majority leader Bill Seitz

ohio house of representatives

Rep. Seitz was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2000 for almost seven years. There, he rose through the ranks, serving as Majority Whip and Assistant Majority. Seitz then went on to serve in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016 before returning to the Ohio House where he is now serving the 30th House District in his second consecutive term. Throughout his legislative career, Rep. Seitz has been at the forefront of criminal and civil justice issues, leading the effort to reform Ohio’s criminal sentencing laws and eliminate the barriers to employment many nonviolent offenders face following their release from prison. A lawyer since 1978, he is currently of Counsel with Dinsmore and Shohl and for over ten years he has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America book.