Ohio's 5th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Richard Brown. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes the cities of Canal Winchester, Groveport, Obetz, Reynoldsburg, and parts of Columbus, as well as Hamilton, Pleasant, Prairie, Madison, and part of Jackson Township.
List of members representing the district Member Party Years GeneralAssembly Electoral historyDistrict established January 2, 1967.Ralph Cole RepublicanJanuary 2, 1967 –December 31, 1968107thElected in 1966.Retired to run for Sixth District Court of Appeals judge.Robert D. Schuck RepublicanJanuary 6, 1969 –December 31, 1972108th109thElected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Redistricted to the 82nd district and lost re-nomination.Dick Celeste DemocraticJanuary 7, 1973 –December 31, 1974110thRedistricted from the 49th district and re-elected in 1972.Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.Francine Panehal DemocraticJanuary 6, 1975 –December 31, 1982111th112th113th114thElected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Redistricted to the 8th district.Robert Brown RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 –November 15, 1985115th116thRedistricted from the 83rd district and re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Resigned to become Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.Randy Gardner RepublicanNovember 15, 1985 –December 31, 1992116th117th118th119thAppointed to finish Brown's term.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the 4th district.Ross Boggs DemocraticJanuary 4, 1993 –March 1, 1999120th121st122nd123rdRedistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Resigned to serve on the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.George Distel DemocraticMarch 1, 1999 –December 31, 2002123rd124thAppointed to finish Boggs' term.Re-elected in 2000.Redistricted to the 99th district.Tim Schaffer RepublicanJanuary 6, 2003 –December 31, 2006125th126thRedistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Retired to run for state senator.Gerald Stebelton RepublicanJanuary 1, 2007 –December 31, 2012127th128th129thElected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Redistricted to the 77th district.Nick Barborak DemocraticJanuary 7, 2013 –December 31, 2014130thElected in 2012.Lost re-election.Tim Ginter RepublicanJanuary 5, 2015 –December 31, 2022131st132nd133rd134thElected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Term-limited.Richard Brown DemocraticJanuary 2, 2023 –present135thRedistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2022.
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