Ohio's 10th House of Representatives district

American legislative district

Ohio's 10th State
House of Representatives
district

David Dobos
R–Columbus

Population (2020)

118,982^[1]

Ohio's 10th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Republican David Dobos. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes the city of Grove City and parts of Columbus, as well as parts of Franklin and Jackson Townships.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	General Assembly	Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.
Herman Ankeney (Xenia)	Republican	January 2, 1967 – March 6, 1968	107th	Elected in 1966. Died.^[2]
Vacant		March 6, 1968 – January 7, 1969	107th
John Scott (Beavercreek)	Republican	January 6, 1969 – December 31, 1972	108th 109th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 63rd district.
Thomas M. Bell (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1982	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.^[3]
June Kreuzer (Parma)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1986	115th 116th	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Lost re-nomination.^[4]
Ronald M. Mottl (North Royalton)	Democratic	January 5, 1987 – December 31, 1992	117th 118th 119th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Troy Lee James (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 4, 1993 – December 31, 2000	120th 121st 122nd 123rd	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited.
Annie L. Key (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002	124th	Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 11th district.
Shirley Smith (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2006	125th 126th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for state senator.
Eugene Miller (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 1, 2007 – May 4, 2009	127th 128th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to become Cleveland City councillor.^[5]
Vacant		May 4, 2009 – May 27, 2009	128th
Robin Belcher (Cleveland)	Democratic	May 27, 2009 – December 31, 2010	128th	Appointed to finish Miller's term.^[6] Lost re-nomination.^[7]
Bill Patmon (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018	129th 130th 131st 132nd	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Term-limited.
Terrence Upchurch (Cleveland)	Democratic	January 7, 2019 – December 31, 2022	133rd 134th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 20th district.
David Dobos (Columbus)	Republican	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 January 29, 2024.
^ United States of America Congressional Record Proceedings and Debates of the 90th Congress Second Session Volume 114-Part 5. United States Government Printing Office. March 14, 1968. p. 6653.
^ Chalfant, John W. (September 27, 1982). "Riffe Near '100 Percenter' In Ohio House". Portsmouth Daily Times. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ "Schafrath leads Van Meter by 127 votes in GOP senate bid". The Vindicator. May 7, 1986. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ Gomez, Henry J. (May 4, 2009). "Cleveland council members unanimously back Shari Cloud and Eugene Miller for vacant seats". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ Naymik, Mark (May 27, 2009). "Ohio House Democrats pick Robin Belcher to replace Eugene Miller in 10th District". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ Zicari, Peter (May 5, 2010). "Final unofficial primary election results for Cuyahoga County". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 28, 2024.