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A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. Description [ edit ]
Under Article II, state legislatures choose the manner of appointing the state's presidential electors. Formerly, state legislatures appointed the U.S. Senators from their respective states until the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913 required the direct election of senators by the state's voters.
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.
Ballotpedia explains the impact that term limits in state senates and state houses will have in the 2024 election. In 2024, 180 state legislators are facing term limits.
2024 State & Legislative Partisan Composition. As of August 2, 2024. National Conference of State Legislatures. [1] STATE Total Seats Total Senate Senate Dem. Senate Rep. Senate other Total House House Dem. House Rep. House other Leg. Control Gov. Party State Control Alabama 140 35 8 27 105 28 76 1v Rep Rep Rep Alaska 60 20 9 11 40 13 22 5 Rep ...
Louisiana State Senate: 39 4 Three terms 2.692308 144 Maine Legislature: Maine House of Representatives: 153 2 Four terms Maine Senate: 35 2 Four terms 4.371429 188 Maryland General Assembly: Maryland House of Delegates: 141 4 None Maryland State Senate: 47 4 None 3 188 General Court of Massachusetts: Massachusetts House of Representatives: 160 ...
State Since Senate Minority Leader ... Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives: University of Maryland University College : January 3, 2015 2026
In New Jersey, there are 6,494,988 registered voters for this general election, with 2,503,776 declared Democrats and 1,541,671 Republicans, according to the state Division of Elections website.