Ohio's 27th senatorial district

Ohio's 27th senatorial district has historically been based in metro Akron. It now consists of Wayne County, as well as, portions of both Summit and Stark counties. It encompasses Ohio House districts 1, 37, and 38. It has a Cook PVI of R+4. The district was represented by the Senate President from 1978 to 1979 with Senator Oliver Ocasek. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Kristina Roegner. She resides in Hudson located in Summit County.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Term	Notes
Oliver Ocasek	Democrat	January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1986	Ocasek was Senate President and did not seek re-election in 1986 but instead ran for the United States Congress.
Roy Ray	Republican	January 2, 1987 – January 16, 2001	Ray resigned in 2001 to work at Cleveland State University.^[1]
Kevin Coughlin	Republican	February 6, 2001 – December 31, 2010	Coughlin was term-limited in 2010.
Frank LaRose	Republican	January 3, 2011 – December 31, 2018	LaRose was term-limited in 2018 and won election as Ohio Secretary of State.
Kristina Roegner	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	Incumbent