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4. Total. 100. Independent Sens. Angus King of Maine, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia caucus with the Democratic Party; [1][2][3][4] independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona does not caucus with the Democrats, but is "formally aligned with the Democrats for committee purposes." [5]
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 ...
The Senate's structure gives states with smaller populations the same number of senators (two) as states with larger populations. Historian Daniel Wirls contends that this structure makes the Senate "non-democratic", [83] while Levitsky and Ziblatt argue that the Senate is America's most minoritarian (undemocratic) institution. [84]
Allocation of seats by state, as percentage of overall number of representatives in the House, 1789–2020 census. United States congressional apportionment is the process [1] by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution.
Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term, with terms staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators, so currently, there are 100 senators for the 50 states.
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 117th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2023. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
The Senate votes in the normal manner in this case (i.e., ballots are individually cast by each senator, not by state delegations). However, two-thirds of the senators must be present for voting to take place. Additionally, the Twelfth Amendment states a "majority of the whole number" of senators (currently 51 of 100) is necessary for election ...
Occupation: I am state senator for Senate District 14, coordinator of interfaith engagement for the Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network, and an ordained minister in the Lutheran ...