Ohio's 5th senatorial district centers on Dayton and currently consists of the counties of Miami and Preble along with portions of the counties of Darke and Montgomery. It encompasses Ohio House districts 39, 43 and 80. It has a Cook PVI of R+20. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Steve Huffman.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesClara WeisenbornRepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974Weisenborn lost re-election in 1974 to Nick Zimmers.Clara Weisenborn Papers Nick ZimmersDemocratJanuary 3, 1975 – December 31, 1994Zimmers opted not to seek re-election. Rhine McLinDemocratJanuary 3, 1995 – December 1, 2001McLin resigned to become Mayor of Dayton, Ohio. Tom RobertsDemocratJanuary 9, 2002 – February 28, 2009Roberts resigned to become a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.Fred StrahornDemocratMarch 31, 2009 – December 31, 2010Strahorn lost re-election in 2010 to Bill Beagle.Tipp News 01/01/11Bill BeagleRepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018Beagle was term-limited. Steve HuffmanRepublicanJanuary 1, 2019 – presentIncumbent
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External links Ohio's 5th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website