The Senate | |
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United States Congress | |
Type | |
Type | Upper House |
Term limits | None |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Vacant | |
Senate Majority Leader | Vacant |
Senate Minority Leader | Vacant |
Senate Majority Whip | Vacant |
Senate Minority Whip | Vacant |
Structure | |
Seats | 104 Voting members 53 for Majority |
Political groups | Majority (59)
Minority (35)
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Length of term | 12 days |
Elections | |
Last election | April 13th, 2024 |
Next election | April 17th, 2024 |
Meeting place | |
United States Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, D.C United States of America |
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each state is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years. There are currently 102 senators representing the 51 states. The vice president of the United States serves as presiding officer and president of the Senate by virtue of that office, and has a vote only if the senators are equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is traditionally the senior member of the party holding a majority of seats, presides over the Senate.
As the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate has several powers of advice and consent which are unique to it. These include the approval of treaties, and the confirmation of major Cabinet secretaries, federal judges (including Federal Supreme Court justices), flag officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, other federal executive officials and federal uniformed officers. The Senate conducts trials of those impeached by the House.
The Senate is widely considered both a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the House of Representatives due to its longer terms, smaller size, and statewide constituencies, which historically led to a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere.
From 1789 to 1913, senators were appointed by legislatures of the states they represented. They are now elected by popular vote following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. In the early 1920s, the practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began. The Senate's legislative and executive business is managed and scheduled by the Senate majority leader.
The Senate election cycle is determined by the class which the states reside. The map to the left indicates which elections are concurrent with which based on the color of the states.
Membership[]
Prior to any elections on May 27th, 2023 (Class 1 senators updated up to August 8th, 2023) , the current members of the Senate by state are as follows: - (The Second Class Senate Seat for Alabama is Vacant)
- James Gordon of Alabama (R)
- Lord El-Melloi of Alaska (R)
- Reines of Alaska (R)
- Josh Walton II Arizona (F)
- Seth Sinclair of Arizona (R)
- Richard T. Dempsey of Arkansas (R)
- Reece Sinnott of Arkansas (R)
- Smedley Butler of California (S)
- Angela Merkel of California (D)
- Blank White Screen of Colorado (D)
- Adam Frisch of Colorado (D)
- Finn Aj Erkit of Connecticut (L)
- Kayla Whitmer of Connecticut (D)
- Kanye West of Delaware (F)
- Augusto Pinochet of Delaware (R)
- Seth Sinclair of Florida (R)
- Yasin Thatcher of Florida (R)
- George Lincoln Rockwell of Georgia (D)
- Gumball Bobuckson of Georgia (R)
- Chuck S of Hawaii (D)
- Arhur K. M. Longsham of Hawaii (S)
- Philip D.C. Collins of Idaho (R)
- Buck Jackson of Idaho (R)
- John Reed of Illinois (D)
- Rev. John L. Dawson III of Illinois (D)
- Chris Christie of Indiana (R)
- Cum Strombo of Indiana (R)
- Jay Robert Pritzker of Iowa (R)
- Charlie Morningstar of Iowa (D)
- Rhys Pritch of Kansas (D)
- Axle Westmore of Kansas (D)
- Alvaro E Gonzalez of Kentucky (R)
- Oliver Cromwell of Kentucky (R)
- Sandra J. Sully of Louisiana (R)
- Elisha Covington of Louisiana (D)
- Anna Kendrick of Maine (D)
- Anna Kendrick of Maine (D)
- Samuel Snyder of Maryland (S)
- Mr. Baurkot of Maryland (R)
- Hollywood Hulk Hogan (R)
- Charlie Baker of Massachusetts (R)
- Rikki of Michigan (D)
- JamieSMASH of Michigan (D)
- Emma Watson of Minnesota (D)
- John Page of Minnesota (D)
- Navneeth Reddy of Missouri (R)
- evad nosdivad of Missouri (D)
- (The First Class Senate Seat for Montana is Vacant)
- Edward Roberts of Montana (R)
- Dick Weld of Nebraska (L)
- Bill Clinton of Nebraska (D)
- Dylan Hunter of Nevada (D)
- Arisu Tachibana of Nevada (D)
- Chris Pappas of New Hampshire (D)
- Tony Gates of New Hampshire (D)
- James Edward Pennington of New Jersey (D)
- Naser Orić of New Jersey (D)
- Taylor Democratic Swift of New Mexico (D)
- Hank Schrader of New Mexico (R)
- Frank Underwood of New York (S)
- Arif Nazhim of New York (D)
- Dark Beau of North Carolina (R)
- Chris Nix of North Carolina (D)
- ColdNorse of North Dakota (L)
- Ferret J. Mack of North Dakota (R)
- Juan Perón of Ohio (R)
- Alan Porter of Ohio (R)
- Pius XIII of Oklahoma (R)
- Tien Dat of Oklahoma (R)
- D. Burgess of Oregon (D)
- Dylan Hunter of Oregon (D)
- Darius Tanz of Pennsylvania (R)
- Coolio of Pennsylvania (D)
- Andrej Welsigton of Rhode Island (D)
- Ice Spice of Rhode Island (R)
- Ronald Reagan of South Carolina (D)
- Kim Yae Moon of South Carolina (R)
- Marco Rubio of South Dakota (R)
- John N. Kennedy of South Dakota (D)
- Marco Rubio of Tennessee (R)
- Jose Martinez Nargas of Tennessee (R)
- Mo Cowan of Texas (R)
- Slugu the Slug of Texas (R)
- James Lindbergh Harding of Utah (R)
- Carson King of Utah (R)
- Jeremi Reed of Vermont (D)
- Fuji Kaze of Vermont (R)
- Lucas Kunce of Virginia (S)
- Zac Stapler of Virginia (D)
- John Williams of Washington (D)
- Martin O'Malley of Washington (D)
- Dr. Strangelove of West Virginia (R)
- Selina Meyer of West Virginia (R)
- John Reed of Wisconsin (S)
- Dark Dan of Wisconsin (D)
Currently in Version VIII, Puerto Rico is the 51st state in the Union, and thus has two Senators of their own:
- (The First Class Senate Seat for Puerto Rico is Vacant)
- (The Second Class Senate Seat for Puerto Rico is Vacant)
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