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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 ]
A legislature generally performs state duties for a state in the same way that the United States Congress performs national duties at the national level. Generally, the same system of checks and balances that exists at the federal level also exists between the state legislature, the state executive officer (governor) and the state judiciary .
This is a list of U.S. statewide elected executive officials.These state constitutional officers have their duties and qualifications mandated in state constitutions. This list does not include those elected to serve in non-executive branches of government, such as justices or clerks of the state supreme courts or at-large members of the state legislatures.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento .
A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. [1] Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United States are known as state legislatures. Six territorial legislatures also exist.
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, [2] with the New York State Senate being the upper house. [3] There are 150 seats in the Assembly. [4] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. [5] The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve the principle of equal representation. [ 2 ]