Senate Committees
Senator Peggy Lehner
Peggy Lehner (R)
Chair
Senator Gayle Manning
Gayle Manning (R)
Vice Chair
Senator Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (D)
Ranking Minority Member
Senator Bill Beagle
Bill Beagle (R)
Senator Bill Coley
Bill Coley (R)
Senator Cliff Hite
Cliff Hite (R)
Senator Larry Obhof
Larry Obhof (R)
Senator Joe Schiavoni
Joe Schiavoni (D)
Senator Nina Turner
Nina Turner (D)
 
Education

The Senate Education Committee is responsible for reviewing all legislation affecting primary and secondary education policy, as wEducationell as addressing changes in law that may impact higher education. Other areas of focus for this committee include issues concerning pre-school and Head Start programs. The chair of the Senate Education Committee serves as a non-voting ex officio member of both the State Board of Education and the Ohio Board of Regents. Other members serve on various educational boards and commissions such as the Education Commission of the States.