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The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation
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 ...
Each Senate committee and subcommittee is led by a chair (usually a member of the majority party). Formerly, committee chairs were determined purely by seniority; as a result, several elderly senators continued to serve as chair despite severe physical infirmity or even senility . [ 74 ]
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)
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. 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.
Each state elects two U.S. Senators to represent it in the upper chamber, each for a six-year term. ... In the Senate, the party leader elected by members of the majority holds the most powerful ...
United States senators from New York (state) (10 C, 10 P) United States senators from North Carolina (9 C, 8 P) United States senators from North Dakota (2 C, 3 P) O.
Because each state is represented by 2 senators, regardless of population, each class varies in electorate and populace. Since the early 19th century, it so happens class 2 senators cumulatively co-represent 50–60% of the population; senators from each of the other 2 classes: 70–75% of the U.S. population.