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Jay County

Established: February 7, 1835
Named for: U.S. Founding Father John Jay
County seat: Portland
Other cities/towns: Dunkirk
County number: 38

Chronological listing of State Senators for Jay County
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# Office Holder Counties/District Party Tenure
1   Ezra Southwick Trask Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wabash Democratic Dec 5, 1836 to Feb 19, 1838
   Vacant Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wabash Feb 19, 1838 to Dec 3, 1838
2   James Trimble Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wabash Democratic Dec 3, 1838 to Dec 2, 1839
3   John Foster Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wabash Democratic Dec 2, 1839 to Dec 6, 1841
4   Michael Aker Blackford, Jay, Randolph Whig Dec 6, 1841 to Dec 4, 1843
5   Isaac Farmer Wood Blackford, Jay, Randolph Democratic Dec 4, 1843 to Dec 7, 1846
6   Dixon Milligan Blackford, Jay, Randolph Democratic Dec 7, 1846 to Dec 3, 1849
7   Jacob Brugh Blackford, Jay, Randolph Democratic Dec 3, 1849 to Dec 1, 1851
8   Thomas M. D. Longshore Jay, Randolph Democratic Dec 1, 1851 to Nov 3, 1852
9   Theophilus Wilson Jay, Randolph Whig Nov 3, 1852 to Nov 8, 1854
   Jay, Randolph Indiana People's Party Nov 8, 1854 to Nov 5, 1856
10   Daniel Hill Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 5, 1856 to Nov 3, 1858
11   David Studabaker Adams, Jay, Wells Democratic Nov 3, 1858 to Nov 5, 1862
12   George S. Brown Adams, Jay, Wells Democratic Nov 5, 1862 to Nov 7, 1866
13   Robert Huey Adams, Jay, Wells Democratic Nov 7, 1866 to Nov 4, 1868
   Blackford, Grant, Jay Democratic Nov 4, 1868 to Mar 4, 1869
   Vacant Blackford, Grant, Jay Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 24, 1869
   Robert Huey Blackford, Grant, Jay Democratic Mar 24, 1869 to May 13, 1869
   Vacant Blackford, Grant, Jay May 13, 1869 to Nov 9, 1870
14   Asbury E. Steele Blackford, Grant, Jay Republican Nov 9, 1870 to Nov 4, 1874
15   Isaac Underwood Blackford, Grant, Jay Republican Nov 4, 1874 to Nov 6, 1878
16   Thomas Samuel Briscoe Blackford, Grant, Jay Democratic Nov 6, 1878 to Nov 3, 1880
   Adams, Blackford, Jay Democratic Nov 3, 1880 to Nov 8, 1882
17   John Matthew Smith Adams, Blackford, Jay Democratic Nov 8, 1882 to Nov 3, 1886
18   Silas Wright Hale Adams, Blackford, Jay Democratic Nov 3, 1886 to Nov 5, 1890
19   Henry B. Smith Adams, Blackford, Jay Democratic Nov 5, 1890 to Nov 7, 1894
20   Jesse Jennings Mills LaFollette Adams, Blackford, Jay Republican Nov 7, 1894 to Nov 9, 1898
21   Thomas Halleck Johnson Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 9, 1898 to Nov 5, 1902
22   Seth D. Coats Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 5, 1902 to Nov 7, 1906
23   Nathan Byrd Hawkins, Jr. Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 7, 1906 to Nov 9, 1910
24   Bader S. Hunt Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 9, 1910 to Nov 4, 1914
25   James Roy Fleming Jay, Randolph Democratic Nov 4, 1914 to Nov 6, 1918
26   Miles J. Furnas Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 6, 1918 to Nov 8, 1922
27   Frank Wilkison Merry Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 8, 1922 to Nov 3, 1926
28   Charles Henry Beeson Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 3, 1926 to Nov 5, 1930
29   Herbert Virgil Tormohlen Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 5, 1930 to Nov 7, 1934
30   Merrill Wiseman Nichols Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 7, 1934 to Nov 9, 1938
31   Francis Ward Brown Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 9, 1938 to Nov 4, 1942
32   Rolland Gerald Brooks Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 4, 1942 to Nov 6, 1946
33   Carl Austin Smith Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 6, 1946 to Nov 8, 1950
34   Charles H. Leavell Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 8, 1950 to Feb 24, 1953
   Vacant Jay, Randolph Feb 24, 1953 to Nov 3, 1954
35   Keith R. Fraser Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 3, 1954 to Nov 5, 1958
36   Merrett Reid Monks Jay, Randolph Democratic Nov 5, 1958 to Nov 7, 1962
37   Keith R. Fraser Jay, Randolph Republican Nov 7, 1962 to Nov 9, 1966
38   Rodney E. Piper District 14 Democratic Nov 9, 1966 to Nov 6, 1968
   Vincent Lincoln Pittenger District 14 Republican Nov 9, 1966 to Mar 21, 1967
   Vacant District 14 Mar 21, 1967 to Nov 6, 1968
40   Charles Davidson Wise District 14 Republican Nov 6, 1968 to Nov 8, 1972
   William Gould Frazier District 14 Republican Nov 6, 1968 to Nov 4, 1970
42   Don Larry Park District 14 Democratic Nov 4, 1970 to Nov 8, 1972
43   David Lee Nicholson District 27 Democratic Nov 8, 1972 to Nov 5, 1986
44   Willard Wayne Townsend District 19 Democratic Nov 3, 1982 to Nov 5, 1986
45   Larry David Macklin District 19 Democratic Nov 5, 1986 to Nov 9, 1994
46   Travis Holdman District 19 Republican Nov 9, 1994 to Present