Chapter 6 – The Legislative Branch
6.10 President of the Senate
The President of the Ohio Senate is chosen at the beginning of each General Assembly session, similar to the Speaker of the House. Like the Speaker, the President of the Senate oversees legislative sessions and appoints committee chairs and members for the majority party. And like the speaker, they have de facto veto power over all potential legislation by deciding which bills get floor votes in which do not.
The current President of the Senate is Rob McColley (Republican), who is serving his second term in the Ohio Senate, representing Senate District 1. This district is situated in Northwest Ohio and includes the communities of Bryan, Defiance, Van Wert, and Findley.
President of the Senate Rob McColley
Senator McColley graduated from Napoleon High School in 2003 and then went on to attend The Ohio State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance. He then attended the University of Toledo College of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2010.
Prior to being appointed to the Senate, he represented the 81st Ohio House District as a State Representative where he also served in House leadership as Assistant Majority Whip. Before being elected State Representative, he served in the Community Improvement Corporation of Henry County, where he oversaw economic development efforts for the county and worked to improve local workforce development efforts between manufacturers and schools in Henry and Williams counties.
The last two paragraphs are quoted directly from the following source: https://ohiosenate.gov/members/rob-mccolley/biography
