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In the United States,the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states.
The California State Legislature is a bicameral state legislature consisting of a lower house,the California State Assembly,with 80 members;and an upper house,the California State Senate,with 40 members. Both houses of the Legislature convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The California state legislature is one of just ten full-time state legislatures in the United States. The houses are distinguished by the colors of the carpet and trim of each house. The Senate is distinguished by red and the Assembly by the color green,inspired by the House of Lords and House of Commons respectively.
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.
The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses:the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decennial redistricting,members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. They are elected for four-year terms in years ending in 2 and 6,and for two-year terms in years ending in 0. Representatives are elected for two-year terms from 134 single-member districts formed by dividing the 67 senate districts in half.
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida,the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III,Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida,adopted in 1968,defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The House is composed of 120 members,each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures,provided by the federal decennial census. Representatives' terms begin immediately upon their election.
The Montana House of Representatives is,with the Montana Senate,one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members,the House elects its leadership every two years.
The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin,and is second in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Wisconsin. Twenty-nine individuals have held the office of Secretary of State,two of whom have held non-consecutive terms. The incumbent is Sarah Godlewski,who was appointed by Governor Tony Evers on March 17,2023 to replace long-time Secretary of State Doug La Follette.
Scott Sales is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a state senator in the Montana Senate and also serves as the president of that body. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives,including a term as minority leader and as speaker of the House. Sales is the first person,to be elected by his peers,to serve as the presiding officer of both bodies of the Montana Legislature. Sales is from Douglas,Wyoming.
Corey Stapleton is an American politician and musician who served as the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021. A Republican,he served as a member of the Montana State Senate from 2001 to 2009.
Francis "Ed" Edward Buttrey is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He served in the Montana Senate from 2011 to 2019 and then served in the Montana House of Representatives. He was elected to Senate District 13,representing Great Falls,Montana,in 2011.
Kathleen Williams is an American politician from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the nonpartisan Environmental Quality Council of the Montana Legislature and the Montana Department of Fish,Wildlife and Parks. In 2010,she was elected to the Montana House of Representatives and served three two-year terms before retiring. In 2018 and 2020,Williams ran,unsuccessfully,as the Democratic nominee for Montana's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and businessman. A Republican,Rosendale represents Montana's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is a government agency in the executive branch state of Montana in the United States with responsibility for ensuring sustainable development of the state's land,mineral,natural gas,oil,timber,water,and other resources.
Albert Olszewski is an American orthopedic surgeon and perennial candidate,who served as a Republican member of both the Montana Senate and Montana House of Representatives,also running unsuccessful campaigns for the senate in 2018,governor in 2020,and congress in 2022. In addition,he also was a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012 on a ticket with Montana transportation director Jim Lynch. He and Lynch lost in all 4 republican primaries.
An election was held on November 3,2020 to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including the Presidency,U.S Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Governorship,and state house. The primary election was held on June 2,2020
Braxton Mitchell is an American politician and businessman serving as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 3rd district. Elected in 2020,he assumed office on January 4,2021,and became one of the youngest elected officials in the country.
The 2022 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8,2022,for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia. These midterm elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.
Jim Hamilton is an American politician,serving in the Montana House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Hamilton represents District 61.
As of 2022,Montana ranked 22nd out of 50 American states in terms of percentage of state legislators who are women. Within the Montana State Legislature,32.7 percent of all members were women in 2022. From statehood in 1889 to 2021,the state of Montana had only one female governor,Judy Martz. Although the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress was from Montana in 1916,the state had not elected another woman to Congress as of 2021.
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- ↑ "Copper Book: Lawmakers of Montana, Legislative Session of 2021". Montana State Legislature. Montana Legislative Services Division. p. 23. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Montana Legislature. "Ryan Osmundson" . Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Governor Gianforte Announces Transition in Budget Office". news.mt.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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