Ohio's 17th senatorial district

Ohio's 17th senatorial district has long been located in southeastern Ohio and currently consists of the counties of Ross, Fayette, Clinton, Highland, Pike, Jackson and Gallia as well as portions of the counties of Lawrence, Vinton and Pickaway. It encompasses Ohio House districts 91, 92 and 93. It has a Cook PVI of R+5. Its current Ohio Senator is Republican Shane Wilkin. He resides in Hillsboro, a city located in Highland County.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Harry Armstrong	Republican	January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1974	Armstrong lost the party nomination in 1974 to Oakley C. Collins.^[1]
Oakley C. Collins	Republican	January 3, 1975 – December 31, 1986	Collins lost re-election in 1986 to Jan Michael Long.
Jan Michael Long	Democrat	January 2, 1987 – February 8, 1997	Long resigned to take a seat on the Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas.
Michael Shoemaker	Democrat	February 5, 1997 – December 31, 2002	Shoemaker lost re-election in 2002 to John Carey.
John Carey	Republican	January 6, 2003 – December 31, 2010	Carey was term-limited in 2010.
David T. Daniels	Republican	January 3, 2011 – April 24, 2012	Daniels resigned in 2012 to become Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Bob Peterson	Republican	May 24, 2012 – December 31, 2022	Peterson was term-limited in 2022.
Shane Wilkin	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	Incumbent