This is a list of U.S. state senators.
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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 tribal representative is a Democrat 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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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.
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References edit
- ^ a b The Book of the States (53 ed.). The Council of State Governments. January 7, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Gov. Ricketts Appoints Slama in LD1 | Office of Governor Pete Ricketts". governor.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Don Walton (22 July 2022). "Ricketts appoints Norfolk real estate agent to Flood's legislative seat". journalstar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Don Walton (7 June 2022). "Business owner chosen to fill legislative seat in Omaha". journalstar.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.