Ohio's 20th senatorial district is based in east-central Ohio. It used to stretch into southeastern Ohio. It is made up of the counties of Fairfield, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum and Guernsey, as well as portions of Pickaway and Athens counties. It encompasses Ohio House of Representatives districts 77, 78 and 97. It has a Cook PVI of R+16. Its Ohio senator is Republican Tim Schaffer.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesTom V. MooreheadRepublicanJanuary 3, 1963 – December 31, 1968Moorehead lost re-election in 1968 to Robert Secrest.Ohio Election Statistics 1965-1970.Robert SecrestDemocratJanuary 3, 1969 – December 31, 1976Secrest did not seek re-election in 1976.Toledo Blade 05/07/1994Sam SpeckRepublicanJanuary 3, 1977 – December 2, 1983Speck resigned to take a position with FEMA in 1983.Toledo Blade 12/04/2006Bob NeyRepublicanJanuary 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995Ney resigned in 1995 after winning election to the United States Congress.James E. CarnesRepublicanJanuary 3, 1995 – January 6, 2004Carnes resigned to take a job at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.Gaadsden Times 12/28/2003Joy PadgettRepublicanJanuary 6, 2004 – December 31, 2008Padgett did not seek re-election in 2008.The Post 09/07/2007Jimmy StewartRepublicanJanuary 5, 2009 – June 30, 2011Stewart resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 2012.Troy BaldersonRepublicanJuly 14, 2011 – January 2, 2019Balderson resigned prior to the expiration of his term after winning a seat in the United States Congress. Brian HillRepublicanJanuary 6, 2019 - April 2, 2019Hill resigned to take a position in the private sector. Tim SchafferRepublicanMay 3, 2019 – presentIncumbent
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External links Ohio's 20th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website