Ohio's 12th senatorial district has been based in rural western Ohio. It comprises the counties of Allen, Mercer, Shelby, Champaign as well as portions of Auglaize, Darke and Logan counties. It encompasses Ohio House districts 4, 84 and 85. It has a Cook PVI of R+29. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Susan Manchester.
List of senators SenatorPartyTermNotesTennyson GuyerRepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 – December 31, 1972Guyer was elected to the United States Congress in 1972. Walter WhiteRepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 – June 26, 1979White resigned prior to the expiration of his term in 1980. Richard DittoRepublicanJuly 17, 1979 – December 31, 1980Ditto lost re-election in 1980 to Steve Maurer.Toledo Blade 01/06/1981Steve MaurerDemocratJanuary 3, 1981 – December 31, 1984Maurer lost re-election in 1984 to Robert Cupp.Bryan Times 01/03/1985Robert R. CuppRepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – December 31, 2000Cupp was term-limited in 2000. Jim JordanRepublicanJanuary 3, 2001 – December 31, 2006Jordan was elected to the United States Congress in 2006. Keith FaberRepublicanJanuary 2, 2007 – December 31, 2016 Faber served as Senate President and was term-limited in 2016. Matt HuffmanRepublicanJanuary 3, 2017 – January 6, 2025Huffman was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and is the current Speaker of the Ohio House of RepresentativesSusan ManchesterRepublicanJanuary 7, 2025 – present Incumbent
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External links Ohio's 12th district senator at the 130th Ohio General Assembly official website