Ohio's 17th senatorial district has long been located in southeastern Ohio and currently consists of the counties of Ross, Fayette, Clinton, Highland, Pike, Jackson and Gallia as well as portions of the counties of Lawrence, Vinton and Pickaway. It encompasses Ohio House districts 91, 92 and 93. It has a Cook PVI of R+25. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Shane Wilkin.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesHarry ArmstrongRepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974Armstrong lost the party nomination in 1974 to Oakley C. Collins.Ohio Election Statistics 1973-74 Oakley C. CollinsRepublicanJanuary 3, 1975 – December 31, 1986Collins lost re-election in 1986 to Jan Michael Long. Jan Michael LongDemocratJanuary 2, 1987 – February 8, 1997Long resigned to take a seat on the Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas.Michael ShoemakerDemocratFebruary 5, 1997 – December 31, 2002Shoemaker lost re-election in 2002 to John Carey. John CareyRepublicanJanuary 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010Carey was term-limited in 2010. David T. DanielsRepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 – April 24, 2012Daniels resigned in 2012 to become Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Bob PetersonRepublicanMay 24, 2012 – December 31, 2022Peterson was term-limited in 2022. Shane WilkinRepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 – presentIncumbent
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External links Ohio's 17th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website