Ohio House of Representatives

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The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Ohio General Assembly, responsible for creating state laws and representing Ohioans through its elected members.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Ohio General Assembly
legislative body
state lower house
abbreviation OH House
Ohio House of Representatives self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ohio House
alsoResponsibleFor initiating revenue bills
overseeing state executive agencies
participating in the impeachment process
passing the state budget
authority Ohio Constitution
buildingStyleOfChamber Greek Revival (Ohio Statehouse)
composition elected representatives from 99 districts
country United States of America
electionCycle every 2 years
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedBy Ohio Constitution
surface form: Ohio Constitution of 1802
establishedIn 1803
governmentBranch Ohio General Assembly
surface form: legislative branch of Ohio
hasChamber Ohio Senate
hasCommitteeSystem joint committees
select committees
standing committees
hasOfficer Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Speaker pro tempore
houseType lower house
impeachmentPower can impeach certain state officials
jurisdiction Ohio
surface form: State of Ohio
language English
legislativeFunction enacts state laws for Ohio
locatedIn Columbus, Ohio
meetsAtAddress 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio
meetsIn Ohio Statehouse
meetsInChamber Ohio House of Representatives self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ohio House of Representatives chamber
numberOfMembers 99
partOf Ohio General Assembly
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
primaryResponsibility drafting and passing state legislation
publishes House Journal
redistrictingBody Ohio Redistricting Commission
represents residents of Ohio
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
state Ohio
termLength 2 years
termLimits 4 consecutive terms
8 consecutive years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://ohiohouse.gov

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Ohio lowerHouse Ohio House of Representatives
Elisha Whittlesey member of Ohio House of Representatives
John Adams (Ohio politician) legislativeBody Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio General Assembly districts lowerHouse Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio General Assembly hasComponent Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio General Assembly hasLowerHouse Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate hasLowerHouse Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives abbreviation Ohio House of Representatives self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ohio House
Ohio House of Representatives meetsInChamber Ohio House of Representatives self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ohio House of Representatives chamber
John Boehner servedInStateLegislature Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Statehouse houses Ohio House of Representatives
Howard Metzenbaum memberOf Ohio House of Representatives