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Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
The final factor is the population of the senator's state. [1] [2] [3] Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1940 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number. In this Congress, the most senior junior senator was Gerald Nye.
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.
The 1940 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his third term as president. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies.
The 1940 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his third term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.
Texas Constitution of 1866: 11th Texas Legislature: 1866 Texas Constitution of 1869: 12th Texas Legislature: 1870 13th Texas Legislature: 1873 14th Texas Legislature: 1874 Texas Constitution of 1876 [citation needed] 15th Texas Legislature: 1876 16th Texas Legislature: 1879 17th Texas Legislature: 1881 18th Texas Legislature: 1883 19th Texas ...
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