Ohio's 18th House of Representatives district
American legislative district
Ohio's 18th State House of Representatives district Representative 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
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
^ "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 .
^ "Poor Man Out" . The Daily Sentinel . February 1, 1972. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Miller, Robert E. (February 26, 1974). "Ohio House To Have 13 New Faces" . Portsmouth Daily Times . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Legislator From Euclid Says He'll Run For Vanik's Seat In House" . The Blade . February 2, 1980. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Democrats re-elect Riffe to 10th term as speaker" . The Vindicator . November 11, 1992. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ McKee, Tom (December 25, 1992). "Ohio Senate rookies anticipate new job" . The Vindicator . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "House Session - May 12, 1998" . The Ohio Channel . May 12, 1998. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "House Session - June 23, 1998" . The Ohio Channel . June 23, 1998. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Senate Session - November 18, 2008" . The Ohio Channel . November 18, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Hill, Sara (November 3, 2010). "Election 2010: Dovilla unseats Patten in 18th District race" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ a b "Kristin Boggs sworn in as state representative for 18th House District" . Ohio House of Representatives . January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Laird, Jordan (October 6, 2022). "Who is running for the appeals court in Franklin County?" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved February 5, 2024 .