The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate,along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives,convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.
Byron M. Baer was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1993 and in the State Senate from 1994 to 2005,where he represented the 37th Legislative District. In the early 1970s,Baer was the primary author of the Open Public Records Act,New Jersey's Sunshine Law,and was an advocate of open government throughout his legislative career.
The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature,the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents. Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to a maximum four consecutive terms before requiring a one-term respite prior to running again. Members of the Republican Party are currently the majority in the Senate. There are currently 16 women serving in the Senate after Raquel Terán was appointed,making it the first time a majority of the body was composed of female members.
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate are the two houses that make up the bicameral state legislature. There are 101 state representatives,each serving a two-year term,and 48 state senators,who serve four-year terms that are staggered so only half of the Oklahoma Senate districts are eligible in each election cycle. Legislators are elected directly by the people from single member districts of equal population. The Oklahoma Legislature meets annually in the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma,the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.
Fred A. Risser is a retired American Democratic politician from Madison,Wisconsin. He holds the record as the longest-serving state legislator in American history,having served 58 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Risser represented most of the city of Madison,including the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was president of the Senate for 26 years and never lost an election. By 2019 Risser was the last World War II veteran serving as a state legislator in the United States. Risser was the fourth generation of his family to serve in the state legislature. His father,Fred E. Risser,had represented the same state senate district.
The president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-ranking official,serving ex officio as President of the Senate,even though the lieutenant governor only votes in the case of a tie. During the lieutenant governor's absence,the president pro tempore presides over sessions. By longstanding custom,the lieutenant governor presides over sessions devoted to ceremonial purposes,while the bulk of the legislative management and political power is reserved for the president pro tempore,who is elected directly by the Oklahoma Senate.
The Louisiana State Senate is the Upper House of the State Legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Hinton Mitchem was a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate,representing the 9th District from 1979 to January 1987 and then again from June 1987 to January 2011.
The Fifty-first Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. State legislators met at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 2,2007 to January 3,2009,during the first two years of the second term of Governor Brad Henry. A tie in the number of seats held by Republicans and Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate resulted in bipartisan leadership. Republicans held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas:
Washington ratified its constitution and held its first state elections in 1889,the year it was admitted to the union as a state. It established the positions of governor,lieutenant governor,Secretary of State,attorney general,state treasurer,state auditor,Commissioner of Public Lands,and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The position of insurance commissioner was legislatively established in 1907. All positions are elected to four-year terms,concurrent with presidential elections. Washington is one of three states that elects nine separate statewide officials,while six others elect ten.
The One Hundred Twelfth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1977 and 1978. In this General Assembly,the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate,there were 21 Democrats and 12 Republicans. In the House,there were 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans. It used redistricted legislative districts based on the 1970 Census. Democrats controlled the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1,1973,through December 31,1994,under Ohio's longest serving House Speaker,Vernal G. Riffe,.
Manly George Barton is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 109th District,being first elected in 2011. He was elected Speaker pro tempore in 2024. He is a member of the Republican party.
The 1st Minnesota Legislature first convened on December 2,1857. The 37 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 80 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 13,1857. Although the Constitution of the State of Minnesota,which had been adopted by the voters at the 1857 general election,was not ratified by the United States Senate until May 11,1858,this was the first legislature of the State of Minnesota to convene in conformity with the state constitution.
Murrel Dean Kirby is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate,where he represents District 30. He has served in the Mississippi senate since 1992. He has served as President pro tempore of the State Senate since 2020.
John A. Alario,Jr. is an American politician from Louisiana who represented the 8th district in the Louisiana State Senate from 2008 until 2020. Currently a Republican,Alario previously represented District 83 in the Louisiana House of Representatives as a Democrat between 1971 and 2007. Alario was term-limited from the Senate in 2019,and chose not to seek another office.
Elections to state legislatures were held on November 6,2007. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states. Both chambers of the Northern Mariana Islands were up as well.
