Dorothy (Dorothy) L. Pelanda (R-SH86)
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Capitol: 614.466.8147
FAX: 614.719.6983
District: 937.642.5627
Representative
Ohio House of Representatives
12th Floor Vern Riffe Center 77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6111

District Office:
122 East Fifth Street
Marysville, OH 43040
Elected: 2011    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Samuel H. Gerhardstein   DOB: 3/1/1956
Committee Assignments
Vice ChairHouse Committee on Judiciary
MemberHouse Committee on Policy and Legislative Oversight
MemberHouse Committee on Rules and Reference
MemberHouse Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Counties Representing
Hardin / Madison / Marion / Union

Bio

State Representative Dorothy Pelanda is currently serving her first full term as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives after being appointed to serve during the 129th General Assembly. She represents the 86th House District, which includes Union and Marion Counties.

A graduate of Marysville High School, Representative Pelanda also graduated from Miami University and the University of Akron School of Law. Representative Pelanda has practiced law for more than 30 years, focusing primarily on domestic relations.

Representative Pelanda began her public service in 1988, when she was a member of the Charter Review Committee for the city of Marysville. Since then, she has also been a two-term president of the Marysville Library Board and a two-term president of U-CO Industries, which serves disabled adults in Union County. She also served on the board of trustees for the Union County Public Law library.

Representative Pelanda is married to Sam Gerhardstein, Director of Governmental Affairs for Columbia Gas of Ohio. She has three children- Brian, a trial lawyer in Costa Mesa California; Doug, in Research and Development at Nationwide Children’s Hospital; and Zoe, a student at Kent State University.