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==Leadership Information== |
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===Michigan Senate Officers=== |
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*President Pro Tempore: [[Randy Richardville]] |
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*Assistant President Pro Tempore: [[Alan Sanborn]] |
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Michigan Senate | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
President Pro Tem | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 38 |
Political groups | Republican Party Democratic Party |
Elections | |
Last election | November 4, 2008 |
Meeting place | |
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Senate Chamber, Michigan State Capitol, Lansing, MI, U.S. | |
Website | |
Michigan State Senate |
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.
Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve four-year terms concurrent with the governor of Michigan's term of office. Senate and gubernatorial elections are always held two years after the election for president of the United States. Terms for senators begin on January 1 following the November general election. Senators who have not served more than half of a four-year term are eligible for two full terms of eight years.
Title
Members of the Senate are commonly referred to as senators. Because this shadows the terminology used to describe members of Congress, constituents and news media, using the Associated Press guidelines for journalist, often refer to members as state senator to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts. Technically, members are not senators and should be referred to as a member of the Legislature (abbreviated to ML) or a member of the Senate (abbreviated to MS). This is the same as a member of the United States Senate, who is entitled to use member of Congress (abbreviated to MC) as a post-nominal title.[citation needed]
As elected officials, members of the House of Representatives also receive the courtesy title of the Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.
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Composition of the Senate
As of November 2009, Republicans hold a majority with 22 seats, and Democrats hold 16 seats.
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 21 | 17 | 38 | 0 |
Begin[1] | 21 | 16 | 37 | 1 |
November 10, 2009[2] | 22 | 38 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 57.9% | 42.1% |
Leadership Information
Michigan Senate Officers
- President: Brooklyn Watson
- President Pro Tempore: Randy Richardville
- Assistant President Pro Tempore: Alan Sanborn
- Associate President Pro Tempore: James A. Barcia
Senate Majority Leadership
The Republican Caucus, with 22 members, currently holds the majority.
- Majority Leader: Mike Bishop
- Assistant Majority Leader: Michelle McManus
- Majority Floor Leader: Alan Cropsey
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Cameron S. Brown
- Majority Caucus Chairperson: Nancy Cassis
- Assistant Majority Caucus Chairperson: Mark Jansen
- Majority Whip: Jason Allen
- Assistant Majority Whip: Roger Kahn
Senate Minority Leadership
The Democratic Caucus, with 16 members, is currently in the minority.
- Minority Leader: Mike Prusi
- Assistant Minority Leader: Tupac Hunter
- Minority Floor Leader: Buzz Thomas
- Assistant Minority Floor Leader: Glenn S. Anderson
- Minority Caucus Chair: Gilda Z. Jacobs
- Assistant Minority Caucus Chair: John Gleason
- Minority Whip: Raymond E. Basham
- Assistant Minority Whip: Dennis Olshove
Members of the Michigan Senate
See also
References
- ^ Democrat Mark Schauer resigned January 3 upon being sworn in to the United States House of Representatives
- ^ Republican Mike Nofs elected to succeed Schauer
External links