Legislator of the Year AwardThis award is presented annually to an elected or appointed official who has been duly nominated by the Board of Trustees who exhibits high accomplishments in legislative leadership for people with developmental disabilities. The Board of Trustees of the Ohio Association of County Boards is proud to have presented the following with the Legislator of the Year Award.
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2021 Legislator of the Year
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2021
The Honorable Lisa Sobecki
State Representative, 45th District
Ohio House of Representatives
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2019
The Honorable Scott Lipps, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2018
The Honorable Gary Scherer, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2017
The Honorable David Burke, State Senator, Ohio Senate
2016
The Honorable Jay Hottinger, State Senator, Ohio Senate
The Honorable Jonathan Dever, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
The Honorable Scott Ryan, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2015
The Honorable Scott Oelslager, State Senator, Ohio Senate
The Honorable Mark Romanchuk, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2014
The Honorable Robert Sprague, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
The Honorable Tom Patton, State Senator, Ohio State Senate
2013
The Honorable Michael Stinziano, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
The Honorable Anne Gonzales, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2012
The Honorable Barbara Sears, Majority Floor Leader, Ohio House of Representatives
2011
The Honorable Dave Burke, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2010
The Honorable Shannon Jones, State Senator, Ohio State Senate
The Honorable Debbie Phillips, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2009
The Honorable John Carey, State Senator, Ohio State Senate
The Honorable Jay Goyal, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2008
The Honorable Kevin Bacon, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2007
The Honorable Jimmy Stewart, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
The Honorable Fred Strahorn, State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
2006
Joy Padgett, Ohio State Senate
2005
Charles Calvert, Kenneth Carano, Ohio House of Representatives;
Tom Niehaus, Ohio State Senate
2004
Jamie Callendar, Jim Raussen, Ohio House of Representatives
2003
Robert Spada, Ohio State Senate;
Betty Montgomery, Auditor of Ohio
2002
Bob Taft, Governor, State of Ohio;
John Carey, Charles Calvert, Larry Householder, James Hoops, Ohio House of Representatives
2001
Jon M. Peterson, Ohio House of Representatives;
Michael Shoemaker, Ohio State Senator;
Greg Moody, Office of the Governor | 
