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Michigan State Senate Michigan State Legislature Type Type Upper House Term limits 2 terms (8 years) New session started January 12, 2011 Leadership President of the Senate Brian Calley, (R)
since January 1, 2011President pro Tempore Tonya Schuitmaker, (R)
since January 13, 2011Majority Leader Randy Richardville, (R)
since January 13, 2011Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, (D)
since January 13, 2011Structure Members 38 Political groups Republican Party (26)
Democratic Party (12)Length of term 4 years Authority Article IV, Section 2, Michigan Constitution Salary $79,650/year + expenses Elections Last election November 4, 2010
(38 seats)Next election November 4, 2014
(38 seats)Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place State Senate Chamber
Michigan State Capitol
Lansing, MichiganWebsite 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, with the next election scheduled for November 4, 2014. Terms for senators begin on January 1 following the November general election. In general, Senators are eligible to serve two full four-year terms, except that Senators who have served more than half of a four-year term may only serve one full four-year term.
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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 Senate also receive the courtesy title of the Honorable (abbreviated to Hon. or Hon'ble) for life.
Composition of the Senate
As of November 2010, Republicans hold a two-thirds supermajority following the midterm elections.
Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Republican Democratic Vacant End of Previous Legislature 22 16 38 0 Begin 26 12 38 0 Latest voting share 68.42% 31.58% Leadership Information
Michigan Senate Officers
Senate Majority Leadership
The Republican Caucus, with 26 members, currently holds the majority. The Michigan Senate has been controlled by the Republicans since 1983.
- Majority Leader: Randy Richardville
- Assistant Majority Leader: David Hildenbrand
- Majority Floor Leader: Arlan Meekhof
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Phil Pavlov
- Majority Caucus Chairperson: Rick Jones
- Assistant Majority Caucus Chairperson: Patrick Colbeck
- Majority Whip: Jack Brandenburg
- Assistant Majority Whip: Darwin Booher
Senate Minority Leadership
The Democratic Caucus, with 12 members, is currently in the minority.
- Minority Leader: Gretchen Whitmer
- Assistant Minority Leader: Steve Bieda
- Minority Floor Leader: Tupac Hunter
- Assistant Minority Floor Leader: Hoon-Young Hopgood
- Minority Caucus Chair: Morris Hood III
- Assistant Minority Caucus Chair: Coleman Young II
- Minority Whip: Vincent Gregory
- Assistant Minority Whip: Virgil Smith
Members of the Michigan Senate
District Senator Party Residence Eligible for re-election in 2014? 1 Coleman Young II Dem Detroit Yes 2 Bert Johnson Dem Highland Park Yes 3 Morris Hood III Dem Detroit Yes 4 Virgil Smith Dem Detroit Yes 5 Tupac Hunter Dem Detroit No 6 Glenn S. Anderson Dem Westland No 7 Patrick Colbeck Rep Canton Yes 8 Hoon-Yung Hopgood Dem Taylor Yes 9 Steven Bieda Dem Warren Yes 10 Tory Rocca Rep Sterling Heights Yes 11 Jack Brandenburg Rep Harrison Township Yes 12 Jim Marleau Rep Lake Orion Yes 13 John Pappageorge Rep Troy No 14 Vincent Gregory Dem Southfield Yes 15 Mike Kowall Rep White Lake Yes 16 Bruce Caswell Rep Hillsdale Yes 17 Randy Richardville Rep Monroe No 18 Rebekah Warren Dem Ann Arbor Yes 19 Mike Nofs Rep Battle Creek Yes 20 Tonya Schuitmaker Rep Antwerp Township Yes 21 Jon Proos Rep St. Joseph Yes 22 Joe Hune Rep Hamburg Township Yes 23 Gretchen Whitmer Dem East Lansing No 24 Rick Jones Rep Grand Ledge Yes 25 Phil Pavlov Rep St. Clair Township Yes 26 David Robertson Rep Grand Blanc Township Yes 27 John Gleason Dem Flushing No 28 Mark Jansen Rep Gaines Township No 29 Dave Hildenbrand Rep Lowell Yes 30 Arlan Meekhof Rep West Olive Yes 31 Mike Green Rep Mayville Yes 32 Roger Kahn Rep Saginaw Township No 33 Judy Emmons Rep Sheridan Yes 34 Geoff Hansen Rep Hart Yes 35 Darwin Booher Rep Evart Yes 36 John Moolenaar Rep Midland Yes 37 Howard Walker Rep Traverse City Yes 38 Tom Casperson Rep Escanaba Yes See also
References
External links
- Michigan Senate
- Democratic Party Caucus, Michigan Senate
- Republican Party Caucus, Michigan Senate
- State Senate of Michigan at Project Vote Smart
- Michigan Senate at Ballotpedia
- Coleman Young II (D)
- Bert Johnson (D)
- Morris Hood III (D)
- Virgil Smith, Jr. (D)
- Tupac A. Hunter (D)
- Glenn S. Anderson (D)
- Patrick Colbeck (R)
- Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D)
- Steven Bieda (D)
- Tory Rocca (R)
- Jack Bradenburg (R)
- Jim Marleau (R)
- John Pappageorge (R)
- Vincent Gregory (D)
- Mike Kowall (R)
- Bruce Caswell (R)
- Randy Richardville (R)
- Rebekah Warren (D)
- Mike Nofs (R)
- Tonya Schuitmaker (R)
- Jon Proos (R)
- Joe Hune (R)
- Gretchen Whitmer (D)
- Rick Jones (R)
- Phil Pavlov (R)
- David Robertson (R)
- John Gleason (D)
- Mark Jansen (R)
- Dave Hildenbrand (R)
- Arlan Meekhof (R)
- Mike Green (R)
- Roger Kahn (R)
- Judy Emmons (R)
- Geoff Hansen (R)
- Darwin Booher (R)
- John Moolenaar (R)
- Howard Walker (R)
- Tom Casperson (R)
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