Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Ohio House of Representatives District 25 is represented by Cecil Thomas (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Ohio state representatives represented an average of 119,281 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 116,853 residents.
About the office
Members of the Ohio House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Representatives may serve no more than four consecutive terms. Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.[2][3]
Qualifications
Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: "Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this State."[4]
Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: "No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the general assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury."[5]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2023 | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$69,876/year | No per diem is paid. |
Term limits
- See also: State legislatures with term limits
The Ohio legislature is one of 16 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Ohio Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative limited Ohio representatives to no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.[6]
The first year that term limits were enacted was in 1992, and the first year that term limits impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Ohio General Assembly, the vacancy must be filled by an election conducted by the members of the legislative house where the vacancy happened who are members of the party that last held the seat. A simple majority vote is needed in order to approve a replacement.[7]
See sources: Ohio Const. Art. 2, Sec. 11
District map
The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those adopted for the 2024 election cycle. To compare the map before redistricting with the one used for the 2024 elections, click here.
Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[8]
The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact and "that they be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines where possible." The state constitution further stipulates that state legislative districts should be contiguous.[8]
2020-2023
On September 23, 2023, the Ohio state legislature adopted new legislative maps.[9] These maps were upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court on November 27, 2023.[10]
State Senate
Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for Ohio’s 2024 state legislative elections.
Ohio State Senate Districts
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Ohio State Senate Districts
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State House of Representatives
Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for Ohio’s 2024 state legislative elections.
Ohio State House Districts
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Ohio State House Districts
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State legislative maps enacted in 2021-2022
A federal court ruling on Ohio's legislative maps took effect on May 28, 2022, which ordered maps drawn by the Ohio Redistricting Commission in February be used for the 2022 elections and set a legislative primary date of August 2.[11] These maps took effect for Ohio's 2022 state legislative elections.
The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved new state legislative district maps by a 5-2 vote on September 16, 2021. The two Democratic members of the commission, state Rep. Emilia Sykes (D) and state Sen. Vernon Sykes (D), dissented.[12] Senate President Matt Huffman (R), a member of the commission, estimated that the new maps would create 62 Republican seats and 37 Democratic seats in the House, and 23 Republican seats and 10 Democratic seats in the Senate. Cleveland.com reported that Democrats on the commission agreed with Huffman's Senate estimates, but said the new House map would create 65 Republican seats and 34 Democratic seats.[12]
On January 12, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled against the state's enacted legislative maps, ordering the Ohio Redistricting Commission to redraw them within 10 days.[13] The commission voted to approve a new set of maps in a 5-2 vote on January 22. Click here to view the House map, and click here to view the Senate map.
On February 7, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the state's redrawn legislative maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to submit new maps.[14][15] The commission did not meet the February 17 deadline.[16] On February 24, the Ohio Redistricting Commission voted 4-3 to approve new legislative maps. The maps can be viewed here. State Auditor Keith Faber (R) joined the two Democratic members of the commission in voting against the maps.[17]
On March 7, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected redrawn legislative maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to draw new maps by March 28.[18] On March 22, the commission agreed to appoint two independent consultants to assist in the map-making process.[19] State Sen. Vernon Sykes (D) nominated University of Florida political science professor Michael McDonald and state Rep. Bob Cupp (R) nominated National Demographics Corporation president Douglas Johnson.[20] On March 28, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved new state legislative district boundaries in a 4-3 vote. DeWine, La Rose, Huffman, and Cupp voted to approve the new boundaries, and Russo, Sykes, and Faber voted against.[21] The commission approved maps it had drawn, since the Senate map drawn by the independent consultants was not complete at the time of the vote.[22] Click here to view the maps.
On April 14, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the Ohio Redistricting Commission's legislative maps for the fourth time and ordered the commission to redraw the maps by May 6.[23] On May 5, the commission voted 4-3 to resubmit legislative maps it had previously submitted to the court on February 24.[24] DeWine, La Rose, Huffman, and Cupp voted to approve the boundaries, and Russo, Sykes, and Faber voted against.[24] The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the maps on May 25 and ordered the commission to redraw them by June 3.[25]
The maps can be viewed here.
