debt to show for it. Howard Metzenbaum, Ohio's other U.S. senator at the time, although a powerful force in the Senate, never achieved national name recognition. Current elected officials The Ohio Democratic Party holds three seats on the Supreme Court of Ohio, one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and five of the state's fifteen U.S. House seats. State legislature Ohio Senate Leader: Nickie Antonio Assistant Leader: Hearcel Craig Whip: Kent Smith Assistant Whip: Paula Hicks-Hudson Ohio House of Representatives Floor Leader: Allison Russo Assistant Floor Leader: Dontavius Jarrells Whip: Jessica Miranda Assistant Whip: Tavia Galonski Supreme Court of Ohio Jennifer L. Brunner Michael P. Donnelly Melody J. Stewart Federal U.S. Senate U.S. House Municipal The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Ohio: Columbus: Andrew J. Ginther Cleveland: Justin Bibb Cincinnati: Aftab Pureval Toledo: Wade Kapszukiewicz Akron: Dan Horrigan Dayton: Jeffrey Mims Canton: Thomas Bernabei Youngstown: Jamael Tito Brown Parma: Tim DeGeeter Lorain: Jack Bradley Springfield: Warren R. Copeland Lakewood: Meghan George Cuyahoga Falls: Don Walters Euclid: Kirsten Holzheimer Lima: Sharetta Smith Massillon: Kathy Catazaro-Perry Barberton: William Judge Chillicothe: Luke Feeney Prominent Ohio Democrats of the past Vern Riffe: speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975-1995 James M. Cox: Governor of Ohio, Democratic nominee for President of the United States (1920), U.S. representative, publisher of the Dayton Daily News, founder of Cox Communications Dick Celeste: Ohio state representative, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Governor of Ohio, U.S. ambassador to India, President of Colorado College John J. Gilligan: U.S. representative, Democratic nominee for United States Senate (1968), Governor of Ohio. Gilligan later served as a member of the Cincinnati school board from 1999-2007. Michael DiSalle: mayor of Toledo, Governor of Ohio, candidate for Democratic nomination for President of the United States (1960) Frank Lausche: Governor of Ohio, U.S. senator Martin L. Davey: U.S. representative, Governor of Ohio A. Victor Donahey: Ohio State Auditor, Governor of Ohio, U.S. senator Allen G. Thurman Paul Leonard: Lt. Gov. of Ohio Atlee Pomerene Stephen M. Young Howard Metzenbaum: U.S. senator John Glenn: U.S. senator Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati and later TV personality Party symbols Ohio Democrats use the same symbols as the national Democratic party, such as the donkey. In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Democratic Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the rooster, as opposed to the Republican eagle. See also List of