Ohio's 30th senatorial district
Senator Party Term Notes
John Longsworth Republican January 3 , 1967 - December 31 , 1968 Longsworth lost re-election in 1968 to Doug Applegate
Doug Applegate Democrat January 3 , 1969 - December 31 , 1974 Applegate resigned in 1974 after winning election to the United States Congress
Kinsey Milleson Democrat January 3 , 1975 - December 31 , 1980 Milleson lost re-election in 1980 to Bill Ress
Bill Ress Republican January 3 , 1981 - December 31 , 1984 Ress lost re-election in 1984 to Rob Burch
Rob Burch Democrat January 3 , 1985 - December 31 , 1996 Burch did not seek re-election in 1996 and instead ran for the United States Congress
Gregory L. DiDonato Democrat January 6 , 1997 - December 31 , 2004 DiDonato was term-limited in 2004
Charlie Wilson Democrat January 3 , 2005 - December 31 , 2006 Wilson resigned in 2006 after winning election to the United States Congress
Jason Wilson Democrat January 2 , 2007 - December 5 , 2011 Wilson resigned in 2011 to become Director of the Governor 's Office of Appalachia
Lou Gentile Democrat December 14 , 2011 - December 31 , 2016 Gentile lost re-election in 2016 to Frank Hoagland
Frank Hoagland Republican January 3 , 2017 - present Incumbent
List of senators
Ohio's 30th senatorial district has historically been based in the Ohio Valley. It now consists of large swaths of eastern and southeastern Ohio and includes the counties of Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Washington and Meigs as well as portions of Athens and Vinton counties. It encompasses Ohio House of Representatives districts 94, 95 and 96. It has a Cook PVI of D+6. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Frank Hoagland. He resides in Adena, a city located in Jefferson County.