List of U.S. state senators
This is a list of U.S. state senators.
Summary
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- ^ The majority in the Alaska House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 20 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 1 Independent. The minority consists of 11 Democrats, 4 Independents and 1 Republican. There is also 1 Republican part of neither group.
- ^ The majority in the Alaska Senate is held by a coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans. There are 3 Republicans outside the caucus.
- ^ The Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
- ^ The Constitution of Louisiana vests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
- ^ There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated to sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the Passamaquoddy) is filled; the current tribal representative is a non-partisan/independent but is not counted in this total.
- ^ When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as "Senators", as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
- ^ Nebraska's legislature is de jure nonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; the de facto composition is given here.
- ^ The Constitution of Utah names it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
- ^ The majority in the Vermont House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 105 Democrats, 4 Vermont Progressives and 3 independents. The minority consists of 37 Republicans and 1 Libertarian.
- ^ The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 22 Democrats and 1 Vermont Progressive. 7 Republicans make up the minority.
- ^ The Constitution of Washington names it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".
Superlatives
[edit]From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following superlatives emerge:
- Largest legislature: New Hampshire General Court (424 members)
- Smallest legislature: Nebraska Legislature (49 members)
- Largest upper house: Minnesota Senate (67 senators)
- Smallest upper house: Alaska Senate (20 senators)
- Largest lower house: New Hampshire House of Representatives (400 representatives)
- Smallest lower house: Alaska House of Representatives (40 representatives)
There are a total of 1,972 state senators nationwide, with the average state senate having 39 members.
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[edit]Maryland
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[edit]Mississippi
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[edit]Nebraska has a unicameral legislature.
District | Senator | Party affiliation | Residence | Took office |
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1 | Julie Slama | Republican | Peru | 2019[2] |
2 | Robert Clements | Republican | Elmwood | 2017 |
3 | Carol Blood | Democratic | Bellevue | 2017 |
4 | Robert Hilkemann | Republican | Omaha | 2015 |
5 | Mike McDonnell | Democratic | Omaha | 2017 |
6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | Democratic | Omaha | 2019 |
7 | Tony Vargas | Democratic | Omaha | 2017 |
8 | Megan Hunt | Democratic | Omaha | 2019 |
9 | John Cavanaugh | Democratic | Omaha | 2021 |
10 | Wendy DeBoer | Democratic | Bennington | 2019 |
11 | Terrell McKinney | Democratic | Omaha | 2021 |
12 | Steve Lathrop | Democratic | Omaha | 2019[a] |
13 | Justin Wayne | Democratic | Omaha | 2017 |
14 | John Arch | Republican | LaVista | 2019 |
15 | Lynne Walz | Democratic | Fremont | 2017 |
16 | Ben Hansen | Republican | Blair | 2019 |
17 | Joni Albrecht | Republican | Thurston | 2017 |
18 | Brett Lindstrom | Republican | Omaha | 2015 |
19 | Rob Dover | Republican | Norfolk | 2022[3] |
20 | John S. McCollister | Republican | Omaha | 2015 |
21 | Mike Hilgers | Republican | Lincoln | 2017 |
22 | Mike Moser | Republican | Columbus | 2019 |
23 | Bruce Bostelman | Republican | Brainard | 2017 |
24 | Mark Kolterman | Republican | Seward | 2015 |
25 | Suzanne Geist | Republican | Lincoln | 2017 |
26 | Matt Hansen | Democratic | Lincoln | 2015 |
27 | Anna Wishart | Democratic | Lincoln | 2017 |
28 | Patty Pansing Brooks | Democratic | Lincoln | 2015 |
29 | Eliot Bostar | Democratic | Lincoln | 2021 |
30 | Myron Dorn | Republican | Adams | 2019 |
31 | Kathleen Kauth | Republican | Omaha | 2022[4] |
32 | Tom Brandt | Republican | Plymouth | 2019 |
33 | Steve Halloran | Republican | Hastings | 2017 |
34 | Curt Friesen | Republican | Henderson | 2015 |
35 | Ray Aguilar | Republican | Grand Island | 2021 |
36 | Matt Williams | Republican | Gothenburg | 2015 |
37 | John Lowe | Republican | Kearney | 2017 |
38 | Dave Murman | Republican | Glenvil | 2019 |
39 | Lou Ann Linehan | Republican | Omaha | 2017 |
40 | Tim Gragert | Republican | Creighton | 2019 |
41 | Tom Briese | Republican | Albion | 2017 |
42 | Mike Jacobson | Republican | North Platte | 2022 |
43 | Tom Brewer | Republican | Gordon | 2017 |
44 | Dan Hughes | Republican | Venango | 2015 |
45 | Rita Sanders | Republican | Bellevue | 2021 |
46 | Adam Morfeld | Democratic | Lincoln | 2015 |
47 | Steve Erdman | Republican | Bayard | 2017 |
48 | John Stinner | Republican | Gering | 2015 |
49 | Jen Day | Democratic | Gretna | 2021 |
- ^ Lathrop previously served from 2007–2015, being term-limited in 2015.