Ohio's 23rd senatorial district has always been based in western Cuyahoga County, and includes the western third of Cleveland and some of Cleveland's western suburbs. It encompasses Ohio House districts 13, 14 and 15. It has a Cook PVI of D+12. Its Ohio Senator is Democrat Nickie Antonio. She resides in Lakewood, a city located in Cuyahoga County.
| Senator | Party | Term | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony F. Novak | Democrat | January 3, 1965 – December 31, 1974 | Novak lost the party re-nomination to Chuck Butts in 1974.[1] | ||
| Chuck Butts | Democrat | January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1990 | Butts lost re-election in 1990 to Anthony Sinagra.[2] | ||
| Anthony Sinagra | Republican | January 3, 1991 – December 31, 1994 | Sinagra lost re-election in 1994 to Dennis Kucinich.[3] | ||
| Dennis Kucinich | Democrat | January 3, 1995 – January 6, 1997 | Kucinich resigned in 1997 after winning election to the United States Congress. | ||
| Patrick Sweeney | Democrat | January 6, 1997 – December 31, 1998 | Sweeney did not seek election in 1998. | ||
| Dan Brady | Democrat | January 5, 1999 – February 28, 2006 | Brady resigned in 2006 to take a position with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson.[4] | ||
| Dale Miller | Democrat | February 28, 2006 – December 31, 2010 | Miller did not seek re-election in 2010 and instead ran for Cuyahoga County Council. | ||
| Mike Skindell | Democrat | January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018 | Skindell was term-limited in the state Senate in 2018 and opted to return to the state House of Representatives. | ||
| Nickie Antonio | Democrat | January 7, 2018 – present | Incumbent |