Ohio's 15th senatorial district has always been based in Columbus, Ohio. Currently it comprises central Franklin County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 18, 25 and 26. It has a Cook PVI of D+30. Ohio Governor John Kasich represented the district from 1979 to 1982. Its current Ohio Senator is Democrat Hearcel Craig.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesJohn W. BowenRepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 – December 31, 1970Bowen lost re-election in 1970 to Jerry O'Shaughnessy.Jerry O'ShaughnessyDemocratJanuary 5, 1971 – August 23, 1972O'Shaughnessy died prior to the expiration of his term in 1974. Robert O'ShaughnessyDemocratOctober 2, 1972 – December 31, 1978O'Shaughnessy lost re-election in 1978 to John Kasich. John KasichRepublicanJanuary 3, 1979 – December 31, 1982Kasich did not seek re-election to the Ohio Senate in 1982. Richard PfeifferDemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – April 21, 1992Pfeiffer resigned to take a seat on the Franklin County Municipal Court.Ben EspyDemocratApril 21, 1992 – December 31, 2002Espy was term-limited in 2002. Ray MillerDemocratJanuary 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010Miller was term-limited in 2010. Charleta TavaresDemocratJanuary 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018Tavares was term-limited in 2018. Hearcel CraigDemocratJanuary 1, 2019 – presentIncumbent
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External links Ohio's 15th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website