Reactions to 2021-2022 state legislative maps
A statement from the commission explaining the manner by which districts were allocated said: "The Commission considered statewide state and federal partisan general election results during the last ten years. There were sixteen such contests. When considering the results of each of those elections, the Commission determined that Republican candidates won thirteen out of sixteen of those elections. [...] Accordingly, the statewide proportion of districts whose voters favor each political party corresponds closely to the statewide preferences of the voters of Ohio."[26]
Following the enactment of the maps, Huffman released a statement saying: “These house and senate maps will be in place for the next four years, and represent an important first step towards approving the next map that will complete the decade. [...] I’m convinced we could’ve reached a ten-year map. However, special interests pressured democrats to not support it, asking voters to extend the deadline to accomplish that.”[27]
Leading up to the vote, Emilia Sykes disapproved of the maps saying they were overly partisan and she would “call it offensive and plain wrong to move forward this map [...] to put forth something that so arrogantly flies in the face of what people, our voters, asked us to do, not once, but twice.”[12]
Commission members Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) expressed disapproval of the maps and said they expected court challenges to follow their vote. DeWine said: “Along with the secretary of state I will vote to send this matter forward but it will not be the end of it. We know that this matter will be in court. [...] What I am sure in my heart is that this committee could have come up with a bill that was much more clearly constitutional.”[28]
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cecil Thomas, Jim Berns, and Kenneth Dietz are running in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Cecil Thomas (D) | |
![]() | Jim Berns (R) | |
![]() | Kenneth Dietz (L) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cecil Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cecil Thomas | 100.0 | 5,307 |
Total votes: 5,307 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Jim Berns advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Berns | 100.0 | 1,063 |
Total votes: 1,063 | ||||
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2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Cecil Thomas defeated John Breadon in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cecil Thomas (D) | 77.8 | 23,195 |
![]() | John Breadon (R) | 22.2 | 6,604 |
Total votes: 29,799 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Cecil Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Cecil Thomas | 100.0 | 3,009 |
Total votes: 3,009 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohamud Jama (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
John Breadon advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Breadon | 100.0 | 623 |
Total votes: 623 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Miller (R)
2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Dontavius Jarrells defeated Jim Burgess in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dontavius Jarrells (D) | 82.3 | 41,312 |
![]() | Jim Burgess (R) | 17.7 | 8,870 |
Total votes: 50,182 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Dontavius Jarrells defeated Mohamud Jama, Mayo Makinde, Kofi Nsia‐Pepra, and Gary Josephson in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dontavius Jarrells | 44.9 | 6,176 |
![]() | Mohamud Jama | 23.3 | 3,203 | |
![]() | Mayo Makinde | 17.1 | 2,354 | |
![]() | Kofi Nsia‐Pepra | 8.1 | 1,109 | |
![]() | Gary Josephson | 6.6 | 912 |
Total votes: 13,754 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Jim Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Burgess | 100.0 | 1,098 |
Total votes: 1,098 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Debbie Staggs in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bernadine Kennedy Kent (D) | 84.5 | 33,788 |
![]() | Debbie Staggs (R) | 15.5 | 6,187 |
Total votes: 39,975 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Ismail Mohamed and Lamar Peoples in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bernadine Kennedy Kent | 45.7 | 4,990 |
![]() | Ismail Mohamed | 39.7 | 4,332 | |
![]() | Lamar Peoples | 14.6 | 1,595 |
Total votes: 10,917 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daahir Omar (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Debbie Staggs advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Debbie Staggs | 100.0 | 1,328 |
Total votes: 1,328 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Kevin Boyce (D) did not seek re-election.
Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Seth Golding and Napoleon A. Bell in the Ohio House of Representatives District 25 general election.[29]
Ohio House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
70.80% | 33,826 | |
Republican | Seth Golding | 14.86% | 7,100 | |
Independent | Napoleon A. Bell | 14.34% | 6,853 | |
Total Votes | 47,779 | |||
Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
Bernadine Kennedy Kent defeated Dontavius Jarrells, Jeffrey Mackey, and Mayo Makinde in the Ohio House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.[30][31]
Ohio House of Representatives District 25, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
35.18% | 5,699 | |
Democratic | Dontavius Jarrells | 25.91% | 4,197 | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Mackey | 19.50% | 3,158 | |
Democratic | Mayo Makinde | 19.41% | 3,144 | |
Total Votes | 16,198 |
Seth Golding ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 25 Republican primary.[30][31]
Ohio House of Representatives District 25, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
100.00% | 2,960 | |
Total Votes | 2,960 |
2014
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Incumbent Kevin Boyce was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Seth Golding defeated Jim Burgess in the Republican primary. Boyce defeated Golding in the general election.[32]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
81.8% | 18,986 | |
Republican | Seth Golding | 18.2% | 4,231 | |
Total Votes | 23,217 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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54.2% | 756 |
Jim Burgess | 45.8% | 638 |
Total Votes | 1,394 |
2012
Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on March 6, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 7, 2011. Incumbent Kevin Boyce (D) defeated Seth Golding (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the March 6 primary elections.[33][34][35][36]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
86.1% | 42,853 | |
Republican | Seth Golding | 13.9% | 6,908 | |
Total Votes | 49,761 |
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 raised a total of $2,358,274. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $60,469 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
Campaign contributions, Ohio House of Representatives District 25 | |||
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Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
2024 | $16,949 | 2 | $8,475 |
2022 | $92,475 | 2 | $46,237 |
2020 | $175,668 | 5 | $35,134 |
2018 | $64,885 | 3 | $21,628 |
2016 | $112,187 | 6 | $18,698 |
2014 | $126,186 | 3 | $42,062 |
2012 | $140,459 | 3 | $46,820 |
2010 | $153,466 | 4 | $38,367 |
2008 | $103,040 | 2 | $51,520 |
2006 | $112,982 | 2 | $56,491 |
2004 | $525,282 | 2 | $262,641 |
2002 | $566,228 | 3 | $188,743 |
2000 | $168,467 | 2 | $84,234 |
Total | $2,358,274 | 39 | $60,469 |
See also
- Ohio General Assembly
- Ohio State Senate
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ termlimits.org, "List of state legislative term limits," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article 2, Section 02," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ [https://www.lsc.ohio.gov/documents/reference/current/guidebook/17/Guidebook.pdf Ohio.gov, "A Guidebook for Ohio Legislators," accessed November 1, 2021]
- ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article II, Section 3: Residence requirements for state legislators," accessed February 2, 2023
- ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article II, Section 5: Who shall not hold office," accessed February 2, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Chart of states with term limits," accessed February 16, 2021
- ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article II, Section 11: Filling vacancy in house or senate seat," accessed February 2, 2023
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 All About Redistricting, "Wisconsin," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Commission, "General Assembly District Plan - Adopted by Commission," accessed December 21, 2023
- ↑ AP, "Ohio Supreme Court dismisses 3 long-running redistricting lawsuits against state legislative maps," November 28, 2023
- ↑ News 5 Cleveland, "Trump-appointed federal court judges end Ohio's redistricting battle, side with GOP," May 30, 2022
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Cleveland.com, "Ohio Redistricting Commission approves new state legislative maps that maintain Republican supermajority despite anti-gerrymandering reforms," September 16, 2021
- ↑ Court News Ohio, "New Ohio Legislative District Maps Unconstitutional," January 12, 2022
- ↑ Court News Ohio, "Revised Ohio House and Senate Maps Still Unconstitutional and Must Be Re-Drawn," February 7, 2022
- ↑ Ohio Supreme Court, "League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Comm.", February 7, 2022
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- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ohio Redistricting Commission approves state legislative map plan, again," February 25, 2022
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- ↑ Tribune Chronicle, "Tue. 11:38 a.m.: Ohio mapmakers to meet on 4th set of statehouse districts," March 22, 2022
- ↑ WOSU, "Ohio Redistricting Commission will bring in two consultants to develop new Statehouse maps," March 22, 2022
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Republicans on Ohio Redistricting Commission approve slightly revised version of rejected map, abandon bipartisan plan," March 28, 2022
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ohio Supreme Court again orders redistricting commission members to explain why they shouldn’t be held in contempt," March 30, 2022
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- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Oxford Observer, "Redistricting Commission adopts maps previously rejected by Ohio Supreme Court," May 6, 2022
- ↑ KSTP, "Ohio’s high court rejects latest GOP-drawn Statehouse maps," May 25, 2022
- ↑ Statehouse News Bureau, "Republican Senate President Defends Statehouse District Maps Critics Blast As Gerrymandered And Unfair," September 16, 2021
- ↑ The Ohio Senate, "Redistricting Commission Approves Four Year Maps for General Assembly," September 16, 2021
- ↑ News5Cleveland, "Reaction pours in after Ohio Redistricting Commission votes on party lines for 4-year maps," September 16, 2021
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results,” accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "2012 General Assembly Primary Candidates," January 17, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2012 Republican Primary Results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2012 Democratic Primary Results," accessed December 5, 2013