Ohio's 21st House of Representatives district

Ohio's 21st House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Elliot Forhan. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes the municipalities of Beachwood, Euclid, Highland Heights, Lyndhurst, South Euclid, and part of Cleveland.

List of members representing the district Member Party Years GeneralAssembly Electoral historyDistrict established January 2, 1967.Myrl Shoemaker DemocraticJanuary 2, 1967 –December 31, 1972107th108th109thElected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Redistricted to the 88th district.Norman Murdock RepublicanJanuary 1, 1973 –December 31, 1978110th111th112thRedistricted from the 70th district and re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Retired to run for Hamilton County Commissioner.Jerome F. Luebbers DemocraticJanuary 1, 1979 –December 31, 1992113th114th115th116th117th118th119thElected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the 33rd district.Otto Beatty Jr. DemocraticJanuary 4, 1993 –June 9, 1999120th121st122nd123rdRedistricted from the 31st district and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Resigned.Joyce Beatty DemocraticJune 9, 1999 –December 31, 2002123rd124thAppointed to finish Beatty's term.Re-elected in 2000.Redistricted to the 27th district.Linda Reidelbach RepublicanJanuary 6, 2003 –December 31, 2006125th126thRedistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Retired.Kevin Bacon RepublicanJanuary 1, 2007 –December 31, 2010127th128thElected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Retired to run for state senator.Mike Duffey RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –December 31, 2018129th130th131st132ndElected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Term-limited.Beth Liston DemocraticJanuary 7, 2019 –December 31, 2022133rd134thElected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Redistricted to the 8th district.Elliot Forhan DemocraticJanuary 2, 2023 –present135thElected in 2022.

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