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Florida Legislature: may serve no more than eight consecutive years in either house. No limit on total number of terms. Illinois Senate: Senate presidents and minority leaders may not serve for more than 10 years. [86] Louisiana State Legislature: three consecutive four-year terms for both houses (twelve years). Members may run for the opposite ...
Before the Twentieth Amendment, Congress met from the first Monday in December to April or May in the first session of their term (the "long session"); and from December to March 4 in the second "short session". (The new Congress would then meet for some days, for the inauguration, swearing in new members, and organization.)
The Senate and the House provide a check and balance on the powers of the executive and judicial branches of government. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. [6] Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered six-year terms.
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 numbers refer to their Senate classes.All class 1 seats were contested in the November 2024 elections.In this Congress, class 1 means their term commenced in the current Congress, requiring re-election in 2030; class 2 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2026; and class 3 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2028.
In the case of senators first elected in a general election for the upcoming Congress, their terms begin on the first day of the new Congress. For most of American history this was March 4 of odd-numbered years, but effective from 1935 the 20th Amendment moved this to January 3 of odd-numbered years.
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Tammy Baldwin: WI: January 3, 2017: Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Gary Peters: MI: January 3, 2021: Vice Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Catherine Cortez Masto: NV: January 3, 2021: Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Brian Schatz: HI: January 3, 2023: Senate ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 November 2024. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 118th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...