Ohio's 8th senatorial district has been based in Cincinnati, Ohio and currently comprises the western portion of Hamilton County. It encompasses Ohio House districts 28, 29 and 30. It has a Cook PVI of R+9. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Louis Blessing.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesStanley AronoffRepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 – December 31, 1996Aronoff served as Senate President from 1989 to 1996 and opted not to seek re-election in 1996. Lou BlessingRepublicanJanuary 6, 1997 – December 31, 2004Blessing was term-limited in 2004. Patricia ClancyRepublicanJanuary 3, 2005 – October 9, 2007Clancy resigned prior to the expiration of her term to take a county position.Capitol Blog 08/17/2007Bill SeitzRepublicanOctober 10, 2007 – December 31, 2016Seitz was term-limited in 2016. Louis TerharRepublicanJanuary 3, 2017 – September 3, 2019Resigned on September 3, 2019 due to health issuesLouis BlessingRepublicanOctober 9, 2019 – PresentIncumbent
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External links Ohio's 8th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website