Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803.

Its civic life includes Great Lakes and river cities, manufacturing, agriculture, universities, suburbs, Appalachian communities, transportation networks, and a long role in national politics. Public decisions about schools, jobs, health care, roads, courts, energy, water quality, and local government finance often connect older industrial questions with newer regional growth patterns. The tools below connect that context to something usable: Ohio’s current representatives and the official channels for tracking state decisions.

With God, All Things Are Possible

State Motto
U.S. Representatives15Population-based districts
U.S. Senators2Same for every state
StatehoodMarch 1, 180317th state admitted
Federal Delegation

Ohio's voice in Congress.

Every state has two senators. Its number of representatives is set by population and can change after each census.

17Members total
15Districts
119thCurrent Congress
About Congress About the Senate About the House State Election Office

Ohio's Delegation

Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.

Senator

Bernie Moreno (Republican)

Senator

Jon Husted (Republican)

District 1

Greg Landsman (Democrat)

District 2

David Taylor (Republican)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (Democrat)

District 4

Jim Jordan (Republican)

District 5

Robert Latta (Republican)

District 6

Michael Rulli (Republican)

District 7

Max Miller (Republican)

District 8

Warren Davidson (Republican)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (Democrat)

District 10

Michael Turner (Republican)

District 11

Shontel Brown (Democrat)

District 12

Troy Balderson (Republican)

District 13

Emilia Strong Sykes (Democrat)

District 14

David Joyce (Republican)

District 15

Mike Carey (Republican)

The states are the laboratories of democracy.

Justice Louis Brandeis

State Leadership

●

Governor

Mike DeWine (Republican)

●

Lieutenant Governor

Jim Tressel (Republican)

Quick Facts

●

Capital

Columbus

●

Population

Approximately 11.90 million

●

Electoral votes

17

●

Congressional districts

15

Official Links

Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.

OH.gov

Official Ohio state government portal.

Ohio Legislature

State bill text, committee schedules, and session information.

Elections Office

Elections, voter registration, and official filings.

Congress.gov

Federal bill text, actions, sponsors, and public laws.

How Ohio government works

Ohio government works through executive agencies, the state legislature, and state courts. Use this tab to choose the right path: agencies for services, the legislature for bills and hearings, and courts for cases, records, forms, and legal-help resources.

Executive Branch

Governor, agencies, and public services

Ohio’s executive branch is led by the governor and supported by statewide offices, departments, boards, and agencies. This is usually the best starting point for public services, licenses, benefits, public safety, transportation, revenue, employment, education, and other state-administered programs.

Legislative Branch

Ohio General Assembly

Ohio’s legislature introduces bills, holds committee hearings, debates policy, approves state budgets, conducts oversight, and represents districts across Ohio.

Judicial Branch

Courts, records, and legal help

Ohio’s judicial branch handles trial-court cases, appeals, court administration, records, forms, and legal-help resources. Visitors dealing with a court date, filing, case search, legal form, or self-help question should start with the official state judiciary resources.

Ohio voting guide

This state-page tab brings together practical voting resources for Ohio voters. You can register or update your registration, check registration status, find where to vote, review ballot resources, learn about mail or absentee voting, and use official election-calendar links for final deadlines and dates.

Voting Tools

Plain-language tools that open inside this state voting tab.

OH Links

Official Ohio election-office links for deadlines, registration, polling places, ballots, accessibility, rights, and state election calendars.

Official election officeRegister to vote or update registrationCheck registration statusAbsentee, mail, and early voting informationFind your polling placeFind ballot and election informationVoting accessibility resourcesVoting rights resourcesElection calendar and dates

While we do our best to provide accurate information, be sure to use your official state election calendar for final details.