State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

Ohio Governor John Kasich

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor

 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine

 

U.S. Senators representing Ohio should not be confused with North Dakota State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

Ohio         US Senator    Sherrod Brown

Ohio         US Senator    Rob Portman

 

Ohio U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with Ohio State House Representatives. Ohio has 16 U.S. House Representative.

 

Ohio State House Representatives should not be confused with Ohio US House Representatives. Ohio has 99 State House Representatives.