E. Eckart
(Euclid)
Democratic January 6, 1975 –
December 31, 1980
111th
112th
113th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Representative.[4]
Ron Suster
(Euclid)
Democratic January 5, 1981 –
December 31, 1982
114th Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 19th district.

Judy Sheerer
(Shaker Heights)
Democratic 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.
Retired; appointed to state senate.[5][6]
Rocco Colonna
(Brook Park)
Democratic January 4, 1993 –
May 12, 1998
120th
121st
122nd
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Resigned to become a member of the Ohio Liquor Commission.[7]
Vacant May 12, 1998 –
June 23, 1998
122nd
Erin Sullivan
(Strongsville)
Democratic June 23, 1998 –
December 31, 2002
122nd
123rd
124th
Appointed to finish Colonna's term.[8]
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired.

Tom Patton
(Strongsville)
Republican January 6, 2003 –
November 18, 2008
125th
126th
127th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Resigned to become state senator.[9]
Vacant November 18, 2008 –
December 31, 2008
127th
Matt Patten
(Strongsville)
Democratic January 5, 2009 –
December 31, 2010
128th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.[10]

Mike Dovilla
(Berea)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
December 31, 2012
129th Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Michael Stinziano
(Columbus)
Democratic January 7, 2013 –
December 31, 2015
130th
131st
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Resigned to become Columbus City councillor.[11]
Vacant December 31, 2015 –
January 26, 2016
131st
Kristin Boggs
(Columbus)
Democratic January 26, 2016 –
December 31, 2022
131st
132nd
133rd
134th
Appointed to finish Stinziano's term.[11]
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for Tenth District Court of Appeals judge.[12]
Darnell Brewer
(Cleveland)
Democratic January 2, 2023 –
present
135th 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 February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Poor Man Out". The Daily Sentinel. February 1, 1972. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Miller, Robert E. (February 26, 1974). "Ohio House To Have 13 New Faces". Portsmouth Daily Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Legislator From Euclid Says He'll Run For Vanik's Seat In House". The Blade. February 2, 1980. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Democrats re-elect Riffe to 10th term as speaker". The Vindicator. November 11, 1992. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ^ McKee, Tom (December 25, 1992). "Ohio Senate rookies anticipate new job". The Vindicator. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "House Session - May 12, 1998". The Ohio Channel. May 12, 1998. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "House Session - June 23, 1998". The Ohio Channel. June 23, 1998. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Senate Session - November 18, 2008". The Ohio Channel. November 18, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Hill, Sara (November 3, 2010). "Election 2010: Dovilla unseats Patten in 18th District race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Kristin Boggs sworn in as state representative for 18th House District". Ohio House of Representatives. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  12. ^ Laird, Jordan (October 6, 2022). "Who is running for the appeals court in Franklin County?". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved February 5, 2024.