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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.
Total Senate Senate Dem. Senate Rep. Senate other Total House House Dem. House Rep. House Other Leg. Control Gov. Party Ter. Control American Samoa 39 18 Non-partisan 18 21 Non-partisan 21 Dem District of Columbia 13 13 11 2 Unicameral Dem N/A Dem Guam 15 15 9 6 Unicameral Dem Mariana Islands 29 9 2 4 3 20 4 3 13 Divided Ind Divided Puerto Rico 78
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 ...
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.
Each state, regardless of its size, has at least one representative. Each of the 100 members of the Senate is elected to serve a six-year term representing the people of that person's state. Each state, regardless of its size, has two senators. Senatorial terms are staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for ...
The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Neither house has been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution , [ 1 ] and each of the 80 members represent at least 465,000 people, more than any other state lower house, [ citation needed ] and second largest of any lower house ...
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg . Senators are elected for four-year terms, staggered every two years, such that half of the seats are contested at each election. [ 2 ]