Ohio's 27th senatorial district has historically been based in metro Akron. It now consists of Portage County, as well as, portions of both Summit and Geauga counties. It encompasses Ohio House districts 31, 35, and 72. It has a Cook PVI of R+4. The district was represented by the Senate President from 1978 to 1979 with Senator Oliver Ocasek. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Kristina Roegner.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesOliver OcasekDemocratJanuary 3, 1959 – December 31, 1986Ocasek was Senate President and did not seek re-election in 1986 but instead ran for the United States Congress. Roy RayRepublicanJanuary 2, 1987 – January 16, 2001Ray resigned in 2001 to work at Cleveland State University.Toledo Blade 04/01/2006Kevin CoughlinRepublicanFebruary 6, 2001 – December 31, 2010Coughlin was term-limited in 2010. Frank LaRoseRepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018LaRose was term-limited in 2018 and won election as Ohio Secretary of State. Kristina RoegnerRepublicanJanuary 3, 2019 – presentIncumbent
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External links Ohio's 27th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website