Ohio's 15th House of Representatives district

Ohio's 15th House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Richard Dell'Aquila. It is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and includes the cities of Broadview Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, North Royalton, Seven Hills, and part of Cleveland.

Ohio's 15th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Richard Dell'Aquila
DSeven Hills
Population (2020)125,126[1]

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years General
Assembly
Electoral history
District established January 2, 1967.
Robert Carpenter
(Tiffin)
Republican January 2, 1967 –
December 31, 1970
107th
108th
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired.[2]
 
Paul Pfeifer
(Bucyrus)
Republican January 4, 1971 –
December 31, 1972
109th Elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 85th district and lost re-nomination.[3]
 
John D. Thompson Jr.
(Cleveland)
Democratic January 1, 1973 –
December 31, 1982
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
Redistricted from the 44th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 16th district.
Mary O. Boyle
(Cleveland Heights)
Democratic January 3, 1983 –
December 31, 1984
115th Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1982.
Retired to run for Cuyahoga County Commissioner.[4]
 
Jane L. Campbell
(Cleveland)
Democratic January 7, 1985 –
December 31, 1992
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
Mike Wise
(Broadview Heights)
Republican January 4, 1993 –
December 31, 1998
120th
121st
122nd
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.
Jim Trakas
(Independence)
Republican January 4, 1999 –
December 31, 2002
123rd
124th
Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 17th district.
Dean DePiero
(Parma)
Democratic January 6, 2003 –
December 2, 2003
125th Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2002.
Resigned to become mayor of Parma.[5]
Timothy J. DeGeeter
(Parma)
Democratic December 2, 2003 –
December 31, 2011
125th
126th
127th
128th
129th
Appointed to finish DePiero's term.[5]
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned to become mayor of Parma.[6][7]
Vacant December 31, 2011 –
January 25, 2012
129th
Nicholas J. Celebrezze
(Parma)
Democratic January 25, 2012 –
December 31, 2018
129th
130th
131st
132nd
Appointed to finish DeGeeter's term.[8]
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.[9]
Jeffrey Crossman
(Parma)
Democratic January 7, 2019 –
December 31, 2022
133rd
134th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for Ohio Attorney General.[10]
Richard Dell'Aquila
(Seven Hills)
Democratic January 2, 2023 –
present
135th Elected in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "County Populations and Filing Locations Ohio House Districts for use in 2022 and 2024" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. February 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tiffin Attorney Yielding House Seat In Legislature; 7 Seek Nominations". The Blade. February 9, 1970. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Candidate Digs, Flies To Victory". The Blade. May 9, 1972. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Kelly, Rick (December 13, 1984). "$10,000 Boost In Pay Voted By Ohio House". The Blade. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "House Session - December 2, 2003". The Ohio Channel. December 2, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "House Session - December 14, 2011 - Part 3". The Ohio Channel. December 14, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Sandrick, Bob (December 19, 2011). "Tim DeGeeter prepares to take mayor's seat in Parma". Parma Sun Post. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Guillen, Joe (January 25, 2012). "Ohio House Democrats appoint Nicholas Celebrezze to fill vacancy left by new Parma mayor". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (July 24, 2018). "State Rep. Nick Celebrezze not running for re-election; Dems to pick ballot replacement". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (December 16, 2021). "Parma state Rep. Jeff Crossman announces run for Ohio attorney general". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 4, 2024.