Ohio's 3rd House of Representatives district should not be confused with Ohio's 3rd congressional district.
| State: | Ohio |
| District: | 3 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Ismail Mohamed |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Columbus |
| Population: | 119,267[1] |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
Ohio's 3rd House of Representatives district is currently represented by Democrat Ismail Mohamed. It is located entirely within Franklin County and includes part of Columbus.
| Member | Party | Years | General Assembly | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 2, 1967. | |||||||
| align=left | Vaughn Stocksdale | Democratic | January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1968 | 107th | Elected in 1966. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Jack P. Oliver | Republican | January 6, 1969 – December 31, 1972 | 108th 109th | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 80th district and lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | George Mastics | Republican | January 7, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | 110th | Redistricted from the 52nd district and re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. Representative. | ||
| align=left | Jim Betts | Republican | January 6, 1975 – December 31, 1980 | 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. | ||
| align=left | Jim Petro | Republican | January 5, 1981 – December 31, 1982 | 114th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 6th district. | ||
| align=left | John D. Shivers Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – May 23, 1990 | 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Appointed to Columbiana County Common Pleas Court judge. | ||
| align=left | Sean D. Logan | Democratic | May 23, 1990 – December 31, 2000 | 118th 119th 120th 121st 122nd 123rd | Appointed to finish Shivers' term. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Term-limited. | ||
| align=left | Chuck Blasdel | Republican | January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002 | 124th | Elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 1st district. | ||
| align=left | Jim Carmichael | Republican | January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2008 | 125th 126th 127th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Term-limited. | ||
| align=left | Ron Amstutz | Republican | January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2012 | 128th 129th | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 1st district. | ||
| align=left | Tim Brown | Republican | January 7, 2013 – July 30, 2016 | 130th 131st | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Resigned to become President of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 30, 2016 – August 2, 2016 | 131st | ||||
| align=left | Theresa Gavarone | Republican | August 2, 2016 – February 6, 2019 | 131st 132nd 133rd | Appointed to finish Brown's term. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Appointed to state senate.[2] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 6, 2019 – March 27, 2019 | 133rd | ||||
| align=left | Haraz Ghanbari | Republican | March 27, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | 133rd 134th | Appointed to finish Gavarone's term.[3] Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 75th district. | ||
| align=left | Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | January 2, 2023 – present | 135th | Elected in 2022. | ||